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> The scope of the Single Market is broader than that - it includes standardization of weights and measures, standardization of product names, etc Well histori

by bdhess 9y ago

> The scope of the Single Market is broader than that - it includes standardization of weights and measures, standardization of product names, etc Well historically individual states had their own regulations regarding weights/measures and product names, and that authority was transferred to the new market when it was created. These types of regulations ensure a level playing field between buyers and sellers, and are an important function of any regulated market. You know what you're getting when you buy a 750 mL bottle of Chateauneuf. It doesn't necessarily follow that the maker of the Chateauneuf ought to be required to distribute it in a particular geographic territory.

richrichardsson 9y ago
> It doesn't necessarily follow that the maker of the Chateauneuf ought to be required to distribute it in a particular geographic territory. Exactly. There are some awesome products that I can't buy in the UK, because no-one imports and sells them, that are available in France etc., and vice versa. Of course I'm free to go and buy them myself and bring them back without duty (for the next couple of years at least, after that, on vera).
- simonh 9y ago
  But this isnt about requiring Chateauneuf to do anything, its about restrictions on what people who buy Chateauneuf can do with their bottles, where they can take them and who they can sell them on to.
tremon 9y ago
It doesn't necessarily follow that the maker of the Chateauneuf ought to be required to distribute it in a particular geographic territory. True, but the maker of Chateauneuf cannot prohibit a reseller from exporting its products to that territory either. That content-providers have been able to prohibit this, is only because of copyright. And since copyright is a government-granted monopoly, it does follow that the EU can use its monopoly grant to enforce that same single-market principle for digital content.
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by bdhess 9y ago

richrichardsson 9y ago

> It doesn't necessarily follow that the maker of the Chateauneuf ought to be required to distribute it in a particular geographic territory. Exactly. There are some awesome products that I can't buy in the UK, because no-one imports and sells them, that are available in France etc., and vice versa. Of course I'm free to go and buy them myself and bring them back without duty (for the next couple of years at least, after that, on vera).

simonh 9y ago
But this isnt about requiring Chateauneuf to do anything, its about restrictions on what people who buy Chateauneuf can do with their bottles, where they can take them and who they can sell them on to.

tremon 9y ago

It doesn't necessarily follow that the maker of the Chateauneuf ought to be required to distribute it in a particular geographic territory. True, but the maker of Chateauneuf cannot prohibit a reseller from exporting its products to that territory either. That content-providers have been able to prohibit this, is only because of copyright. And since copyright is a government-granted monopoly, it does follow that the EU can use its monopoly grant to enforce that same single-market principle for digital content.

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