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Originally Posted by carld
It's just another anti-DRM, pro-I want it for nothing, screed ... whatever.
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It is not as simple as that. I don't think that DRM is necessarily even the issue here, it's more about the very definition of ownership. If I own a real, physical book, I can lend it to everyone I know, I can sell it, I can do whatever I want with it. I could even, if I wanted, scan it into my computer and read it on my Kindle (perfectly legal, by the way). All physical property, not just books, are like this. But with an ebook, I can lend it only with difficulty to only one person once. I can't sell it, I can't buy it used. With DRM I can't even convert it into a different format for my own use.
It's not about wanting something for nothing, it's about truly owning the things I buy. If you buy a DRMed ebook, you don't really own it, you merely have bought limited access to it. You may find this arrangement perfectly acceptable, but many people do not, and they're not, as you are trying to imply, just cheapskates or thieves.