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| Author: | unknownrockstar [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Japan law: April 1st - selling pre-2001 gadget = ILLEGAL |
One for Kevin ---- More here: http://www.43things.com/things/view/546922 ----- Dear friends and lovers, If you are a musician, game nerd, computer geek or basically love anything that has to do with electronic or audio devices, make sure you read this. On April 1st, Japan will be passing a new law called the "PSE Law" which will illegalize the resell of synthesizers, music amps, recording gear, analog / digital tape recorders, juke boxes, turn tables, game components and other electronic devices (259 items total) with AC adapters that were manufactured before 2001. Yes, you heard! This basically means any sort of vintage electronic devices will be banned from reselling in Japan; no more vintage music stores, no more vintage sound! The only way to go around this law is to resell these components with "PSE-safe stickers". Since 2001, all manufactures have put these stickers on all devices with an AC adapter, but for anything that has been manufactured pre-2001, it will be close to impossible to get these stickers on. You have to obtain a manufacture's license from the government, then actually "fix" the device (even if there is no need for maintenance…), have them inspected by the government authority, then have another inspection by a 3rd party. Oh and to make the matters even worse, if you get caught reselling these items without PSE stickers on, you will be fined 100,000,000yen (=$1MIL). Needless to say, most stores that sell vintage audio/music gear are planning on pulling these "non-PSE-stickered" items off their shelves. The reasoning for the law is to enforce safety with manufacturing of all electronic devices, but according to government officials "the safety guideline for manufactures hasn't changed that much since 1967". Then why? Why pass such law? It is rumored that there is some sort of a dirty money connection between the government and few companies who has already obtained their manufacture's license. If you are a musician in Japan- You will not be able to buy vintage amps, vintage synths, vintage keyboards / organs, vintage samplers, vintage turn tables… etc If you record music in Japan- You will not be able to buy vintage tape decks (analog / digital), vintage recorders, vintage mixers… etc If you are a music fanatic in Japan- You will not be able to buy vintage record players, vintage stereos, vintage juke boxes…etc If you are a gamer in Japan- You will not be able to buy Atari, oldschool Nintendos, PlayStations…etc Help out a fellow friend across the ocean. All of my friends back home are completely devestated by this new law and started a petition. If you love any music, movie, games, or anything that came out of Japan… please take 30 seconds to sign this. Don't let the vintage sound disappear from Japan! Sign this petition NOW! Please spread the word…... http://www.PetitionOnline.com/norikok/petition.html Love, Noriko Kaji |
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| Author: | Kev [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:44 pm ] |
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Sucks. Luckily most musicians I know here aren't too "hung up on the rules". This will drive sellers underground and prices for vintage amps up. I doubt that this law will be very easy to enforce. |
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| Author: | unknownrockstar [ Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | more about it |
A little clarification, but this is so far a nasty thing. via boingboing.net: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/22/ja ... sale_.html "you'll see that in the guise of "protecting consumers," this Japanese law will limit the resale of used goods to giant retailers that presently make all their money from new goods, while shutting out user-to-user sales of electronics, pawn shops, market stalls, charity shops, etc. In other words: the sale of used goods will be at the discretion of the companies that stand to lose the most from the sale of used goods. " Sign this petition NOW! Please spread the wordâ?¦... http://www.PetitionOnline.com/norikok/petition.html Love, Noriko Kaji |
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| Author: | Kev [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:09 am ] |
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Sign it! |
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| Author: | Snuff [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:01 pm ] |
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Thats fuct! |
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| Author: | Kev [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:01 pm ] |
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Whoever decided to introduce this law is a real fucker de la madre |
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| Author: | unknownrockstar [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:41 pm ] |
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It's a bundle of joy for electronics companies though... everybody has to buy new stuff - hooray!!! Expect to see folks trying to copy this in other countries if they get away with it in Japan. |
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| Author: | Kev [ Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:59 pm ] |
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Dunno about it catching on in other countries so easily. I mean on the whole your average Japanese consumer is more than happy to throw perfectly good stuff out every couple of years and buy newer models with all the bells and whistles. Graduations, weddings, moving into a new house are all occasions when quite often an inventorial overhall of one's appliances, stereos, TVs etc occur. Electronic goods are significantly cheaper here because so much of what is sold here is also manufactured here. Although the Japanese are reknowned for buying up a lot of the cool vintage gear, it's pretty much still a niche market but it could seem disproportionately larger due to the high population here. Most members of the the popluace wouldn't even flinch at this new law. Most non-Japanese consumers (of items not necessarily just musical) would tend to want to keep their items as long as possible due to the economical and environmental costs so it may be harder to introduce such a law outside of Japan. |
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