- WiththedevelopmentofantitrusteconomicsandUSeconomy,USantitrustlawhasbeenchanginggreatly.Afundamentaltensionexistsbetweenintellectualpropertyandantitrustlaw.ItwassuedbytheU.S.federalgovernmentforviolatingantitrustlaw.ThedealneedstheapprovaloftheMOCund...
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- Pessimistspredictaneverlastingpatentwar,muchasthewiderinformation-technologyindustryseemspermanentlyembroiledinantitrustaction.Itwaswishfulthinkingthen,andremainssotoday,aslong-runningantitrustactionsflareupagainandregulatorspondernewmovesagainstthei...
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- Ms.Varney’snewpolicymorecloselyalignsAmericanantitrustpolicyonmonopoliesandpredatorypracticeswiththeviewsofantitrustregulatorsattheEuropeanCommission.Thatistrueofantitrustpolicy,whentherehasbeenagreatdealofconvergence.Formultinationalfirms,thisdisag...
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- Itsresponse,theShermanAntitrustActof1890,wasbriefandtothepoint.Alawregulatingtherailroadswasenactedin1887(InterstateCommerceAct)andanother,preventinglargefirmsfromcontrollingasingleindustry,in1890(ShermanAntitrustAct).In1890CongresspassedtheShermanAn...
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- Europe'stopappealscourtwillannounceitsdecisionSept.17onMicrosoft'sappealofEurope'slargestantitrustcaseever.TENyearsafterMicrosoftwasdraggedbeforethecourts,allitsbigantitrustcasesarebackinthenews.Hisvisionsdidn'thelpwhenthefedscameknockinginthelat...
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- Liberalplatformsregularlypronounceforantitrustenforcement.ThemonopolisticexcessesoftheRobberBaronsledtoantitrustlaws.Itwouldassurethatfederalantitrustprosecutionscanimprisononlypeoplewhoaremorallyculpable.WhenfivetelevisionstudiosbecameentangledinaJu...
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