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Originally Posted by Hellmark
Because private sale is legally seen as something different than commercial sale.
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That isn't the case in the UK regarding copyright infringement (by actually making copies). Making a copy for sale is a criminal offence, whether it is a private sale or in the course of a business.
That doesn't mean that the same would apply here though.
I think parallel importation is dealt with as a trademark issue rather a copyright one in the UK/EU, and there infringement does require that the act be carried out on a commercial basis.
In that case, someone selling a game they have imported and played to GameStop would be ok, but GameStop could not legally resell that game.