RS> Yeah, main problem with that tho is just
RS> getting mail order type addresses etc.

KR> i don't think that mail order was ever a possibility,

There always was quite a bit of that, both from Malaysia
and Taiwan. I've used them both, so presumably there would
have been others in places like India and Russia etc.

KR> most operations worked on a market stall basis. i saw golden arcade
KR> back before the cd rom days, little stalls with no name, just a
KR> display book of programs and a pc behind a curtain to copy the disks.

Yeah, there was always plenty of that level too. The most obvious problem
with those from our point of view is the personal visit required.

KR> 6 months ago, i am told, these stalls were displaying just the paper
KR> inserts from the cds, they were fetched from elsewhere on purchase.

Sounds like a fine idea.

KR> i immagine that the russians would be even harder to deal with.

Maybe. There tends to be rather more just do what they feel like and
fuck everyone mentality. When you are gunning down journos etc, the
prospects of a raid by the international copyright cops isnt likely
to worry you too much.

India has also had a very long tradition of bodgy copys of books too.
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