Thread: DRM and Purchasing?
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Old 04-04-2016, 06:02 AM   #112
MikeB1972
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I'm afraid we must agree to differ. I don't see how the fact that you're buying a licence could be expressed any more clearly than with the plain English statement that "Kindle Content is licensed, not sold". You feel differently. Let's leave it at that.
Which would be fine, except DVD's are also sold as a licence as it only comes with a limited set of rights on where it can be shown.

TBH any copyrighted material is only sold as a licence, you may get a free content holder (Book, CD) or not (ebook, mp3) and the licence may be transferable or not but you have still only bought a licence. The only reason it is an issue now is that hard to copy physical items policed themselves a lot easier than digital content.

@Doonge
If you buy an item but can't use it because of DRM why is it different if it is digital or physical, how is a DVD not a similar form of built in obsolescence as a DRM'd ebook - if you don't have the hardware to use them they don't work (Well, the DVD has a nifty built-in coaster feature).
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