Re: Antigua Gov launching legal pirate site?

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
<michael.blanchard () emc com> wrote:
> They'll make a litteral ton of cash at $5 a month.....
>
>  This is like the Russian MP3 sites where anyone can legally DL a song for 10 cents I'd figure....
>
>  I wonder if they'll have cracks and keygens along with the Warez they'll be selling... and what does that mean to a 
> US buyer whom legally purchased the software from the Aniguan government?
>
>  Interesting stuff LOL
>
> http://torrentfreak.com/antigua-government-set-to-launch-pirate-website-to-punish-united-states-130124/
>
> The Government of Antigua is planning to launch a website selling movies, music and software, without paying U.S. 
> copyright holders. The Caribbean island is taking the unprecedented step because the United States refuses to lift a 
> trade "blockade" preventing the island from offering Internet gambling services, despite several WTO decisions in 
> Antigua's favor. The country now hopes to recoup some of the lost income through a WTO approved "warez" site.
That is freakin' hilarious. Apparently, the US goes not control the
WTO like it does the UN Security Council.

Jeff
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