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Article #17651Re: Musea E-mail Club #347 Weeks Tells Why Daily won't Review Indies
From: JEC
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:51
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:51
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I would say that opening up oneself to a potential lawsuit falls under the "overriding business justification" category. "musea" <tomhendricks474@cs.com> wrote in message news:1154227784.817642.282310@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > JEC wrote: >> Exactly what law are they breaking? >> > > I think its under a 'rule of reason' analysis. > > Here's an excerpt from ftc.gov website. > > Some cases are easier than others. The courts decided many years ago > that certain practices, such as price fixing, are so inherently harmful > to consumers that a detailed examination isn't necessary to determine > whether they are reasonable. The law presumes that they are violations > (antitrust lawyers call these per se violations) and condemns them > almost automatically. > > Other practices demand closer scrutiny based on principles that the > courts and antitrust agencies have developed. These cases are examined > under a "rule of reason" analysis. A practice is illegal if it > restricts competition in some significant way and has no overriding > business justification. Practices that meet both characteristics are > likely to harm consumers -- by increasing prices, reducing availability > of goods or services, lowering quality or service, or significantly > stifling innovation. >
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