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Originally Posted by gmw
However, to say that my word is only my word when I say it is, leads to some uncomfortable contradictions. If I were to say "I solemnly promise that promises to you are ones that I will keep", does this statement mean anything? I can understand that, if it were a choice between keeping an appointment with your mom OR accepting DRM then priorities will come in to it. But this is not such a situation.
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Where is the honour on the other side? Do you really see this as consumers reneging on some gentleman's agreement? Do the publishers cede you legal access to your purchased e-book for your lifetime plus 70 years? The deal from the big publishers is this: give us your money and take our crappy conditions based on laws bought with our political influence or get lost. Giving us DRM is treating us with contempt. Demanding pure honour from those consumers who choose to deal with perceived robber-barons is asking for too much.