"Julian Fowler" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:32:58 +0000, Ian Bell
wrote:

Tumbleweed wrote:

"The Artist" wrote in message
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/3416437.stm


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And then they'll be complaining later that illegal downloads have
increased. If you had any moral qualms about downloading, this action
should remove them.


What a bloody stupid settlement. How can it infringe copyright to sell a
CD
originaly intended for sale in another country.

It can, though, cause problems when royalty and publishing deals are
made on a country-by-country basis, and also when suppliers apply
dubious practices to circumvent import duty requirements. The BPI has
acted entirely within EU law here ... and, bonkers as it may seem
that getting a CD delivered by airmail from the far east is cheaper
than buying locally, its still no possible justification for
copyright theft in the form of illicit PtoP sharing or downloading.

Julian


Please explain to me what they lose if I download something I would have
bought in Hong Kong and will not buy in the UK.

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