For one, there is no such thing as copyright in China. So selling copied CDs/DVDS is *perfectly* legal there. Musicians and suchlike have to make their money from touring & merchandising because of this. Which works just fine! It's bloody-mindedness to think that American law can be enforced worldwide, and that the MPAA/RIAA have some sort of global reach.
Go take a good look at the world outside your borders before spewing this American imperialist crap again. A lot of the world runs a lot better than the US without your laws, thank you very much. And let's not forget, the US *completely* ignored existing worldwide copyrights and patents when the country was in its infancy (shock, horror).
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For one, there is no such thing as copyright in China. So selling copied CDs/DVDS is *perfectly* legal there. Musicians and suchlike have to make their money from touring & merchandising because of this. Which works just fine! It's bloody-mindedness to think that American law can be enforced worldwide, and that the MPAA/RIAA have some sort of global reach.
Go take a good look at the world outside your borders before spewing this American imperialist crap again. A lot of the world runs a lot better than the US without your laws, thank you very much. And let's not forget, the US *completely* ignored existing worldwide copyrights and patents when the country was in its infancy (shock, horror).
So go dry your eyes, you'll get no sympathy here.