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Behind the WTO Case

  • Kodak's so-called "distribution countermeasures" are 27 years old and long out of date.
  • Japan's distribution system had nothing to do with government intervention and had no effect on the competitive position of imported film.
  • Neither imported nor domestic film are restricted by Japanese laws on marketing or access to retail stores.
  • In fact, Kodak aggressively promoted film sales through its sponsorship of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan by making several premium offers.


America's WTO Scorecard (U.S. vs. Other Countries)
Parties Product U.S. Win U.S. Loss Settled
U.S., EC and Canada
vs. Japan		 Liquor o    
U.S. vs. Canada Periodicals o    
U.S., Ecuador, Guatemala,
Honduras and Mexico vs. EC		 Bananas o    
U.S. vs.
European Community		 Hormones in meat o    
U.S. vs. India Patent protection
for pharmaceutical
and agricultural
chemical products 		o    
U.S. vs. Korea Product shelf-life     o
U.S. vs. Portugal Patent protection     o
U.S. vs. Australia Textiles, clothing and footwear     o
U.S. vs. Japan Sound recordings     o
U.S. vs. Pakistan Patent protection
for pharmaceutical
and agricultural
chemical products 		    o
U.S. vs. European Community Grain     o
U.S. vs. Turkey Motion picture film revenues     o
U.S. vs. Argentina Textiles, clothing
and footwear 		o    
U.S. vs. EU, Ireland, and UK Reclassification of
computer equipment 		o    
U.S. vs. Hungary Agricultural products     o