"Although we never hosted this tool (contrary to their claim), nor believe that this tool is used to remove technological measures (contrary to their claim), we decided, due to the vagueness of the DMCA law and our intention to remain in good relation with Amazon, to voluntarily follow their request and remove links and detailed instructions related to it," Alexander Turcic, a forum moderator, on MobileRead.

Amazon's letter, which MobileRead has posted, implies that the software lets users circumvent DRM software. "At the above-mentioned URLs, there is computer code and instructions that purportedly allow removal of technological protections that prevent copyright infringement," the letter reads, after listing several links to pages on MobileRead.

MobileRead has removed the pages, which are still available through Google's cache.

As many people commenting on the MobileRead post note, kindlepid.py is still widely available on many Web sites. It was first posted by its creator, Igor Skochinsky, in late 2007.

Other people posted comments on the forum expressing their disappointment at what they regard as an attack by Amazon on its customers. "What this script does is make the Kindle more useful. With Amazon using the DMCA to get rid of this, they are alienating their customers and causing prospective customers to purchase a different device," a forum member called Jon wrote.