Category: Law Suit
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…
Amazon to Replace Broken Kindles After Lawsuit
The Kindle is an expensive gadget, so many owners take precautions to protect it. One popular Kindle accessory is Amazon’s own leather cover, which adds a layer of insulation to…
Arizona State University Being Sued For Discrimination Over Use of Kindle DX
Arizona State University is one of six schools of higher education that are planning to deploy the Kindle DX this fall. They are, however, coming under fire from both the…
Amazon sues Discovery Communications Back
Roughly two months after Amazon was sued by Discovery Communications for patent infringement related to Kindle Amazon is suing Discovery Communications back also for patent infringement. In this case patents…
Discovery Communications Sues Amazon For Patent Infringement In Kindle
According to www.broadcastingcable.com Discovery Comminications is filing a law suit against Amazon for patent infringement related to “secure, encrypted system for the selection, transmission, and sale of electronic books” (used…
Amazon uses DMCA against MobileRead.com for hosting DRM Python Script Instructions
Engadget reports that undisclosed law firm on behalf of Amazon.com sent cease and desist letter to MobileRead.com admins demanding pages that host instructions on how to use Python script that…
Amazon would selectively disable Text-To-Speech
Macworld reports that Amazon would allow copyright holders to disable text-to-speech feature which was introduced in 2nd generation Kindle. This seems to be part of the concession with the Authors…