Japan drops ban on resale of used gear
By Marc Perton 
posted March 27th 2006 2:06PM
posted March 27th 2006 2:06PM
Well, that's a relief. After months of back-and-forth, which included protests led by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japan's Trade Ministry has backed down on a new law that would have limited the resale of certain used electronic gear. The government had already relaxed some of the restrictions, which go into effect on April 1, declaring that resellers of musical instruments and some other products could be exempted from the most onerous of the new rules. Now, the rules have been completely relaxed for sellers of used products -- but only with a wink and a nod. Officially dealers won't actually be selling you anything. They'll just be "renting" it. Nudge, nudge. So, go ahead and buy all the old video games, vintage synthesizers and tube amps you want from that dude in Akihabara. And if he insists that you sign a rental agreement, go ahead and do it. Trust us, he's not gonna come knocking on your door in 10 years demanding that you give it back.
[Via Engadget Japanese]
...."Because we stay fresh to death, We're the best, Nothin less..."
Everybody be cool, this is a robbery!!!!
A GHETTO FUNK BREAKDANCE ROBBERY Y'ALL!!!!
Seriously...where do you find these hilarious pictures.
I bet his screen name is "TheKeyboardAssassin" maybe swap a few letters for number, I don't know.
Bring on the Yellow Magic Ninja Tunes!
now, those people at engadget have evil minds don't they...interpreting the law to their own advantage...tsss....
anyways, this law is now declared officially USELESS!
its totally pointless, seing as you can"rent" a synth or whatever TF u wanna get now and the vendor'l forget about u if u know what i mean (which u shld, unless you r a total dumbass
Even better. . .
You rent the stuff out, after 10 years ask for it back. For all of the stuff that you cannot get, write it off as a casualty loss on your taxes (assuming similar tax laws)
SWEET! I was worried about those vintage Japanese video games. now I'll just rent me a super famicom. I already have a Famicom and accompanying disk system.
FINALLY a proper use of the term DROPS!
Yo, that slope is Funky Fresh!