Originally Posted by hfly
Actually Opus, as a US citizen assuming that you only have one title of each with you, are under your $800 limit, etc. etc. they actually have no legal right to do anything to you the way that the law is currently written. As for the "declaration" question above, dn't know how often you travel, however they will often ask what you bought, especially if you just give an unbrokendown number.
hfly -- I travel quite a bit (that's why I'm here!).
My understanding is that these items are contraband (like Cuban cigars, for example). Customs are quite active in online piracy and other similar efforts. I have been questioned about CD's I had in my possession (returning to Portland from Japan) -- they were legitimate CD's with backup software (from my company), but I was advised that I should declare those before I leave the country.