Hi all, some noob questions.

Goldorak...actually the were breaking the law, but then this happened:

http://www.out-law.com/page-4263

They probably still break the law...go find them and complain to them in Hong Kong...you'll find yourself in a lake with a new set of concrete flippers before you can say "CD-Wow". C'mon...who doesn't know who runs these online distribution things.

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by Kurushio

Well, ok then. CD Wow had the game for £17.99. Though you know what, I don't think they care about breaking the law and who knows about it. Do a search on them on the internet...and the British courts. And yet they are still trading...wanna bet they have connections high up? And am I flusteres they are selling me an illegally distributed copy? NO...lol. Works out better for me, and I'm not doing anything wrong.

This is what I was saying.
At that time Cd-wow or play.com for that matter were importing asian cd's and games directly into the european union and were selling them at retail without paying taxes and obviously were undercutting legitimate retial sellers in europe who couldn't have such low prices.
This is illegal and they stopped doing it. Not only cd-wow but also play.com.
What is not illegal is to buy a game in hong kong (or another part of the wolrd) and have it delivered to your home (after paying custom duties vat etc...).
I hope you can see the clear distinction between the two cases.

Originally Posted by goldorak

I hope you can see the clear distinction between the two cases.

Yep...gotcha.