Europe playing protectionism. One has to ask, therefore, if we go by the regulators' arguments that certain cheeses are associated with certain places, can we expand that scope in America's favor? Take the movie industry, for instance. Hip-hop, rock and roll, heavy metal, and rap are intrinsicly identifiable with America, but the European music industry produces products in these genres. Can the US make similar demand? How about clothing? Blue jeans ring a bell? I'm sure Europe will politely ask to US to comply. The US will reject the request. Then, the EU will start targeting those individual US companies operating in Europe with fines, bans or whatever and the US will retaliate, first, through the WTO and, second, possibly through retaliatory measures that mimick the EU's moves.
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