A record company that sells records without authorization from a British songwriter or without paying rayalties to the songwriter has no likely legal problem if the records are only sold outside Britain, as the British songwriter will not sue abroad because of its cost and risks (corrupt judges).

When someone imports the infringing records into Britain, the label becomes exposed to lawsuits. Whereas if a British company infringes the copyright of a song in Hong Kong the British courts will no take an infringement case, unless the records were also sold in Britain.

Surely a record that a British record company sells in both Britain and Hong Kong does not infringe but the same record company may have many record that it sells in Hong Kong or abroad that it does not sell in Britain because of the legal “infringement” risks.

For record producers at other countries it is the same thing.

The no import rule is part of the scam to avoid royalty payments to songwriters.

From personal experience….

Another point, BPI is not a record producer nor a copyright holding company, as is its members are. BPI is more of a monopoly seeking cartel like RIAA. How is it that they can sue and get paid? Odd to me.