Amazon has reached a settlement agreement with the Michigan teenager who sued the retailer over the deletion of unauthorized editions of two George Orwell ebooks from Kindles in July. The suit was designed to acquire class-action status, but that became less of an issue “because of Amazon’s offer to fully reimburse affected consumers for all works previously removed by Amazon from devices and to restore notes and annotations.”
Amazon will pay $150,000 to settle the suit–somewhat better than the $30 gift certificate offered to those who didn’t sue–but the law firm agrees to donate its portion of the award to charity. Amazon also promises in the agreement, which still requires approval from a judge, to more strictly follow their own terms of service and agrees to “not remotely delete or modify” ebooks once purchased.
TechFlash