I agree with you about the need to be able to lend/share your books with friends and families. And give away your ebooks. And sell your ebooks. (When you're done with them).
From what you're saying though, it would be ok to setup a private torrent site for family and friends to share your books (and other material)...or am I wrong here?
Stuff like this isn't clearly defined and inhabits the huge 'grey-zone' that copyright laws have left us with. At what point does your sharing with one or two friends/family become an issue? I think that's what I'm more curious about. We all define that differently. Some with morals. Some with laws. Alas, neither are consistently interpreted, applied, supported or accepted.
I take it you are supportive of DRM?
p.s., I'm not trying to pick on you, your comments just raised some thoughts in my mind that I'm interested in teasing out and thinking through. Several on mobileread have argued black/white positions, while I see the whole area as murky, frustrating grey.