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This discussion, as well as the countless threads on how to solve a problem related to DRM or copy protection software, would be amusing if they weren't sad. This isn't new and it isn't limited to ebooks either.
The truth is, if you're honest and you play by the publishers' book, your life is much harder than if you didn't. Me, I've long since stopped trying to play along.
- All non-free pieces of software and GPS maps I use are paid for, but I use cracked versions that don't bother me with license keys or activations.
- All my MP3s are either from my collection of CDs and paid for, or purchased online and then "freed up", so I don't have to use some stupid software to "manage" my rights for me.
- All my ebooks were scanned from paper books and paid for, or downloaded from shady sites or torrents, but ultimately paid for.
Guess what: I don't have trouble using any of my files. I don't fret about reinstalling some software to regain access to my collection of ebooks, I don't rely on some publisher's server that I can't contact offline, and my conscience is clear.
So I suggest you learn how to un-DRM files, where to download DRM-free files, or build a book scanner, and make your life easier. You only have one life, and any minute spent wondering how to get around a publisher's artificially-imposed restriction is a minute of your life that you lost for the publisher's benefit, not yours.
And no, what you paid for isn't licensed to you, it's *yours*. Don't listen to slick lawyers or lobbying groups. As long as you're honest and you don't redistribute *your* files like a common thief, the publishers will be none the wiser, and none of their stupid threats apply to you.
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