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Originally Posted by Jellby
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. |
From what I can tell, it's not specifically the location of the purchaser's computer, but the purchaser's credit card billing address that determines the place of sale when buying an ebook. This is often, but not always the same location as their computer.
An American could therefore buy a US-restricted book while currently outside the US because they haven't changed their card address.