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Originally Posted by HarryT
That article seems to be saying that geographical restrictions aren't the basis of any specific law. Sure, we all know that; they come about as a result of book distribution contracts. If a publishers signs a contract with an author which only grants them the right to sell the book
This is completely unrelated to copyright issues.
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The article is entirely relevant to the discussion of the availability of books across geographical boundaries.
Are you suggesting that authors contracts specifically exclude Australia in those situations where Amazon says it is unable to sell us the book? Hardly. Does it make sense to you that an author only wants his ebook published in USA but no, not Australia or say, the UK? Why on earth would an author want to do that? Copyright is about reproduction of someone else's work without permission. No-one here want to get the book for free from other sources, they simply want to get an ebook. Can you explain why we can get the paperback version of any book on the Amazon shelf, but not the ebook version? Because there are no restrictions, at all, in getting Amazon to send us a book to our Australian address. There is no separate legislation for ebooks. Therefore, if we can have the physical book sent to us, legally, then ditto for ebooks.