Antigua – Barbuda Wins Another Round With U.S. | IXGAMES

In a 97-page report released last week - a panel weighing Antigua’s complaint that the online gambling ban violates free trade agreements said that Antigua/Barbuda has no effective trade sanctions against the United States in terms of services and agreed that the country could suspend copyright - trademark - and intellectual property obligations. The decision means Antigua can take copyright-protected U.S. goods - like CD’s and software, and sell them without copyright protection. The value of the goods can total up to $21 million a year to satisfy the supposed damages the country has suffered. The ruling estimated Antigua’s trade loss at $21 million, which is much less than the country estimated but more than the United States estimated. Antigua/Barbuda claimed $3.4 billion in losses:… the United States said the country would lose $500,000. The panel came up with its figure based on compliance with the U.S. law rather than actual loss estimates based on the gaming prohibition. Mark Mendel - the lawyer who led the case for Antigua/Barbuda - said: Antigua doesn’t want to negate American intellectual property rights. They don’t want to sell … DVD’s and copies of Microsoft Office.