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There is a difference, Jasoroso, though. When you say that you can print an ebook, that company is giving you the right to print that ebook. It was there choice. They, if they used a DRM capable of it, could stop you from printing it out, but ultimately , it was the choice of the copyright holder.
That's what's important here, and what future court cases will decide. Already there are cases where format shifting by ripping (mostly with DVD Ripping/Jukeboxes) are losing, it's only a matter of time before that precedent is used against (and has been in some cases) , a test case that goes all the way up.
In Betamax, the court ruled 5-4 that legalized the technology of duplication / recording / time shifting. After a few years, duplication devices became common, and the court released an opinion stating that the initial decision was likely incorrect, but that they can't unring the bell without destroying too many viable companies.
I'm hoping that when the high court is faced with this again, they don't over compensate for what they felt was a mistake in Betamax.
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