I'm not well educated on all the intricacies, so forgive me and please clarify if I have this wrong.
But my understanding is that the "point of sale" is deemed to be different for ebooks than for other things ordered online...?
So I, in the US, can order a paper book online and have it sent to me from the UK (even if the publisher only has UK rights), because the point of sale for a paper book is the store.
But the point of sale for ebooks is my computer's location, so I can't order the e-version to be sent to me.
If so, it seems a little arbitrary, and maybe fixing that would be all that's necessary.
Who would be responsible for this determination?
ETA: I stalled around and didn't refresh before posting, so I just saw the "apply home state regulation to the sale of digital goods as well." comments in the last 3 posts. I guess this is it, then.
So I guess my only question now is who and why that was decided. At least I'll know who to whom I should direct my complaints.
