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RE: Copied Disks & Cracked Games: Gaming in Libya in Early 2000s
I'm not sure about the embargo's period so I don't know the answer to that. But the US/Libya relations are bad for a few decades and they're still bad.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there a trade embargo between the United States and Libya at that time, as well?
What I'm fascinated with, in regards of cracked disks, they have the cover/title images printed on them, which means that they were mass produced somewhere. Not just copied with normal 'blank' CD/DVDs.
Which means someone went through the trouble of mass producing illegitimate copies, something that carries significant legal consequences in many parts of the globe.
That's what I think too. It's sad...
I wonder if they were never found, or if they operated in a country/region that doesn't have these laws (or it's too much hassle to enforce them there.)
It's most likely the latter. Groups that make products like these rely on the fact that they're government is either impotent or doesn't care. We see a similar phenomenon in China. Every now and again, we hear about lead in baby formula or something like it. For all the power the Chinese government wields, they only care about stuff like this when there's a serious problem. They mainly take action at that point just to save face.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility that these mass produced illegitimate copies being from China.