Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, has released a formal apology for his company's act of deleting illegal copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from people's Kindle devices.
I don't want to turn this blog into a news service, but this at least brings some closure to my previous post.
It does not appear the works were restored, though the money paid for them was refunded at the time of deletion.
Here is the full text of the apology:
This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we've received. We will use the scar tissue from this painful mistake to help make better decisions going forward, ones that match our mission.
With deep apology to our customers,
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO
Amazon.com