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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
Good point, the equivalents around the world of the Net Book Agreement (Government mandated terms where the list price either can't be discounted or discounted only by a small percent only).
Theoretically, at least, by popular demand of the people (technically the government works for the people, although it more and more appears the other way around) to keep small/local booksellers in business.
Ending geo-restrictions would actually be illegal in these countries as it would contravene these laws if anyone could sell cross-border at any price they chose.
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Technology happens and laws need to change. You have to look at the intent of those laws. I can't believe there is popular demand to have to travel to a local bookstore to download an ebook at the same price as a paper book.
I believe that there is a growing understanding/realization that geo-restrictions are just discrimination based on address and not OK. The people in countries that are paying lower prices don't seem to see a problem with it, the people in countries that are paying higher prices don't seem to have a problem with circumventing the geo-restrictions.