Agree!. I'd love to live in a world where if the button I click reads "buy" then by law I actually own that:
* It can't be taken away [1].
* I can lend it to anyone I want [2].
* I can sell it to whomever I want, for whatever price I want.
If a company doesn't want to do this, then the button and all UI pieces MUST say "rent". Not just some minor line in the EULA.
[1] Maybe the service where I downloaded it wants to go down? Great, then let me download it in a non-DRMed format to use forever.
[2] And not having available to use myself during that time. Sure.
I understand and agree with what you're getting at, but having both [1] and [2] would be impossible. Without DRM, there's no way you could "lend" a digital copy to someone and remove your ability to use it.
If a company doesn't want to do this, then the button and all UI pieces MUST say "rent". Not just some minor line in the EULA.
[1] Maybe the service where I downloaded it wants to go down? Great, then let me download it in a non-DRMed format to use forever. [2] And not having available to use myself during that time. Sure.