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Old 04-30-2008, 02:57 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by cmbs View Post
I am thinking that if I copyright a book in the US then other countries don't have any right to decide it's legal to make and sell copies without my permission. There must be international copyright laws.
There is no such thing as international copyright laws. There are only treaties and unions among member countries. Do you know The Pirate Bay, which has existed since 2004? The Americans aren't happy about it, but unless the Swedes adopt their laws, there is nothing that can be done legally to stop them from operating.

I suggest the following news article which serves as a good example of how politics determine copyright laws and how copyright laws today are not harmonized on an international level:

http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/206012
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