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01-22-2004, 11:12 AM
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Why is Importing Legitimate CDs Copyright Infringement?
I saw this article, but I don't understand why the sale of imported legitimate CDs from legitimate sources is considered a copyright infringement.
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"If we find a net retailer is importing music from outside Europe, then they are infringing copyright law," a spokesman said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/3416437.stm
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The BPI has admitted that the CDs imported by CD Wow were genuine products bought from subsidiaries of UK record companies but argued that they had been sold outside of Europe without the consent of the companies.
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http://www.ilmc.com/secure/comm/rtcnews.html
Could this have repercussions for those of us who seek imports from ,e.g., Japan? The Japanese version of Lost in Translation has a different cover and one more song. If I buy this, is that copyright infringement?
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01-22-2004, 11:25 AM
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I imagine it's the same reason why DVDs are region coded.
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01-22-2004, 11:36 AM
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Personal imports are still legal in Europe.
high resolution ipod featuring dlp hd programming is the best, almost as good as playstation 2 with wega windows media on a super cd! ps2 and tivo do dolby tv with broadband hdtv!
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01-22-2004, 11:59 AM
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Similar to Region Coding, as mentioned.
Sometimes the materiel is only licenced for certain areas, so for example, Brit labels can licence old records from America, but not be allowed to export the cds of them to America.
It could be the original owner may plan on selling the song himself in USA, but doesn't want the Brit licensee to compete with his plans.
Don't forget that free trade is largely a fiction.
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01-22-2004, 12:35 PM
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You have to understand that being shafted by retailers is a British pasttime. We just love it.
It's perfectly fine for companies to 'save money' by shipping out half their staff in favour of Indian offshore workers, but should we want to pay a few quid less by buying a CD from overseas - forget it!
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01-22-2004, 12:53 PM
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In the US I believe it's illegal for the Foriegn label to sell them, not for a US based wholesaler to buy them oversears and then import and sell them in the US.
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01-22-2004, 02:12 PM
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I don't know about Europe, but I'm pretty sure imports are perfectly legal in the US. My copy of the soundtrack to Willow is from Holland, and my copy of the ST to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is Japanese (wish I could read the liner notes, they're pretty extensive, maybe I should take them to the Japanese department on campus), and both of those were bought off Amazon.com I figure if it was infringement here in the US a company as big as Amazon would get nailed to the wall. Oh well, copyright in today's world is way too powerful anyway, I can't say I'm surprised if it did turn out to be infringement. Can't say I'd care either.
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01-22-2004, 07:12 PM
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Good Lord!! My Kenny G SACD can be confiscated by the authorities??
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01-22-2004, 07:36 PM
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You're admitting you have any Kenny G?
That'll probably get you a rap sheet by itself  |
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01-22-2004, 07:37 PM
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They'd be doing you a favor, Danny 
Man, an hour wasted on this sig! Thanks, Toshiba! :p
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