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From: Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Foreign book wholesaler Yohan bankrupt
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:26:58 -0700 (PDT)
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On Aug 13, 2:20=A0pm, Jim Breen <jimbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> CL wrote:
<schnippity schnipp>
> > Which is why you have things like Region Codes on DVDs and
> > laser-cut numbering on book spines. =A0They contribute nothing to the
> > product, only to the bottom line of the greedheads running publishing,
> > media, and trademarking.
>
> Nah. Region Codes on DVDs are the opposite - they're anti-competitive.

Isn't that what he is saying Jim?