Re: A Good Reason Why B-side CDs May Appear

[think!ames!csccat.cs.com!larry@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Larry Spence)]

In article <9012102227.1.146@cup.portal.com> it was writ:
>Really-From: think!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!stuart@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
>
>	There is absolutely no reason for the record companies to feel sorry
>about the fans who bought the Boxed Set, if they release the B-side only CDs
>in the USA, because....
>	... it is illegal to sell the Boxed Set in the USA!
>PS In case you are wondering, it is illegal to sell the Boxed Set in the
>USA or any other foreign pressing, because the rights are owned by 
>EMI-America, CBS, etc. under specific agreement with EMI UK that gives
>them exclusive rights to Kate Bush material during the years in question.
>Similarly, you can't sell UK or Japanese "Dark Side of the Moon" CDs in
>the USA, because Capitol owns exclusive rights.  And the RIAA has prosecuted
>people for doing so (so far only stores or companies that specialized in
>parallel imports, though - but the law is not restricted to only parallel
>pressings).

Wasn't there a posting here a while ago to the effect that each store was 
_assigned_ a certain quantity of Boxed Sets, implying that the distribution
may have been "official," i.e., sanctioned by EMI and CBS?  I'm sure that 
folks at CBS are well aware of the Set's existence in the US, and if they
wanted to clamp down on it they could.  I'll make sure to ask my friendly
CD-store person about this, he's a Kate fan and bought his set the day it
arrived at the store.

Looking forward to Kate's live rendition of "Waking The Witch"... %)

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