Page 1 of CD-WOW being closed down????

It seems as do CD-WOW are being sued and could be closed down, this is because they are selling cheap import CDs and DVDs. This is not good news as they are one of the top and cheapset on-line retailers. I hope other companies dont go the same way.

Here is the news report

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/index.cgi?page=News&id=4227

and here is some notes about the case

http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/judgmentsfiles/j1632/independiente_v_music_trading.htm

This item was edited on Friday, 14th March 2003, 23:24

Globalisation means we (as in big business) can export where we like but imports should be controlled e.g Tescos vs the jeans manufacturers.
Anyways Play operate from Jersey and sell at a slightly higher price which is still cheaper than the usual UK prices and being in Jersey probably can`t be nabbed so what will they do about that ? Take the Post Office to court ?

It looks like they are only sueing them over cheap CDs but it still isnt good news

DEAR GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Just going to encourage piracy. I do buy CDs, but not at the crazy high street prices and never will.

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another reporting of it:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29787.html

I haven`t bought a CD in the High St for over a year. There`s prices are crap and their so called sales are phony.

Surely this is price rigging and breaches the competition commision`s guidelines!
It`s disgusting that whenever a company offers consumers real value they get stamped on by the big boys!
I sem to remember Tesco`s getting sued for selling cheap Levi`s and playstations.

the unfortunate thing about this situation is that it is SONY doing the sueing - now with their bankroll they can afford to keep CDWOW in the courts for years and so effectively shut them down even if they eventually lose the case.

Looks grim - if this case wins we should start a campaign to boycott all UK retailers until prices are lowered.

Only good thing is that in the TESCO`S case they won did they not, I can`t remember.

:-(

No, sadly they lost :

http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_640811.html?menu=

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