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Originally Posted by Daveoc64
You can easily call it unethical if you look at it this way:
When you buy an eBook (with or without DRM) you're entering into a legally binding contract with the seller.
That contract stipulates what you can and can't do with the book. The DRM merely "enforces" some of the terms of that contract.
If you willingly enter into the contract with the intention of breaking those terms, some people would consider that to be unethical or immoral.
Look at it around the other way. You probably wouldn't be pleased if the company selling you the book took your money and didn't give you anything in return.
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Your summary is of course entirely accurate. But it's also blatantly wrong. I'm not sure what the situation is for you brits (or any other country really) but consumers have rights in sweden, and those rights supercede the rights of the companies selling products to us. If I buy something then I can legally do just about anything I want to it, no matter what the company tries to convince me I can and can't do.
The biggest con so far when it comes to "digital contracts" are the EULAs, which to my knowledge hasn't been proven in any european country. Don't even think it's ever been ruled on in USA where the concept originated. It's a scare tactic, pure and simple. They're not worth the digital ink they're written with until a legal precedent has been set for each product category.
A company's EULA has no more legal, moral or ethical value than the rights you as a consumer enjoy. Don't let anyone try to trick you into thinking otherwise. They're companies, not nations.