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Old 10-08-2009, 12:33 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
From the description on the site it would seem so. The restriction to US is based on the account, not the current location of the device. If the purchase includes an electronic download then there is a roaming charge but no restriction of sale.
If that is so, either the "excuse" of the point of sale being the purchaser's computer is false, or the Kindle can be used to circumvent geographic restrictions and should be illegal

Seriously, this shows again that geographic restrictions are plain stupid. They may be a consequence of the publishers' contracts, but obviously no one is really sure what they mean and how they should be implemented.
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