Also the Antiguan economy has been hurt badly by the antigambeling laws. At one point I believe 80% of their economy was based on US gambling. Now that number is probably inflated, especially considering that gambeling really started to take off when the rest of their economy crashed. Still while it is disputed how much better off their economy would be if the US wasn't so protective of it's gambling industry it would be in a lot better shape. Losses are estimated at over a billion, so a 3 billion fine does not seem unreasonable. Also consider that this case has been dragging on for years, and the US has behaved very badly during that time, so some punitive damages would definitely not be out of place. At one point it even said it would start following the treaty and that the dispute was settled and then it went and did nothing. That sort of behavior just can't be tolerated, the US would be screaming bloody murder if say china tried to do something like that.
As for hurting the record industry... the aim is to hurt the US and the only way Antigua has to do that is by ignoring US copyrights. The WTO treats countries as a single thing, not as a multitude of things, because it can't interfere in the operations within a country. Such is the price for sovereignty.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
As for hurting the record industry... the aim is to hurt the US and the only way Antigua has to do that is by ignoring US copyrights. The WTO treats countries as a single thing, not as a multitude of things, because it can't interfere in the operations within a country. Such is the price for sovereignty.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."