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Originally Posted by Crusader
Two words: Geographic restrictions. Stop that idiocy and piracy won't be a problem - at least not for the people that would have bought it in the first place. Those forced to piracy due to not being able to legally obtain a book would be glad to pay for it if the barriers were removed - I know I would!
Why can't they change the locus of sale to be the locality of the shop it's sold from? Should end most problems and presto no more geo-restrictions.
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Basically as far as I can see, it would be because the whingeing poms and the whingeing aussies (pretty sure the Canadians can handle it) couldn't compete with American prices, so they made up the 'if you bought electronic with a credit card while sitting in your living room you bought it in your room, but if you bought paper then you bought it where you bought it' crapola.