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I dislike DRM - however, there is one case where I can see its use: libraries and subscription services where you know ahead of time you're getting time-limited access to a file.
For "purchases," all I think it does is add an extra layer of complexity and cost without providing a shred of protection against piracy, but rentals are a different case.
As to DRM'd versions of PD books I think that while it's stupid to get a DRM'd version of a PD text - people should be allowed to produce or purchase them so long as non-DRM'd versions are available. However I do feel that publishers have the right to make the wrong decision (add DRM) when they add value to an existing PD text.
Everyone has the basic right to do stupid things - and the rest of us have the basic right to laugh at them.
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