Please don't misread. This is not about who can read the encrypted drive. It is more basic than that.
Apple locked us out of device we paid for. We just wanted to use it again completely wiping it off. Random Harry working for Apple can do that but we as legitimate owners can't.
So with respect to owning vs renting argument, How I am owning the device?
Oh come-on a thousands of Harrys working in Apple store can unlock.