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Naughty Microsoft has wrist slapped
of course a million $$$s a day fine would be a whomp to most companies,
but to Microsoft it's not so bad especially since they have been in
violation since 1995.
For a video of Janet Reno giving to up to Bill (in the British sense) see
today's NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/late/index.html
"The Justice Department said the company violated a 1995 court order the
government obtained to bar the company from anticompetitive licensing
practices. The government sought a $1 million a day fine. ``Microsoft is
unlawfully taking advantage of its Windows monopoly to protect and extend
that monopoly,'' Attorney General Janet Reno told reporters. "
The Department Of Justice press release is available at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/press_releases/1997press/1235.htm
The original 1995 case is available at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases3/micros0/micros0.htm
The guidelines the DOJ uses for resolving the contradictions between
anti-trust law and intellectual property are at (WordPerfect format only):
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/guidelin.htm
Enjoy,
P
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