Antigua Set to Become Legal Pirate Haven?

A small Caribbean island nation of fewer than 90,000 people could become the first legal haven for pirated content on the Internet.

The World Trade Organization confirmed on Monday an earlier decision granting Antigua and Barbuda (which in English translates to "Antique and Bearded") the right to suspend U.S. copyrights, paving the way for a government-run pirate website full of U.S. copyrighted content like movies, TV shows, music and software.

The latest decision technically allows Antigua to launch an online website where it can sell access to U.S. copyrighted material without having to compensate whoever holds the legal rights to those materials. Think of a legally-approved Pirate…
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