http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/07/16/3-count-play-them-off/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2009/07/16/3-count-play-them-off/comment-page-1/#comment-126869 drwilliampepper Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:57:48 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/?p=4032#comment-126869 According to Neil Turkewitz, an executive vice president at the RIAA who specializes in international issues, the first step would be for the government of Antigua to seek the WTO's approval for a method to impose the $21 million worth of sanctions. "There’s been no request, and there’s been no consent granted to proceed in this manner," Turkewitz said. And even if the WTO did permit a downloading service, he said, it would have to be confined to Antigua and limited to U.S. intellectual property. No Beatles songs, in other words.This is erroneous on two counts. Once the WTO arbitrator ruled, no additional “permission” is needed to enforce a judgment. Not in this or any other ruling. All members are bound by the ruling of the WTO. This specific ruling exempted Antigua from TRIPS and its international copyright convention. Hypothesis from LA TImes, “It seems much more realistic that the WTO was imposing $21 million worth of pain annually on U.S. industries, measured by the market value of the intellectual property distributed. A single trade secret could be worth well more than that sum.” The ruling deals with compensation for Antigua that is based on revenue. The WTO did not rule on “perceived value” of an item, just the inbound revenue. It leaves that up to the entity to determine pricing of its products. - Dr. William Pepper - International Legal Counsel, ZookZ According to Neil Turkewitz, an executive vice president at the RIAA who specializes in international issues, the first step would be for the government of Antigua to seek the WTO's approval for a method to impose the $21 million worth of sanctions. "There’s been no request, and there’s been no consent granted to proceed in this manner," Turkewitz said. And even if the WTO did permit a downloading service, he said, it would have to be confined to Antigua and limited to U.S. intellectual property. No Beatles songs, in other words.This is erroneous on two counts. Once the WTO arbitrator ruled, no additional “permission” is needed to enforce a judgment. Not in this or any other ruling. All members are bound by the ruling of the WTO. This specific ruling exempted Antigua from TRIPS and its international copyright convention. Hypothesis from LA TImes, “It seems much more realistic that the WTO was imposing $21 million worth of pain annually on U.S. industries, measured by the market value of the intellectual property distributed. A single trade secret could be worth well more than that sum.” The ruling deals with compensation for Antigua that is based on revenue. The WTO did not rule on “perceived value” of an item, just the inbound revenue. It leaves that up to the entity to determine pricing of its products. – Dr. William Pepper – International Legal Counsel, ZookZ

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