Thread: European Commission opens antitrust investigation into ebook-sales
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Old 12-06-2011, 04:24 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
They could do it by passing a law that states the purchase transaction is taking place at the site where the ebook store is located (which is how pbook sales are processed) rather than at the buyer's location (which is why ebookstores are forbidden from selling ebooks "out-of-area").

It would open a can of worms vis-a-vis ebook licensing rights but it would solve the problem. Don't expect it to happen, though.
Moving the vast bulk of book sales to a ship offshore solves a problem?
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