Thread: What if they had a scheme to put a copy on to physical media and post that
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Old 03-26-2021, 07:01 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by nguyenthanhtam View Post
The situation as I understand it is:

If Amazon.com sell me a pbook, the sale is deemed to take place where they are (US), so is OK for a US-only book, even though they ship it to me (in the UK).

If Amazon.com sell me an ebook, the sale is deemed to take place where I am (UK), so is not OK for the same US-only book.

What if they had a scheme to put a copy (DRM to my Kindle for PC if they like) on to physical media, and post that? Where would that have been sold - where they are presumably?

Would this be a way for a bookseller to circumvent geo restrictions, or would it not work? In practice, I guess the problem would be extending the DRM to allow the file to be imported, but the international Kindle offering is a bit rubbish (IMHO) at present without something like this because so many books are US-only.

Thoughts?
There are many ways to get around geo restrictions. I doubt anyone would build a business model around the scheme you describe. It likely would violate the terms and conditions. While it's very unlike that anyone is going to go after individuals who violate the geo restrictions, a business is a different matter.
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