[shousa]

If ebookprice <= 10%*bookprice then lease = true else lease = false

If (ebookhasDRM) = true AND (lease = false) then goingtopurchase = false
else goingtopurchase = true


Either it is a lease or a purchase - there are no other options.
If it is disguised as a purchase by having the price of a purchase but has DRM it is not a purchase but a lease.

It is immoral on the basis that it is being held out as one thing that needs to be purchased only once to less computer savvy "average Joes".

If a message in BOLD was to come up prior to buying saying this "STOP - the ebook you are purchasing now has DRM. This means if you wish to keep it for years you may need to repurchase the item from another vendor should any of the following occur eg vendor goes broke et al" then I believe many would refrain from effectively leasing an ebook for the same price as what should be really a purchase.

o Steve Jordan: I hate DRM but I honestly pay for everything. I do not copy anything for free. I respect your view and your contributions. I do not respect those who copy for free. I think however if I purchase a book I should be able to read it to my child.
However I really think your statement that it is new and its being worked out is a cop-out in light of DRM even being lifted from the Itunes music store.

ebooks and music online are both digital. Is there really a difference? Both can be enjoyed for hours at a time and experienced again and again.

The people who pay deserve DRM free. The people who do illegal stuff and don't pay will do it anyway. Tell me the internet as not proven that already?!