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Under which circumstances did Amazon agree it could remove e-books from U.S. Kindle devices after the 2009 settlement?

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A person holds a Sony e-reader displaying text in front of a large illuminated sign reading e-book multiple times at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. — e-book An e-reader on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany, 2012.

Following the 2009 settlement regarding the remote deletion of George Orwell’s novels from Kindle devices, Amazon pledged that it would not remove e-books from U.S. customers' units in the future unless one of the following specific circumstances occurred:

The user agreed to the removal.
The user requested a refund or failed to complete the electronic payment for the content.
A court ordered the deletion of a book.
The removal was necessary to eliminate malicious software.1