Sung Shim wrote:
quoted 1 line so will the Black Dog LP be released domestically here in the US?>> so will the Black Dog LP be released domestically here in the US?
dave walker wrote
quoted 4 lines I suppose it will, since there's a SUCKING IMPORT BAN on the Warp version.>I suppose it will, since there's a SUCKING IMPORT BAN on the Warp version.
>Probably a damn _year_ or so from now, judging from past performance...
>(anybody know why it takes months and months to add an extra logo and a
>different UPC code to an album cover? Grumble, grumble...)
I'm planning on buying the import and have already attempted to order it.
There may or may not be a so-called "import ban", but so far that hasn't
stopped the store/distribution route that I go through - they just seem to do
it anyway ( at least until just before the domestic arrives ). There are
always a number of people who will pay more for something NOW instead of
waiting ( myself included ). Import Bans are not as high-handed as they
sound, and they relate directly to the size of the companies and shipments
involved. No company can stop small import shipments. No company is stupid
enough to sue someone over small shipments if they knew that they had
happened. An import ban is simply a assertive statement by the either the
label planning to license and domestically release an import that they have
licensing rights for their geographic area, therefore no one else ought to be
selling them here. If some distributor imported a whole boatload of CD's the
company that had negotiated a license to domestically release the item may be
within their rights to sue the original record label and/or the importing
distributor. Very large record companies ( Warner, etc) tried for years to
forbid any import of any title of any artist that was licensed to them, even
if that title was not scheduled for domestic release. Fortunately, this
tactic has largely failed.
Why does it takes months & months ? Because it takes that long for the
record labels to have their lawyers iron out the financial agreements and for
the stubborn executives to actually agree to it. Also, the domestic label may
be waiting to see if the release sells well enough in the original country to
warrant spending money to rerelease it abroad.
If someone reading this has a better explanation, please explain. I too would
like a shorter import delays, shorter domestic licensing turnarounds, and
lower prices overall.
PT23