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Zookz is as wrong on the law as the sky is blue. It's as if they have based their legal opinions on newspaper clippings. They should consult a trade lawyer who has actually brought cases before the WTO and knows the procedure. This idea has been ready to go for some time, by the people who brought the case in the first place. It's never been launched because Antigua has decided to delay implementation of the sanctions while they are actively involved in negotiations with the United States. Before Antigua can implement sanctions, they have to file a detailed plan with the WTO and it needs to be approved by the WTO. That applies to any WTO sanctions whether it is this first of its kind or traditional tariffs. Even if Antigua had been approved for this specific action, it doesn't give any company that throws up a site in Antigua the right to take advantage of it. Here's an analogy. If Country A is authorized to place tariffs on fruit from Country B, and it is all approved by the WTO, that doesn't give the right to any vendor in Country A to start charging that tariff. Country A would have to decide where the tariff would be collected, at the port or the point of sale. Country A would also determine where the proceeds of that tariff should be directed. It's supposed to benefit the originally affected parties. So now we have Zookz, a rogue operation that has absolutely no connection to the case, and no approval from the Antiguan Government, let alone the WTO. Knowing how the Federal Courts work, they would have a rough fight if they had approval, without the blessings of the Antiguan Goivernment and the WTO, they may as well turn themselves into Federal Prison today. They are also now under the microscope of the Antiguan Attorney General. It would not surprise me to see charges brought against them in Antigua if they do not cease and desist. But hey, I have been wrong before. If they want to take their chances with the Antiguan and American legal system with their lawyer and his opinion, that's their perogative.