[Web4lib] RE: Amazon Deletes Orwell from Kindles

[Bill Hudson]

>Personally, I view it as a useful lesson--that is, that many download
>"purchases"--including nearly all that involve DRM--aren't really purchases
>at all, they're leases that can be revoked at will by the "seller."

Agreed. My guess is that this event will, at least over the next few years, be a part of any serious discussion about the future of digital content. 
BH
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Bill Hudson
Deputy Administrator/Manager, IT
Library System of Lancaster County
1866 Colonial Village Lane, Suite 107
Lancaster, PA 17601
www.lancasterlibraries.org
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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Walt Crawford [waltcrawford at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:41 PM
To: Amy Rogers
Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] RE: Amazon Deletes Orwell from Kindles

I'd disagree. Quite a few of those who were outraged recognized that the
books are still in copyright in the U.S.

The outrage I saw was over Amazon's ability to delete already-"purchased"
ebooks from customers' Kindles and its decision to do so without advance
notice.

Personally, I view it as a useful lesson--that is, that many download
"purchases"--including nearly all that involve DRM--aren't really purchases
at all, they're leases that can be revoked at will by the "seller."

-walt crawford-