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softwareNerd

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The IHT reports on an interesting ruling from the WTO.

  • The US government disallowed some gambling sites that were based in Antigua. Since gaming is covered by the WTO, Antigua filed a complaint, saying that the move by the US had cost it over $3 billion. The US said its move cost Antigua $500,000.
  • The WTO decided that the loss to Antigua was $21 million

Here comes the twist:

The WTO says that Antigua can go ahead and violate copyright and IP with respect to U.S. goods, as a mechanism of recouping this $21 million.

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