Tag: Remotely Delete Books
Orwell Lawsuit is Over: Amazon Paying $150,000
In the swarm of controversy around Amazon’s book-deletion, Amazon managed to mostly finish cleaning things up with their customers. One thread left unresolved, however, had been the the lawsuit. A…
Amazon Orwell Book Deletion Controversy May Be Reaching Some Closure
George Orwell’s 1984 is making its way back on to customers’ Kindles. After the controversy this summer revolving around Amazon’s remote deletion of Orwell’s works, Amazon is now returning the…
Amazon Book Deletion Leads to Lawsuit
The controversy surrounding Amazon’s deletion of George Orwell Books has now led to a lawsuit against the company. The suit was instigated by a Michigan High School student who was…
Free Software Foundation is Launching a Kindle Petition
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Amazon’s deletion of George Orwell books the Free Software Foundation is readying a petition against remote deletion and DRM. This news is somewhat…
Update On Amazon Book Deletion
There are two major updates to the story about Amazon deleting George Orwell books from customers’ Kindles. First off, the reasons for the deletion have become more clear. The books…
Amazon Deletes George Orwell Books in Orwellian Move
Earlier on this blog, George Orwell was featured for Good Kindle Books at a Glance. If you downloaded the Kindle edition of either 1984 or Animal Farm, I hope you…