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Originally Posted by ApK
Sure. How about:
Cars (need to obey all those road rules, maintain a license and registration, buy insurance), park it in the wrong place and it'll get impounded),
Planes (even more so),
Alcohol (can't serve it to kids or resell it, carry it open in your car, or even drink it in public),
Copyrighted paper books (can't makes copies and sell them, can't publish a story based on the content.)
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The difference between DRM and all your other examples is that the other items are regulated and restricted in order to protect the buyer and the people around him/her from harm. With an eBook, that is not a factor.