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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
The seller has made a contract to not knowingly sell outside their territory, This contract does not affect the buyer at all unless the seller makes it explicit that they don't want to sell you the book. The ones I have seen say they are unable to sell you the book.
If there is a big disclaimer that you must agree to stating that you live in a certain geographical area prior to buying the book, then you are possibly committing fraud by agreeing to it.
It is like buying liquor for a minor. The only crime committed is when you give the liquor to the minor. Even if the intent is illegal, which is not the case in buying geographical restricted books, the buying itself is not a crime unless buyer and seller are in collusion.
It is not even vaguely like piracy. You are buying a product, not making an illegal copy. The publisher gets paid his asking price for the copy you bought. The fact that the publisher would get paid more if you bought it elsewhere has no bearing or discount stores, sales flyers etc. would not exist.
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The publisher does not have a license to make a copy for you. How can that not be copyright infringement?