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Depends on how amazon's lawyers looked at it. I suspect they assumed that section 230 of the CDA, and the DMCA would cover them. However because physical paper
by leeter 10y ago
Depends on how amazon's lawyers looked at it. I suspect they assumed that section 230 of the CDA, and the DMCA would cover them. However because physical paper copies are being generated that voids both the protections provided by both laws. Amazon is most likely criminally and civilly liable here.
I am not a lawyer and nothing here should be considered legal advice merely personal opinion
- rhizome 10y agoIANAL also, but to get criminal case here a prosecutor would have to do something like find an email from an Amazon executive saying "let's keep selling fakes."
- makomk 10y agoWhile I'm not a lawyer either, my understanding is that neither section 230 of the CDA nor the DMCA safe harbour provide protection for companies that actually sell copyright-infringing works, regardless of whether they're digital or physical.