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> Of course the actual entity posting the fraudulent books are probably overseas somewhere Amazon is an international, but is certainly bound by the laws of th
by ke88y 3y ago
> Of course the actual entity posting the fraudulent books are probably overseas somewhere
Amazon is an international, but is certainly bound by the laws of the United States of America. At least the ones it can't buy itself out of.
"I didn't know" isn't an affirmative defense if your employees are on the record saying they know.
- imgabe 3y agoI think Amazon wouldn't say they didn't know, but that it's not their responsibility. For example if Random House published a book that libeled someone, and Amazon sold it, you would sue Random House and the author for libel, not Amazon. Likewise, Amazon would tell you to go sue the publisher, who is probably judgement-proof in some way.
- 23B1 3y agoAlso don't you have to prove damages in cases like these?
- cycomanic 3y agoThe better example is a store that sells counterfeit goods (and continues to sell it even after being made aware). In most countries if they are a small shop they get closed down very quickly, now if they are Amazon ... crickets.
- wombat-man 3y agoyeah, it's such bullshit.
- FireBeyond 3y ago> The better example is a store that sells counterfeit goods (and continues to sell it even after being made aware). The (frustrating) argument Amazon would make here is that they weren't "aware", there was just an "accusation", and since the accuser didn't supply evidence...
- ke88y 3y agoWhich would obviously be a load of Reddit-quality IANAL bullshit… yeah? I mean, really, you cannot lie about who authored books you’re selling. Especially if the author is well known and their reputation has value. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37043061 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37043061 has a reasonable if blunt assessment. But, honestly, this is obvious to everyone who isn’t customer obsessed ;)