Ranting to /dev/null

Intellectual property doomsday

Antigua has formally petitioned the WTO for permission to suspend its intellectual property obligations to the US. If approved, this would give Antigua unlimited permission to copy and distribute any and all intellectual property subject to American IP legal protection: patent, copyright, you name it. Trademarks would be up for grabs too, but not nearly as useful. All The Pirate Bay needs to do is shift their servers to Antigua and they will be legally untouchable.

How did this happen? Because the US has repeatedly ignored Antigua's WTO complaints about internet gambling. Congress set up discriminatory legislation which hurt Antigua's business and essentially protecting US businesses. Last month the nuclear option of ignoring IP treaties was suggested as a possibility, but it's come to fruition.

I can't wait.