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Originally Posted by Catlady
I like the movie analogy, but I think they are using software licenses as a model as well. We've all accepted the idea that when we buy software we are really buying licenses to use the software on a specified number of computers.
The trouble is, we have a long history of using books very differently--we're used to sharing them and donating them and reselling them, and "they" tell us we can't do that, and pretend it's some great gift when they enable lending for a specified period--wow!
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I think you have laid out the core issues well. Pure Digital media can potentially endure for a very long time and be shared very easilly. Books, taped media, records, even CDS are subject to loss or damage, and are more difficult to store. Any process must balance the parties economic and property rights. Right now DRM to severely limits legitimate purchaser rights without really protecting author and seller rights. When each party focuses on its needs and dismisses the others, (often from selfishness and greed), a better solution cannot even be discussed let alone found.