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11-03-2006, 04:58 AM
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Re: CardPlayer article about WTO
good article thx
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11-03-2006, 01:48 PM
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Re: CardPlayer article about WTO
Ok, so, the WTO will rule in favor of Antigua and Barbuda early next year. It is my understanding(I could be wrong) that when the WTO rules in favor of the two countries they will be the only Countries that can impose some kind of penalty. They were the only two Countries that actually filed the complaint. So, do you'all really think that the US is scared/worried of those two small countries??? If they add a value tax on imports from the US the US can just say fine, we won't ship anything to you anymore. It won't make a dent in our economy but would cripple theirs. This ruling will have little if any affect on the US. Now, if all the countries were to file a complaint then the US will be in dire straits.
Just my humble opinion.
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11-03-2006, 02:37 PM
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Antigua and Barbuda is ONE country, not two.
This doesn't chage your point, but it would aid your credibility in arguments.
Antigua can NOT raise tariffs on goods imported from the US. That is insane to expect. Also, do NOT expect the Brits to jump on the bandwagon here. They have their own agenda and issues and are fleeing the US market. The recent "meeting" in London this week was a complete disaster. The result were press reports slamming online gaming as money-laundering.
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11-03-2006, 02:59 PM
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Re: Antigua and Barbuda is ONE country, not two.
Of course your right--Need to drink coffee first. I think Antigua CAN raise tariffs on imports from the US but like I said it would hurt them a lot more than the US. I really don't think any other country will file a complaint so it will be business as usual after the ruling. There are few countries out there, if any, that can afford to take on the US regarding WTO violations.
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11-03-2006, 03:13 PM
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Re: CardPlayer article about WTO
Actually, what they are thinking about is ignoring US copyrights and patents. Thus, they might sell new release movies, dvds etc. over the Internet. That sanction might lead to real compliance by feds.
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11-03-2006, 03:17 PM
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Re: Antigua and Barbuda is ONE country, not two.
My understanding of what is likely to happen when the WTO finds against the US is somewhat different. When this happens the WTO is likely to grant Antigua the legal right to ignore copyrights held by US companies. Whether these are Software, music or other types of copyrights, it will greatly upset many large companies, who should then be suddenly fighting this battle with us.
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11-03-2006, 03:19 PM
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Re: Antigua and Barbuda is ONE country, not two.
that would be awesome
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11-03-2006, 03:23 PM
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Re: Antigua and Barbuda is ONE country, not two.
[ QUOTE ]
My understanding of what is likely to happen when the WTO finds against the US is somewhat different. When this happens the WTO is likely to grant Antigua the legal right to ignore copyrights held by US companies. Whether these are Software, music or other types of copyrights, it will greatly upset many large companies, who should then be suddenly fighting this battle with us. [/ QUOTE ] remember though, the issue with all these is then getting the word out that these Disney, Miramax, etc. products ARE in Antigua and available to the US. The US won't let Antigua run commercials, so it'll be word of mouth, unless I'm mistaken. It will not only be in the form of the physical product (aka the DVD or a Goofy doll) but most likely massive server farms for bitTorrents. Any thoughts on if i'm wrong here? I'd like to see the WTO setting these servers up for Antigua too. I'd gladly click every single advertisement on their site each time i searched for a movie/song off their server.
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