Dennis,
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the legal issues in 2013:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/03/19/supreme-court-upholds-right-to-sell-foreign-published-books/#11cbf77b4ff6
Best,
Darby
Darby Orcutt
Associate Chair of the Faculty, North Carolina State University
Assistant Head, Research & Collections Strategy, NCSU Libraries
University Honors Program Faculty, NC State
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
919/ 513-0364
dcorcutt_at_ncsu.edu
On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Gibbons, Dennis <d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu> wrote:
> We have purchased a book on Amazon that bears this statement:
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> “This edition is manufactured in India and is authorized for sale only in
> India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
> Circulation of this edition outside of these territories is UNAUTHORIZED.”
>
> Who has authorized the sale and distribution?
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> Is the authority legal or moral?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
> *DENNIS GIBBONS*
> COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT, TCU LIBRARY
> TCU BOX 298400
> FORT WORTH, TX 76129
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> d.gibbons_at_tcu.edu
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Received on Mon Dec 05 2016 - 12:44:41 EST