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1. Comment - Media goes crazy over Amazon deleting '1984' from Kindle, but 99-cent ebook was illegal copy

   (Jul 28, 2009 - 3:00 PM)

   What I don't get is why Amazon is (apparently) not being prosecuted, for larceny and breaking and entering in this case. If I hacked into Amazon's computers, and deleted things which belong to them, they'd be all over me! That's essentially what Amazon did - they broke into private, personal electronic devices and removed private property without permission. Or perhaps they might say they were invited on? Not to steal private property without permission! If this is legal, it can't get much sicker than this! If this is legal, it must be similarly legal to break down our doors and remove hard copies from our bedrooms!
   
   I want to know that Amazon is being prosecuted for these felonious crimes. If you or I can be prosecuted for stealing what is not ours, Amazon deserves the same treatment.
   
   And I want to see all those privately owned copies of 1984 and Animal Farm restored to their owners. If Amazon sold copies illegally, that is THEIR problem, NOT their customers! Those unilateral reversal of sale contracts are not signed by these book owners, and cannot be legal.
   
   I hope this costs Amazon a $Billion in sales. It would only be fair. And it might discourage further crimes.
   
   None of us who care about privacy or security should even consider using electronic book readers.