[Am-info] Monopolies can be legal

[Sujal Shah]

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from http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/antitrust/antitrust_5.html

"Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes it unlawful to monopolize, attempt 
to monopolize, or conspire to monopolize a line of commerce. It is 
significant that the statute does not speak in terms of the existence of 
a monopoly; rather, its focus is on the act of monopolization, which 
requires something more. The offense of monopolization  , which is not 
purely structural, has two elements: (1) possession of monopoly power in 
the relevant market, and (2) willful acquisition or maintenance of that 
power."

This was forwarded to me by a friend that happens to be a lawyer, and 
one that happens to be more aware of technology issues than most lawyers 
I've met.  The rest of the document is an interesting read, if you're 
interested in this sort of thing.  The political scientist in me can't 
resist this type of stuff. :-)

So, repeat after me: Monopolies are not illegal. :-)

I don't think my foot is anywhere near my mouth.

Sujal

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<fixed>from http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/antitrust/antitrust_5.html


"Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes it unlawful to monopolize, attempt
to monopolize, or conspire to monopolize a line of commerce. It is
significant that the statute does not speak in terms of the existence
of a monopoly; rather, its focus is on the act of monopolization,
which requires something more. The offense of monopolization  , which
is not purely structural, has two elements: (1) possession of monopoly
power in the relevant market, and (2) willful acquisition or
maintenance of that power."


This was forwarded to me by a friend that happens to be a lawyer, and
one that happens to be more aware of technology issues than most
lawyers I've met.  The rest of the document is an interesting read, if
you're interested in this sort of thing.  The political scientist in
me can't resist this type of stuff. :-)


So, repeat after me: Monopolies are not illegal. :-)


I don't think my foot is anywhere near my mouth.


Sujal</fixed>
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