Some days the news practically writes itself. On Monday the NYT clearly documented just how polluted the Amazon bookstore has become with fake, illegitimate and counterfeit editions of books by an obscure author like George Orwell. The full statement provided by an Amazon spokesperson in response unwittingly makes the case against the online seller. The diction is reminiscent of the company’s chief “complexifier” — “Today, there is no single source of truth for the copyright status of every book in every country that retailers could use to check copyright status” — but the arguments are more worthy of a child […]
