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The Ramifications of the Microsoft Anti-trust Case on Other Intellectual Properties
Overview There are many lessons to be learned from the current Microsoft Anti-Trust case. The most important lesson has to do with the preservation of intellectual property as personal, own-able, proprietary goods. Without the protection the constitution affords personal property, we become a socialist, egalitarian state where the ruling “class” or party can unilaterally decide to expropriate personal property for the “good of the state. Our government’s persecution of Mr. Bill Gates and his Microsoft Corporation smacks of political payback. The Sherman, Clayton, and Robinson-Patman Anti-trust statutes take great pains to differentiate intellectual properties from other types of commerce scrutinized by these “consumer protection” laws.
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | January 2000 | Downloads | 65 |
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