Ban planned on imports of Japanese CDs

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Books next (textbooks) djf


Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:25:14 -0300
From: Claudio Gutierrez <cgutierrez () improvement cl>
Subject: Re: [IP] Ban planned on imports of Japanese CDs
To: dave () farber net

> This is the "intellectual property strategy" of Japan.

also of the UK:

CD settlement forces prices up...CD-Wow! had been accused of violating
UK copyright law by importing cheaper CDs from outside Europe to the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3416437.stm

Online retailer Amazon is being investigated by the British record
industry in a probe into cheap CDs....."If we find a net retailer is
importing music from outside Europe, then they are infringing copyright
law."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3380307.stm



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