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Comment Some questions from a non-Kindle user. (Score 3, Interesting) 193

I was looking into buying a Kindle as soon as it becomes available here (Rightpondia), but after reading the license agreement on Amazon, I'm not sure anymore.

Do I understand it correctly, that..
- in case the Kindle should be lost/broken or I buy a newer model, then all books are lost, too?
- in case I switch to a different brand of ebook reader, I'm stuck with a load of unreadable books?
- I cannot loan a book to a friend, except by giving him the whole device?
- I cannot try to remove the DRM, otherwise Amazon will kill my service?
- Amazon is snooping what documents I have on my reader?

If that's correct, then - sorry to say that - it looks like Amazon is telling me: "HA! WE SCREWED YOU!"

Comment Re:I'll judge them in 3 days. (Score 1) 482

That's exactly the way DMCA is meant to work: Remove now, evidence will be presented later (or not at all)...

And that's what IOC's lawyers are singing:
(to the tune of "YMCA" by the Village People)

Youtube, take this video down.
We said, Youtube, this vid will not be shown.
We said, Youtube, it infringes our IP.
We just say so and it's begone.

We will screw you with the D-M-C-A
We will screw you with the D-M-C-A

We have every right
to make you remove that
because it makes us look bad

We will screw you with the D-M-C-A
We will screw you with the D-M-C-A

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