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Originally Posted by HarryT
And exactly the same is true when you "buy" a paper book too  . |
Actually, it's not true for a paper book.
When you buy a copy of a paper book, that's exactly what you are paying for. You can do anything you want to with that paper book - except make a copy. Even making a copy, under certain conditions, is permitted under Fair Use.
When you get a DRMed eBook, you can do nothing with it except read it with the proprietary reader it needs. You are not guaranteed that you will be able to read it on another device. You are not guaranteed that you will be able to read it next week. You certainly cannot re-sell it, give it away, etc. (i.e. all the things you can do with a paper book).