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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 05:05 PM
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Greek holiday warning on fake CDs (Throwing people in jail for buying)
By Chris Heard
BBC News Online entertainment staff

Millions of holidaymakers going to Greece this summer have been warned they could be jailed for buying pirated CDs after a buyer was imprisoned.
A man was jailed for three months by an Athens court for buying illegal CDs in the country's first case of its kind.

He had been arrested as he bought two CDs from a vendor in Athens last week, said the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI).

The group gave a clear warning it would target buyers of counterfeit CDs.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3731861.stm
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TexasMexican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-04 09:01 PM
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1. Well that sucks.
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LibLabUK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-21-04 09:27 AM
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2. Well....
Just to play Devil's Advocate (I personally loathe the RIAA, and their international brethren), but purchasing stolen goods is a crime in most countries... and pirate CDs are technically stolen goods (the IP is the thing that has been stolen).
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