In Dec 21st Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy

[Gary D]

PARIS — In an unusual ruling on Friday at the World Trade Organization, the Caribbean nation of Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like films and music from the United States — an award worth up to $21 million — as part of a dispute between the countries over online gambling.

The award follows a W.T.O. ruling that Washington had wrongly blocked . . . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/bu...l?ref=business

And the music industries "wise" response>

A prominent music industry publication has condemned last week's World Trade Organization (WTO) decision to award the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua $21 million a year in retaliatory measures

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