Uk Buyers Purchacing Cds From Usa

[Mick Holdsworth]

I've just been browsing eBay looking for import and customs information and found a page called ...

"Importation of goods into the United Kingdom or Ireland policy"

Within this page I found this

"Types of goods that might be subject to import restrictions"

"Here are some examples of potentially infringing imports:

Music CDs that were intended for distribution in the United States (even if they are genuine copies)"

The full page is here ...
https://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/importation.html


I suppose the key word is "potentially", but does this mean I could not buy a US import CD if I wanted to, and if I did, would I be breaking any laws, or is this just an eBay policy. Last time I bought a US CD through eBay was about a two years ago, but I have bought US CDs from CDBaby only last year.

Can anyone shed any light on this, as there must be dealers who import CDs for sale within this country.

Cheers
Mick

[boba]

this isn't a new issue, often music (amongst other things) is licensed for sale in a particular territory. selling that music outside of the territory is technically not licensed but happens and nobody stops it. Part of the reason ace/kent is able to do many larger label catalogs is specifically because they are licensing for a relatively small territory in UK or Europe, even though the music definitely makes it way back for sale to the US.

[Mick Holdsworth]

Thanks Bob, so I needn't worry then. I suppose if the buying system allows me to buy, whether from eBay, CDBaby,Amazon etc., then it's obviously fine.

Cheers

Mick

[boba]

Thanks Bob, so I needn't worry then. I suppose if the buying system allows me to buy, whether from eBay, CDBaby,Amazon etc., then it's obviously fine.

Cheers

Mick

 

yeah, this is something that has been happening since the dawn of "imports" and licensing for sale non-worldwide as the territory is effectively meaningless with the current state of the internet.