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US Gambling Law May Cause Flouting of IP Laws
Red Flayer writes "Slate Magazine reports that the US's recent actions to clarify restrictions of on-line gambling may have some very important unintended consequences. Antigua has challenged the legitimacy of the US's partial restrictions under the WTO, claiming that the laws represent a free trade infringement. What is so significant about this is that Antigua would be fully justified (and I imagine, would get a lot of support from other nations) in ignoring the US's patent and trademark laws. Freetrade.org has a more in-depth analysis (albeit with a predetermined opinion on the topic). Pre-register now for your copy of Antiguasoft Vista."
Watching those militia men run (or, rather, waddle) across a battlefield would be quite a sight.
Thats why I said it'd be great TV.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
Yea, And canada wasn't dumping government subsidised lumber in the US forcing mills to close shop in the 90's. China (or japan) wasn't dumping metals below market price in the market in the 80's and 90's causing steel mills to close either.
Nope, nobody but the US ever does stuff like that. Who would have though a country would have the nerve to artificialy inflate crop prices by not growing or producing in certain areas or just inflate the prices so the farmers could make thier mortgage and equiptment payments. I mean the nerve of the US producing all that food for export and trying to make sure thier farmers could keep thier land to continue feeding the world. I remeber being outraged when they tried to pay me not to raise pigs and I had made more money not raising pigs then my neighbor who did. Of course that only lasted a short time. But we both kept our homes and land.
I'm wondering why anyone would buy food from the US with all the bad stuff it does. I mean they should just refuse to buy this "economicly tainted food" and buy from all the other countries not doing this stuff.
And what nation can invade three nations and wage war against them currently ?
What nation *thinks* it can? The USA of course! Go USA!
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
Apparently you did, as you seem to be quite clueless on what the issues were. Perhaps you just had a thing for chicks who don't shave? In that case, you should tell us if you got anything out of it. On second thought, don't. I just ate...
The issue I heard from the people in Seattle way back when was that WTO is an unelected body that has been given the power to veto nearly any US law that somehow affects the bottom line of a company based outside the US. Mostly I think they were worried about our labor and environmental laws. However, this story illustrates that the problem doesn't stop there, and is very real.