Comments on: Update On Amazon Book Deletion

By: Column: The Orwell/Kindle Fiasco « The Lesser of Two Equals

Column: The Orwell/Kindle Fiasco « The Lesser of Two Equals — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:00:14 +0000

[...] was of course quick to realize the PR nightmare this generated, and a spokesperson quickly issued a statement that the deletion came about as a result of the copies being illegally added by “a third-party [...]

By: Stephen Smoogen

Stephen Smoogen — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:27:12 +0000

Copyright is a complicated affair. In the US depending on how the work was written, it is 75->95 years after the author dies. In Australia it is 50 years after the authors death. In many countries of Europe it is similar to the US at 70 years past the date of death (so it is still covered til 2020.) In Australia and other Asian countries it is 50 years after the date of death so went into the public domain in 2000. And other countries have no concept of Public Domain in their laws which means the status after copyright lapses is uncertain.

By: David Lang

David Lang — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:44:15 +0000

Avi, different countries have different lengths on copyrights, I believe that in the US it is currently ‘lifetime of the author + 95 years’

By: eBouquin - Suite de l’affaire Big Brother Amazon

eBouquin - Suite de l’affaire Big Brother Amazon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:57:29 +0000

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By: Avi

Avi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:47:50 +0000

This also brings up a point about the copyright law in the US. Why are books that are already in the public domain in the rest of the world still copyrighted in the US? As usual, the US Congress seems to be working for the corporations instead of its citizens, profit over the well being of its citizens.

By: Benlog » The erosion of our expectation of autonomy, and the Kindle Pledge

Benlog » The erosion of our expectation of autonomy, and the Kindle Pledge — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:21:06 +0000

[...] is very insightful. I’m not sure if it’s the central issue, though. Consider the way the Kindle blog covered the story: For example, the Electronic Frontier Foundation believes the agreement [...]