Comments on: Antigua Gets $21 Million

By: John Harrold

John Harrold — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:32:49 +0000

21 million is fine, Heck $1 is fine. They just deduct 1/100000 of a cent for every copy right violation. Continue to do this until the rake up their 21 million in credit. Then they get to infringe in the copyrights 2.1e+14 times. However there is a transaction cost associated with this. It’s approximately 1/100000 of a cent, so they never actually deduct anything from their initial credit and continue on for ever — at least that’s how I would argue it if I were Antigua.

By: Ochressandro

Ochressandro — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:02:33 +0000

Yeah, I have to agree with above comments. I think Copyright and the entire concept of “intellectual property” are corrupt, but there’s no connection here. Much as I want to see the RIAA and MPAA suffer, I want to see them suffer for their own sins, not someone else’s.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:55:11 +0000

Punishing the owners of US-originated IP for the sins of the Federal Government is hardly a fair decision. Why does the WTO even exist?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:11:19 +0000

I can’t wait for the RIAA stormtroopers to blockade the island.

By: Windypundit

Windypundit — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:21:03 +0000

Let’s see, the moralizing goons in our government screwed up, but someone else—copyright holders—will have to pay. Isn’t that just typical.

By: MikeT

MikeT — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:40:35 +0000

Actually, this is a big deal if they estimate the worth of each good at the cost to fabricate a CD or DVD. If they sell goods at that price, you’d have copies of Microsoft Office going for $0.10/copy. That would really, really add up in damages.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:36:43 +0000

On my blog tobaccoland dot us I suggest that the government of Antigua should be able to hack into the bank accounts of the President and the Congressmen who supported these restrictions in order to get back their money. The idea that the creative community in the US (of which I consider myself a small part as I have recently published a book - see link on name) should suffer is absurd. Make Bush and his Christian fundamentalists friends pay for their illegal restrictions.
Sorry for the shameless self promotion.

By: Waste

Waste — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:10:21 +0000

The $21 million is annualy. So they get to break the copyrights on $21 million until the US changes the law. Good for them.

By: Mikestermike

Mikestermike — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:56:42 +0000

Airfare and hotel from Houston to Antigua for 2 weeks: $4,600
Kayak trip while there: $75.00
Bonus $250.00 in casino chips: Free
Ability to pirate anything I want from the US: Priceless.