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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
I'm not sure whether the VAT situation that someone has mentioned is not more important than the publishers respecting geographical boundaries.
Is it a criminal offence to "import" an ebook without paying VAT by fraudulently registering as a resident in the country of purchase?
I'm wondering if, in the eyes of the law, it's a worse crime to buy a book without paying VAT than to copy it off the darknets without paying anything.
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And of course paperbooks have no VAT.......go figure