Although this is specifically dealing with the online gambling and such there is a company there that make AnyDVD and we all know this is just a side attack of what is really sought out for. So let's hope these things will just be beat. If the gambling ordeal gets beat by US vs. Antigua , this will only cause our favorite plugin Anydvd to be no more. We all know that the US is well known to try to be global domination and their true goal is Slysoft in my opinion.

In order to settle a WTO complaint against the US, Antigua is seeking the right under international law to violate American intellectual property laws.

Antigua is best known to Americans for its pristine beaches and tourist attractions like historic English Harbor. But the dozens of online casinos based there are vital to the island’s economy, serving as its second-largest employer.

The complaint was first filed in 2003, claiming that the US was violating the island country's rights by banning internet gambling.

A W.T.O. panel ruled against the United States in 2004, and its appellate body upheld that decision one year later. In March, the organization upheld that ruling for a second time and declared Washington out of compliance with its rules.

In April 2005, the trade body gave the United States one year to comply with its ruling, but that deadline passed with little more than a statement from Washington that it had reviewed its laws and decided it has been in compliance all along. The case is now before an arbitration body charged with assessing damages.

“This is all new territory,” said Simon Lester, who worked in the appeals unit of the W.T.O. before helping to found WorldTradeLaw.net, which provides legal analysis of trade law disputes.

Mr. Lester expects Hollywood, the music industry and software makers like Microsoft to press Washington to work things out with Antigua.

“But the question,” he said, “is whether that would be enough to make Congress do something.”

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I just love the way the US government takes over a different country by marching out the lawyers