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What is the anti-trust argument made by X Corp's recent lawsuit against advertisers that boycotted X/Twitter

X Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the various advertisers that boycotted X/twitter after Musk took over. The articles I found didn't elaborate much on the lawsuit but what little they do say leaves me wondering what law the advertisers allegedly…
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Is Price Discrimination in the Software Industry legal in the US? (Sneakers resale software case)

There is a software manufacturer that advertises their product for $599 on their website. Conveniently, the software is always out of stock, while the manufacturer “backdoors” some licenses to a selective group of users, at a price of $6,500. Then,…
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Can earthquake insurance companies legally ask about "Other Insurance"?

California Earthquake Authority. §8 on Other Insurance says a. If there is other insurance that covers earthquake loss to the dwelling or other property covered under this policy,we will pay our share of the covered loss or damage. Our share is the…
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Do antitrust laws in the US apply to individuals, such as eBay and Etsy sellers?

I know laws against price fixing apply to large corporations and small businesses alike. However, do such laws also apply to individuals? For example, let's say I am selling cookies on Etsy and find two other local Etsy sellers who also have cookies…
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Why do corporate mergers require the approval of foreign governments?

Design fail: Adobe and Figma call off their merger as antitrust scrutiny intensifies But surprisingly not from American regulators, but from EU regulators. I also sometimes hear similar stories about Asia with Chinese regulators and so on and so…
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Digidyne v. Data General: how does this not legally protect Apple macOS running on non-Apple branded hardware?

I was just reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_General_RDOS#Antitrust_lawsuit which discusses Digidyne v. Data General: When Data General introduced the Data General Nova, a company called Digidyne wanted to use its RDOS operating system on…
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How is the cost of a software service determined?

I just went through a Compliance eLearning which had a section covering anti-trust laws. My understanding of predatory pricing from that is inline with this description I found on wikipedia During the period of predatory prices, the predator's…
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Can Google block from search results websites which break Youtube's TOS?

There are many websites online which let one download videos from YouTube. These breach the Terms of Service of YouTube, which is owned by Google. Could Google legally block these websites from appearing in Google's search results? Could it…
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Is it illegal to operate a business at a loss to gain market share?

In the U.S., is it illegal ("anti-trust") to deliberately operate a business at a loss by providing services priced to steal customers from competition? Assume there is a projection of future earnings that would recover the losses incurred in the…
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Can Apple be found in violation of antitrust laws for Apple Music?

Spotify, Rdio, Pandora and certainly others that I haven't heard of are all competing for a spot on iOS while Apple's Music software is both bundled and cannot be uninstalled. Are there parallels here to Microsoft and Internet Explorer? Is there…
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Why is it wrong for google to show its own other products in its search results?

Google is facing antitrust probe in India. I don't know about other countries but what Indian law is broken in google search? Google search is a private free product. Why is it bad to prefer its own other products like google-maps instead of…
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Does antitrust law allow for a monopoly that strictly benefits consumers?

Antitrust law has long existed under the premise that more competition is better for the consumer. But what if a monopoly were to eliminate competition, and then use the increase in efficiency of an empty market strictly to benefit consumers? The…
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Am I experiencing an anti-trust violation?

Google, Apple et al were fined $430 million dollars recently for, among other things, agreeing not to poach each other's employees. One illegal thing that happened: an internal recruiter was fired for poaching. Agreements against poaching limit…
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Is Facebook a monopoly?

I feel that Facebook is too powerful for various reasons. I would like to know if there are any laws which could be applied to claim they have an illegal level of power or infringement on human and civic rights, or if there are laws which could…
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Are Technological Standards bodies required to be approved by the government?

In the interest of cross vendor compatibility, the method by which different technologies interoperate is often standardized. This means that a non binding agreement is made between multiple parties to abide by rules set forth in a documented…
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