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[jkoffman]

Originally Posted by JayTL

But is it weird that a licence can stipulate that one shop can only ship to certain locations?

Something smells fishy here.

I don't get it either, considering Amazon, the 1st or 2nd largest retailer in the world, isn't subject to the same -- or at the same level of -- scrutiny.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by JayTL

But is it weird that a licence can stipulate that one shop can only ship to certain locations?

Something smells fishy here.

It absolutely can stipulate such, yea.

Originally Posted by jkoffman

I don't get it either, considering Amazon, the 1st or 2nd largest retailer in the world, isn't subject to the same -- or at the same level of -- scrutiny.

Amazon is not allowing orders for the 4k to US customers, so they are. It remains to be seen how many retailers will get hit with the desist stick.

[jkoffman]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

Amazon is not allowing orders for the 4k to US customers, so they are. It remains to be seen how many retailers will get hit with the desist stick.

I understand there could be a case-by-case issue, like with this 4K release, but we started this convo based on Base referring to licensing issues with ALL releases shipped to outside of EEA, not just this one release. I received the notice from Base and I hadn't even ordered Dawn from them.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by jkoffman

I understand there could be a case-by-case issue, like with this 4K release, but we started this convo based on Base referring to licensing issues with ALL releases shipped to outside of EEA, not just this one release. I received the notice from Base and I hadn't even ordered Dawn from them.

I think it's simple in that they're attempting to cover themselves so it doesn't raise eyebrows about preferential treatment. They don't want to get into hot water so they're canning the whole international deal.