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Nabokov's Lolita has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about. |
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11-11-2010, 10:13 AM | #33 | |
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There is no such thing as "total freedom to do what you want" There must be checks and balances in any civilized society. You can quote taking away our freedoms and rights all you like.....but at the end of the day......if you support Amazons right to sell this book......you are on 'that' side. |
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11-11-2010, 10:15 AM | #34 |
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It's not gone enough yet. It's still there in search even though the listing is gone. Amazon needs to got that one extra step to erase all traces of that book.
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11-11-2010, 10:18 AM | #35 | |
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11-11-2010, 10:18 AM | #36 | |
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Again you're right - you can't have it both ways. You can't have freedom of speech and restrict it. You seem to want to be the 'decider' of who can publish or say what. I disagree, I say the law of the land gets to decide. If the people decide to eliminate freedom of speech then it will be at the peril of all that has been done for the last 200+ years. It really is very clear. |
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11-11-2010, 10:20 AM | #38 |
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Kenny, what if someone bought that book and used it as a guide to having sex with YOUR child? Would that be OK with you? Would you still say it's a freedom to have the book sold on Amazon?
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Wrong. Please provide the link to the published law that says this.
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11-11-2010, 10:22 AM | #40 |
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Irrelevant. But yes it is the authors right to say and publish it provided it does not violate any other laws (such as slander or defamation of character, etc.).
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11-11-2010, 10:23 AM | #41 |
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I support the right of individuals to engage in any legal activity. If it's legal to create and sell such works as in the OP, then I support the author's right to do so; though personally, I find it quite abhorrent.
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11-11-2010, 10:24 AM | #42 |
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That's really not true. Amazon require that you are an adult in order to create an account, and you need an account in order to download material to a Kindle. I don't actually know of ANY bookstore, physical or online, which restricts access to material that is unsuitable for children. Rightly or wrong, unlike films and video games, books do not carry content classifications, and it's really not a bookstore's responsibility to create such a classification system.
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11-11-2010, 10:25 AM | #43 |
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I'm not sure why this is pitchfork-worthy. If Amazon wants to cull their offerings to promote an image, that's fine and dandy. If not, it's fine and dandy. It's a book, probably full of some offensive material. Just don't buy it.
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But is it really legal? It advocates an illegal activity. But one issue I really have is the sales it generated. It made it up to #96.
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Your neighbor bought the book, decides to try out what is contain in it and decides to use your child. Now how do you feel about the book?
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