[shousa]

Here are examples that I think better shows the true un-enforceability of what these companies may be (as new I admit most of the DRM issues are protection and these issues for many companies are "unintended" but for others they are not) trying to do.

A husband buys a self-help ebook which he reads to his wife.

A father buys an ebook which he reads to his child off his reader.

A father buys an ebook for his child to read off his reader.

A mother buys an ebook reader and a whole library of books for her children (plural).

A teacher reads a story to his class.

Oops, in each case the license rule has been broken! In each case many more copies of the ebook should have been bought.

History teaches us companies are immoral and will do anything to make a profit. The worst cases are selling blood products known to be infected with HIV or not recalling defective cars that had a fatal design fault (paying claims was determined to be cheaper). However, look at all the laws we have about the "smaller stuff".

Many laws exist to protect us from the companies.

This area is new and as yet we are unprotected.

I felt the tone of some people in this thread is that the companies are moral. Some are and some aren't is my point. The licensing rule seems to me to be a way for them to make a fortune (eg teacher reading to his class requires 1 ebook purchase for the teacher and 34 for the kids).

An ebook should be treated as a book IMHO.

The public will demand this I believe.