On the one hand, individual consumers pirate music and printed material easily (as was held in the case of Napster Inc vs Record labels9). This ultimately affects sales and hence revenues of the industry. Consequently there will be tax revenue decline as firms’ sales could be negatively affected. On the other hand, the Internet provides a market place that can familiarise the rest of the world of Caribbean music, literature, culture, and products, hence the potential for increase exports. An increase in exports should expand revenues of regional establishments, thus increasing tax revenues for member government via income and capital gains taxes.