Quote:
Originally Posted by fjtorres
The key question is how enforceable those terms might be.
|
I understand how, from one perspective, this is a key question. After all, if DRM is ultimately ruled to be unenforceable, then DRM on eBooks becomes a non-issue and we can move on to other, less obvious problems with eBooks. However, if one endeavors to live ethically, legally and morally, one would need to have a compelling reason to violate a law until such time, and I can find no compelling or urgent reason why I, having the means at my disposal to choose my ereader and purchases/leases, must remove DRM from an eBook.
Someone once famously said, "The medium is the message." And there's no doubt about it, an eBook is a different medium (in fact, it isn't really the medium - the type of device upon which you read eBooks is... of which there are several) than the printed book. The impact of this new medium is unknown. But it will not be the same as the printed book, a medium that has stood centuries of testing and proven to be the impetus for remarkable advancement.