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Old 05-14-2010, 01:41 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by TallMomof2 View Post
Amazon did not have the right to sell that particular version of 1984 (it wasn't in public domain thanks to the Sonny Bono Disney Protection Act) so they removed it *and* refunded the purchase price. For content creators I would think that this would be a good thing. Having your IP protected and all that comes with the possibility of having content that violates copyright removed. Amazon, because of Whispernet, is able to remove all offending copies off of Kindles and remove access from Kindle apps.
The elephant in the room here is the fact that they have the capability to edit content on a device that you own! Huge giant NO NO.
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