Volume II

Issue : 22: November 18, 2004

• European Court of Justice Releases Decisions on Scope of Database Protection
• Idaho Obtains Judgement to Permanently Ban Fax Spammer from State
• UPS and Other Couriers File Suit against Maines Tobacco Sales Law
• Indian Supreme Court Finds Computer Software a Good not a Service
• FCC VoIP Ruling Removes Regulatory Power from the States
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada releases Annual Report
• Dow Jones Settling Internet Defamation Case by Gutnick
• B.C. Privacy Commissioner Releases Report on U.S. PATRIOT Act
• Ontario Judge Awards Significant Damages in Cyber libel Case
• WTO Report Finds U.S. in Breach of GATS over Online Gambling Dispute
• Judge Finds Content from the Internet Archive Website Admissible

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WTO Report Finds U.S. in Breach of GATS over Online Gambling Dispute

In March 2003, Antigua and Barbuda requested from the World Trade Organization consultations regarding measures applied by the United States that affected cross-border supply of gambling and betting services. The islands argued that these measures which prohibited Americans from placing bets in online casinos violated trade commitments the United States has made as a member of the WTO. As these consultations did not resolve the dispute, Antigua and Barbuda requested that the WTO establish a panel to examine the dispute. The panel released its report last week in which it concluded that the measures at issue prohibit the cross border supply of gambling and betting services in a manner inconsistent with GATS and the commitments of the United States as a WTO member.

For a copy of the report, visit:

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/285r_e.pdf