Re: Re: Amazon remotely deletes 1984
Robotech_Master <[email protected]>
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Mary E Tyler<[email protected]> wrote: >> Marion, it is my understanding that one reader was working on a >> thesis on 1984. It was handy to have an e-copy and annotate it. >> The people at Amazon wiped out all his notes and the many hours of >> labor he spent on them. This IS wrong, if true. >> >> Rick Brooks > > That should be an interesting lawsuit. Well, the lawsuit has been filed after all, and it is indeed "interesting". See, it turns out that Amazon _didn't_ actually delete this student's notes. They remained on his Kindle, protected, in a separate text file. What they did was make those notes "useless" by removing page numbers. Which renders him and his suit a little less sympathetic in my book. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/07/highlights-from-the-1984-lawsuit-against-amazon.html -- Chris Meadows aka | WWW: http://www.terrania.us | Somebody help, Robotech_Master | ICQ: 5477383 AIM: RoboMastr | I'm trapped in [email protected] | Skype, Gizmo: Robotech_Master | a sig file! [email protected] | Yahoo: robotech_master_2000 | ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Post a message: ebook-community [[at]] * Unsubscribe: ebook-community-unsubscribe [[at]] * Switch to digest: ebook-community-digest [[at]] * Switch to normal: ebook-community-normal [[at]] * Put mail on hold: ebook-community-nomail [[at]] * Administrator: ebook-community-owner [[at]] * (* == yahoogroups.com) -------------------------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebook-community/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebook-community/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:ebook-community-fullfeatured-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@public.gmane.org <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ebook-community-unsubscribe-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@public.gmane.org <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/