On the other side of the proverbial coin, Amazon, ...

2009-10-01T12:58:09.938-05:00

On the other side of the proverbial coin, Amazon, as part of a settlement related to the 1984-book-deletion débâcle, clarified its previously *'d language regarding remote deletion of Amazon-purchased eBooks.

FTA:
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Amazon will not remotely delete or modify such Works from Devices purchased and being used in the United States unless (a) the user consents to such deletion or modification; (b) the user requests a refund for the Work or otherwise fails to pay for the Work (e.g., if a credit or debit card issuer declines to remit payment); (c) a judicial or regulatory order requires such deletion or modification; or (d) deletion or modification is reasonably necessary to protect the consumer or the operation of a Device or network through which the Device communicates (e.g., to remove harmful code embedded within a copy of a Work downloaded to a Device).
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Of course, part (D) is a nice little * in itself ...

U-haul - so true! When we moved to MI we got to t...

2009-10-01T06:58:46.944-05:00

U-haul - so true! When we moved to MI we got to the location only to find out that a) it was still closed and b) they didn't have a truck the size we had requested (they wanted us to drive a 26-ft truck!). We ended up being sent to another location where they actually gave us some "free" mileage and an extra day, you know, for the "inconvenience" (a word I hate more and more)

P.s. It was nice to see an update on this blog while browsing through my Google Reader this morning :)

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On the other side of the proverbial coin, Amazon, ...

U-haul - so true! When we moved to MI we got to t...