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Originally Posted by Leaping Gnome
I think a better analogy would be "how many people would pay purchase price to rent a video from Blockbuster that they can download from the comfort of their couch in a matter of minutes and that is easier to watch and you can re-watch as many times as you want for a period of two or three years or maybe even longer". I think a lot of people would do that.
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But now you are getting off the topic of DRM and into the topic of "piracy".
So, staying on the topic of DRM, my original analogy was correct.
Which has better value?
Paying $20 for a paper book that can be resold (or gifted), read anywhere, and will be guaranteed that can be re-read a year from now (or more).
Paying $20 for a paper book that can't be resold (or gifted), can only be read on one device and has no guarantee that can be re-read 1 year from now.
Ask anyone and that question will pretty much be a no-brainer.
To drift into the "piracy" issue a bit: if no company provides what I, as a consumer, want, then I must look elsewhere.
It's not a matter of getting what I want for free. Most people want to pay for value. But if all the legal routes are bad value, "piracy" is the only other option.