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This store in Libya has been blatantly selling pirated content for over 15 years. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

i wonder why they were do a brick & mortar store for it when you can buy it on the street corner and make yourself vulnerable to the authorities; i wish there was a article somewhere explaining this.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Why would "the authorities" give a fuck about western IP law?
    Why does anyone without a direct financial interest give a fuck about western IP Law?

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Fines and imprisonment

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    So "the authorities" in Libya are fining and imprisoning people for not respecting Western IP Law? Surely if their government is that corrupt they have better ways to exploit their population, hell why not just collect protection money instead of throwing everyone in jail?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    they will once the ip owners and their lawyers take enough notice

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    You don’t seem to be getting it… American copyright law can’t affect someone in Libya, unless the Libyan authorities allow it. American lawyers can try to sue all they want, but it won’t do anything unless the business owner visits America.

    Libya doesn’t have an official extradition treaty with the US. So the American authorities can bitch and moan about it all they want, but they can’t arrest a Libyan citizen and drag them to America without Libya’s consent. If this is legal in Libya, they’re not breaking any Libyan laws, and they’re not harming Libyans, why would the Libyan authorities care?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    What lawyers? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I live in Libya, and I'm following Libya laws, why do I care if some western lawyer for the MPAA takes notice of me?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    IP owners have created international consortiums to protect their profits and place pressure on foreign gov't to respond.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    Sure, but not all foreign governments will respond, and with the decline of the American hedgemony, even fewer will respond. I suspect Libya will not be too forthcoming with helping wester IP Consortiums crack down on pirated video stores. And since that store has been open for 15years, I seem to be correct here.

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