# Amazon scans and destroys books to comply with copyright law > Source: > Published: 2026-08-19 01:40:19+00:00 This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. ### Post Steve Klabnik steveklabnik.com did:plc:3danwc67lo7obz2fmdg6jxcr @simonwillison.net re: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/17/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-tra/ I'm not sure I agree that it's an "Excellent piece of reporting from 404 Media." when it does not engage at all with the publicly known reasons *why* they are doing this, and that it's specifically to comply with the law, not break it 2026-08-18T15:23:48.075Z