Comment Re:This is probably legal (Score 1) 666
"Russians don't pay the same price for music as U.S. citizens... given the (pre-war) conversion rate. They can't. What sane individual would pay their month's rent for an N-Sync album? They won't, which is why prices in less able countries are adjusted according to what they'll pay... The objection to the business model comes when U.S. buyers make overseas purchases for pennies on the dollar. The site allows foreign citizens to overcome their regional price hike."
This is probably the most insightful comment I've read on the issue.
It almost seems that the most legitimate solution for the U.S., even if impractical, would be to implement a national firewall-sort of thing, which could filter certain traffic and charge duty for those items purchased from an international vendor and (electronically) shipped to the U.S., just as physical items are, when purchased and shipped or brought from abroad.
That's how it works for physical items, even if electronic goods are a little beyond the current reach of U.S. Customs. However, the same principle still applies, in theory.
This is probably the most insightful comment I've read on the issue.
It almost seems that the most legitimate solution for the U.S., even if impractical, would be to implement a national firewall-sort of thing, which could filter certain traffic and charge duty for those items purchased from an international vendor and (electronically) shipped to the U.S., just as physical items are, when purchased and shipped or brought from abroad.
That's how it works for physical items, even if electronic goods are a little beyond the current reach of U.S. Customs. However, the same principle still applies, in theory.
