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Originally Posted by tribble
Thats finickiness. You still "purchase" the ebook, even if you cant do anything you like with it. "rent" would imply, you would pay a regular amount over the period you have the book. So neither word really fits the actual act. Legally you purchase. But you are still right, when you say DRM sucks  |
No. Legally when I purchase, I have certain rights. Those rights are taken away by DRM.
"Rent" is probably the wrong term. I use it because it's simple and people recognize that it means "you don't own" when you use it.
The correct term is "license". When you pay money for an eBook, you are not purchasing the eBook. You are purchasing a license (a very limited license) to use the eBook. Interestingly, that's pretty much the same license you get when you check out a book at the local library - for free.