(antiMusic) What happens when a U.S. label didn't have the foresight to release an album which goes on to become a hit in other countries? U.S. fans buy up import copies of said album. Once the U.S. label finally catches on and releases the album domestically, they really don't want fans to have the choice of buying the import version. In fact, carrying such an import may land a retailer in court!Universal Republic will finally get around to releasing Amy Winehouse's 2003 debut on November 7th and according to Rolling Stone the label "is bullying retailers into removing the import version of the LP from their shelves." That's right, the label claims that wholesalers and record stores are infringing upon their "exclusive right to distribute [Winehouse's] recordings in the States" by providing import version of the album to American consumers.
Last month the label sent cease-and-desist letters to retailers and wholesalers threatening legal action if they do not pull the import versions of the album off their shelves. - Read the Rolling Stone story.
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