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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 10036" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>BBC cards are not made available to the Republic of Ireland for the same reason they aren't to any other non-UK country in Europe: the BBC do not in general have distribution rights for anything other than the United Kingdom.</p><p></p><p>It's the same reason that lies behind all of the country-specific restrictions in satellite program distrubution worldwide. </p><p></p><p>But I agree with you that it is a stupid situation. In fact, it's legally very questionbable too given that there are European laws designed specifically to outlaw any restrictions on the free movement of goods and services within Europe. The only reasons the providers get away with it are:</p><p>(a) they hide behind a loophole which allows a step-out on the free-trade laws where protection of copyrighted material is otherwise endangered</p><p>(<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> no-one has had the clout/money/stamina to challenge them successfully in a court of law. Recent attempts were made in Austria but failed there, and would probably fail elsewhere too given the legal resources the likes of Murdoch and Kirch can draw on.</p><p></p><p>2old</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 10036, member: 174998"] BBC cards are not made available to the Republic of Ireland for the same reason they aren't to any other non-UK country in Europe: the BBC do not in general have distribution rights for anything other than the United Kingdom. It's the same reason that lies behind all of the country-specific restrictions in satellite program distrubution worldwide. But I agree with you that it is a stupid situation. In fact, it's legally very questionbable too given that there are European laws designed specifically to outlaw any restrictions on the free movement of goods and services within Europe. The only reasons the providers get away with it are: (a) they hide behind a loophole which allows a step-out on the free-trade laws where protection of copyrighted material is otherwise endangered (B) no-one has had the clout/money/stamina to challenge them successfully in a court of law. Recent attempts were made in Austria but failed there, and would probably fail elsewhere too given the legal resources the likes of Murdoch and Kirch can draw on. 2old [/QUOTE]
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