First Read this - http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/10/amazon-com-book-defending-pedophilia-sparks-boycott-call/?hpt=Sbin
Then Read this - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/12/3064233.htm?section=justin
Amazon was recently in news for putting on sale on its ubiquitous Amazon.com the book advising Paedophiles.
But after a media outcry, it was promptly taken off the sales. Earlier it was reported that they had defended their decision to put the book on sale in the first place. Whatever the initial move, looks like, the vehement protests and barrage of emails and phonecalls made them change their mind.
I think that is a smart move on their part to remove the book from sales on their site. In doing so, they have probably helped arrest the damage to their reputation (and may be even the stock price?). In my opinion, the Internet is a Free phenomenon which at the same time is incredibly resilient to perversity. While Freedom on the Internet can allow a certain organization to try to do something they deem right, the response of the Internet community is sometimes big enough for the organization to revert or atleast rethink their first move. That is important. Afterall, Freedom is good thing but abuse of Freedom is not. One person's Freedom to do something can not be allowed to take another's Freedom. Not on the Internet atleast. I think, Amazon's book sale would have encouraged paedophiles and thus resulted in violation of Freedom of many others who dont want the Internet to be used as a medium to pronounce perversity. Lesson learnt by Amazon, I suppose...
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