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Amazon has paid a settlement for Kindle ebook deletions
There has been a new development in the ongoing saga of the Kindle ebook deletions of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984. After announcing last month that it would be taking such steps as replacing the deleted ebooks free of charge along with any notations that customers had made and giving $30.00 gift certificates or checks to any customers who didn’t wish to have their ebooks restored, Amazon has settled a lawsuit that was brought against the company as a result of these deletions.
Amazon has agreed to pay $150,000.00 to seventeen year old Michigan high school student Justin Gawronski, and California resident Tony Bruguier in order to settle the federal lawsuit that the two brought against the company. Gawronki and Bruguier have stated via their attorney, Michael Aschenbrener, that they will be donating their settlement money to unspecified charities. Aschenbrener has been quoted as stating that “Neither [of the plaintiffs] will receive a flat cent.”
The eight page settlement was filed in U.S. District court in Seattle on September 25, and was described as “closed” on Friday. Aschenbrener has been quoted as stating his belief that Amazon has learned a valuable lesson as a result of the lawsuit.
What say you, faithful readers? Do you believe Amazon has learned a lesson, or do you expect more deletions in the future? Does this make you hesitant to purchase an ereader? Please feel free to discuss.
Comments
First!
I doubt that Amazon has learned their lesson. At best it's censorship -- at worst, it's blatant stealing. It's as if they walked into your home and snatched the books off your bookshelf. I'll be buying an ebook reader in the future, but it won't be a Kindle.
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