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Old 01-27-2013, 03:00 PM   #35
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This hardly seems fair to the individual copyright holders. They are not responsible for the US breaking WTO rules.
No, but that's always the case. If some country charges punitive tariffs, who's going to suffer? Certainly not the targeted country as such. What we have here is really a rather enlightened and benevolent approach.

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How would you like it if a foreign country took money from you personally because of some action of your government?
It's not really taking money, is it, you're just selling less. I don't see how that's so different from the steel mill owner who suddenly can't sell anything in the US because they've decided to charge 100% or so import dues.

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Would it not be easier simply for the US government to abide by the WTO's ruling on online gambling sites? That appears to be the issue at the root of this problem.
That's just crazy talk. Not gonna happen.

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