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DRM only really belongs in rentals and library loans. For people who already buy the book, well, bleeping leave them alone.
That's why, for the most part, I don't buy e-books unless they are DRM free, and/or printed books. I have printed books that I bought in 1975 for crying out loud, that I still own, and can still read, well, because I bought them. I own them. They are mine. Nobody is coming after nearly 40 years later to finger wag me to see if I've still used it properly, it's bleeping mine, and I bought it. Nobody's flipping business if I still possess the ability to read it.
Most people do the "fair and legal" because well, buying stuff is the default. Buying stuff isn't always the easiest way to go. Most people I know buy stuff even after having googled the book title and the first hit is TPB or something. Most people just want to be regular people who buy stuff, and then go home and use it.
It shouldn't be my job to "learn how to strip DRM" while people whisper in hushed tones that they have the tools. If I bought a book, I bought a book, end of.
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