Import duties, every year it's the same sh*t in the EU, also with the updates.
Downloads are free (not officially).

For the UK: Isn't PGmusic a Canadian based company with some different custom rules?
Ask Deryk if he can send it from Canada LoL.

PS in December each year there is a 4 weeks 50% discount period; wait until then or upgrade from the wma version if you can't wait?

Maybe PG can set up shop in the EU at some point. Every year we pay the even 26% (not only VAT but importduties too) over stuff we have already paid for (the same files again, plus 20% new stuff).

I would suggest for PG to make a separate updated files ONLY as download for registered customers. Peer to Peer torrents?
I have a Russian program with regular updates of some 30 to even 90 GB. files, works fine with a modern internet provider.