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Originally Posted by Rollo
Unfortunately, I don't think much will happen and the US can ignore the ruling pretty much with impunity as all it does is give Antigua the right to impose sanctions on the U.S. to compensate ... which it's powerless to do becuase it has a miniscule economy.
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I disagree. If Antigua chooses to exercise "cross-retaliation" against the U.S., as is allowed under the WTO rules, then the effects could be significant. You wouldn't need a large economy to have companies start reselling U.S. copyright-protected materials for discount over the internet. The level of infrastructure is probably no more than what is needed for Antigua to house its current internet gambling operations.