It appears that the PR fallout from Amazon’s deletion of copies of “1984″ from users’ Kindles isn’t over yet. Amazon.com is now being sued by a high-school student in Seattle who had annotated his copy of “1984″ as part of a summer homework assignment. When Amazon deleted the student’s copy of “1984″, it also rendered the student’s notes worthless – and now the student is launching a class-action lawsuit:
We appreciate Amazon.com’s newfound contrition, but words are not enough, explained Jay Edelson, the lead attorney for the class action. Amazon.com had no more right to hack into peoples Kindles than its customers have the right to hack into Amazons bank account to recover a mistaken overpayment.
Indeed, the ability to remotely delete items from users’ devices potentially has dire implications on a free society. This lawsuit may have far-reaching effects on any network-connected device, and result in a clearer definition of users’ rights over their devices and content.
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