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British Record Companies Win £41m In Damages

Posted by kdawson on from the segmenting-the-world dept.

Benjamin Fox writes "The BBC is reporting that online retailer CD-Wow has been ordered to pay £41m to the British Phonographic Industry. The London High Court ruled that Hong Kong-based CD-Wow, which imports cheap (but genuine) CDs from Hong Kong and elsewhere into the U.K., is '"in substantial breach" of a 2004 agreement to stop importing CDs.' This is a serious blow to proponents of an open, no-barrier music market."

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  1. Small Victory by Smight · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does the phonograph industry really think they have a chance against the CD industry?

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