And that was sworn in the trial testimony? Or did they say that everywhere except where they had to swear that was the truth?
As for the US, I'm guessing it's not a protected term. They make a complete mockery of it.
It takes years of study and certification to become a Mockery Engineer, though.
I agree with you. That's why, as an author, I chose for my ebooks not to have any DRM. I'd rather someone who enjoyed my book lend it to a friend or family member and have them also enjoy it than not buy because of the DRM.
Frankly, I also don't really care how many individual readers download one of my books for their own enjoyment, especially if they take a moment to post a review or recommend it to someone else. That's darn near close enough to payment as far as I'm concerned. I do draw the line at anyone trying to resell my work as theirs, and there's definitely some discomfort at places like those in the article that might be profiting by giving away what isn't theirs to give.
This feature is of course a necessity for the coming zombie apocalypse. Imagine if you were trying to make a getaway, and a single zombie could stop your car by lurching in front of it. Something like that could single-handedly doom the straggling remainders of humanity.
"When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest." -- Bullwinkle Moose