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Originally Posted by Katsunami
That is not my problem. I saw the book there, I paid for it, so it's mine now, whatever happens between the store and the publisher. If the store or publisher wants to take it away in exchange for some perks such as extra money or coupons, then they have to either *ASK* me to agree, or do it through the police, quoting some law that makes it legal for them to do that.
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If the store has no legal right to sell you an item you cannot legally take possession of it. It doesn't belong to you, even though you paid for it and you have to give it up. You really have no choice in the matter. The store that sold it to you must compensate you for any losses, of course.
Amazon handled it badly by just deleting the books, they more than made up for it later and they have learned their lessons. Making a repeat of such a scenario very unlikely. Not only will they be thoroughly vetting uploaded materials, they would also discuss any "removal" actions and compensation ahead of time. But in a case such as the 1984 case Amazon really has no choice but to remove the books --- unless the copyright holders agree to another arrangement. But they should be more open about it and offer any additional compensation up front.
I don't think the general public will accept a DRM that requires an "always-on" internet connection. Reading is something that many people do when they are not online, in places with no electricity or no internet. They couldn't get away with it, though they might want to. I personally would not buy any books if I couldn't remove the DRM. Will they make it more difficult to side load? Yes, they want you to buy books from them, they don't make money on the hardware. But there will always be devices around we can use to sideload, even if we need the assistance from some friendly hackers.