US loses WTO ruling

[Gobgogbog]

I figure I can't really be the first to post this, but I've looked all over and don't see it posted anywhere, sooo....

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/200...bling-laws.html

How good is this for us?

[Gobgogbog]

Yeah, I knew I couldn't be the first to post it: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post9769091

Dunno why it wasn't showing up when I searched before.

[FreakDaddy]

Funny, because I found out about this a couple of days ago and was about to post something because I haven't seen anything. Unfortunetly it's not going to change much of anything. World laws (and agreements) don't apply to the US, just ask them.

[Dire]

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World laws (and agreements) don't apply to the US, just ask them.

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..unless of course they agree with them in which case it's paramount that the US not only comply with, but also actively [force] the rest of the world to. I sure do love living in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[Anders]

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Funny, because I found out about this a couple of days ago and was about to post something because I haven't seen anything. Unfortunetly it's not going to change much of anything. World laws (and agreements) don't apply to the US, just ask them.

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Isn't this a step along the way towards getting US international copyright and IP revoked in the eyes of the WTO? And didn't the US back down VERY fast the last time that happened?

[redbeard]

Unfortunately from what I've heard Antigua has said they will not seek the copyright penalty thing. If they did it would cause the US to rethink their attitude.

[Pog0]

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Unfortunately from what I've heard Antigua has said they will not seek the copyright penalty thing. If they did it would cause the US to rethink their attitude.

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What other penalties are viable?

[Sniper]

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Unfortunately from what I've heard Antigua has said they will not seek the copyright penalty thing. If they did it would cause the US to rethink their attitude.

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What other penalties are viable?

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Pog, Antigua can't really do anything to hurt the US, but that isn't the reason why they are doing this... attacking the US in another way would not help them at all... they want to use the WTO decision to reopen the online gaming market, plain and simple.

One of the interesting side effects, however, may be... that if the US doesn't follow the WTO ruling, after all appeals are exhausted... why should anyone else follow the WTO... this has very broad implications...

[crzylgs]

The ruling also sets a precedent that could get other IG-friendly countries (ones that could potentially harm the US with sanctions) speedier judgment in their favor.

[caguma]

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Unfortunately from what I've heard Antigua has said they will not seek the copyright penalty thing. If they did it would cause the US to rethink their attitude.

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What other penalties are viable?

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Pog, Antigua can't really do anything to hurt the US, but that isn't the reason why they are doing this... attacking the US in another way would not help them at all... they want to use the WTO decision to reopen the online gaming market, plain and simple.

One of the interesting side effects, however, may be... that if the US doesn't follow the WTO ruling, after all appeals are exhausted... why should anyone else follow the WTO... this has very broad implications...

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While I like being optimistic, I doubt the WTO will be affected much by the US not following the ruling in this case. The rest of the world has bigger fish to fry with us, mainly our farm subsidies.