Continuing our utopian fantasy, imagine that the antitrust laws treated unions the way they treat corporations.
The SEC argues Wall Street houses are immune from antitrust laws in these cases.
Market dominance arising solely from innovation is therefore virtually unassailable under the antitrust laws.
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Antitrust laws are meant to encourage competition within industries and promote fair business practices.
Market dominance that is achieved or entrenched through exclusionary conduct could conceivably violate the antitrust laws.
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The EU has proven how tough it can be in enforcing its antitrust laws.
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Despite settling, HarperCollins and Hachette both denied violating antitrust laws and defended the agency model.
In order for antitrust laws to apply, a business must be engaged in interstate commerce.
The class action suit alleges violations of U.S. antitrust laws by the named Defendants.
Because antitrust laws are vague and contradictory, practically any successful business can be targeted for enforcement.
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If the government tried to apply antitrust laws consistently, it would amount to the abolition of business.
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America's antitrust laws do not provide any basis for government regulators to attempt to design software products.
It may harm Google's competitors, but it benefits consumers, whom the antitrust laws are supposed to protect.
He says that he supports antitrust laws, occupational health and safety regulations, equal-opportunity-employment requirements, and mandatory unemployment insurance.
Not everyone is a fan of the antitrust laws, believing that they discourage innovation and create an anti-business atmosphere.
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To the contrary, the antitrust laws are designed to encourage all business, even monopolists, to engage in aggressive competition.
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But the Department of Justice says it's a valid test of antitrust laws.
And this is precisely what antitrust laws do: they restrict freedom of competition.
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" He added that any attempts to impose a broader fishing halt "may be in violation of federal antitrust laws.
Then there is the Section 568 group, named after a provision of the antitrust laws permitting colleges to rig prices.
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Railways and major league baseball, notes Mr Grisso, are the only two businesses in America that are exempt from antitrust laws.
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At the end of the day, antitrust laws are only meant to punish businesses that intentionally dominate the market through misconduct.
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Underwriters also form syndicates to share the risk of bringing a new company to market--evidence of illegal collusion under antitrust laws?
Others use vague antitrust laws to try to block our best companies.
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Blumenthal, who hasn't yet issued any lawsuits in the case, says that the IDSA's guidelines may be in violation of antitrust laws.
The prospect of lengthy litigation is particularly precarious for the owners, since damages are triple if a trial determines owners violated antitrust laws.
The NFL should be able to make a strong case that the exclusive agreement with Reebok was entered into without violating antitrust laws.
The Federal Trade Commission, which along with the Department of Justice enforces federal antitrust laws, settled with Google in January over similar issues.
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Such behavior would almost surely be illegal under U.S. antitrust laws, enforceable by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, or private lawsuits.
The retailers maintain that Visa, MasterCard and the banks violate antitrust laws by fixing the fees they pay to accept credit and debit cards.
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