"I am afraid that Switzerland made concessions just because of two individuals who are in a really difficult situation.
VOA: standard.2009.08.23
The news is reminiscent of the discovery madeinSwitzerland a couple of years back that pumping water deep into hot rocks to extract geothermal energy can also cause earthquakes.
In the Costco decision, the Ninth Circuit agreed with prior Supreme Court decisions that the first-sale doctrine applies to works manufactured in the U.S. But the Omega watches in question were madeinSwitzerland, far outside the reach of U.S. copyright law, and sold to authorized dealers in Latin America.