>>The fact that a media like (e)books become entangled in this mess is totally absurd. Yes, of course. But it's not Google's fault. The publishers and the gove

>>The fact that a media like (e)books become entangled in this mess is totally absurd. Yes, of course. But it's not Google's fault. The publishers and the governments set the rules. >> Think of a paper book suddenly becoming illegal (regardless of its contents) as soon as it crosses some border. One of the principal jobs of US Customs is seizing illegal books and other items that infringe on copyright, trademark, and patent privileges. The Supreme Court recently reversed precedent to allow importation of textbooks that are legally published under license from US publishers. Until then, it was presumptively illegal and the court gave publishers a simple formula to make it illegal again. [0] It's also not legal to import items --presumably including books -- that may have trademarked logos imprinted on them without the consent of the trademark holder and those trademarks can be used to prevent importation of items (e.g. watches or books) whose function is unrelated to the trademark itself. [1] >> Sticking to old rules and regulations that fail to catch-up with progress won't solve any problem. It solves the problem where the people enforcing those rules can put you in jail. >> I also think consumers should aim to acquire media that is not bound to the delivery mechanism. Say goodbye to the cloud. Actually, that's not such a bad idea. [2] It sure limits your ability to access media, though. And subjects you to a lot of border searches. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Sons,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtsaeng_v._John_Wiley_%26_Son.... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_S.A._v._Costco_Wholesale_Corp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_S.A._v._Costco_Wholesale_.... [2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloud-to-butt-plus/apmlngnhgbnjpajelfkmabhkfapgnoai?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloud-to-butt-plus...