ISNT IT ILLEGAL FOR STORES TO SELL SM/EA CDS?
Yes, it is. However, copyright laws require the copyright holder to submit a complaint, rather than having law enforcement agencies search for infringements. Most anime-related Japanese companies haven’t seen fit to pursue the matter, so stores can get away with selling bootleg products. However, doing so does leave them open to prosecution if a CD company suddently decides to clamp down. If you feel strongly enough against a store selling bootlegs, point out the items to the store manager/owner. Sometimes they don’t know any better. If they sell them knowingly, and if you feel strongly enough about it, you can tell the manager you will not patronize the store and will tell your friends about it. Just be sure you have another source of anime goods. • BUT WHY ISN’T COPYRIGHT ACTUALLY ENFORCED? Copyright laws are mostly civil laws rather than criminal laws (though there are criminal sections in many copyright laws). Accordingly those kinds of laws are typically pursued by lawsuit rather
