Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:30:05 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au> Cc: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RMS: A threat to society? Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010919212628.04442b60@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200109191347.f8JDl5i21378@dungeon.home> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010918092037.046e2a90@localhost> <3BA3248D.5E47FDC9@mindspring.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913023437.045fae70@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913002733.05261930@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010912203732.0492cc80@localhost> <20010912225151.58FCD37B40B@hub.freebsd.org> <20010912215547.98067.qmail@web20806.mail.yahoo.com> <01091219512600.11358@proxy.the-i-pa.com> <20010912225428.A9675@citusc17.usc.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913021952.045974f0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913185102.0497c9e0@localhost> <15266.22869.722204.601040@guru.mired.org> <3BA3248D.5E47FDC9@mindspring.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20010918092037.046e2a90@localhost>
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At 07:47 AM 9/19/2001, Stephen McKay wrote: >I suppose it could be illegal if RMS were a recognised software monopoly. Not true. Anti-competitive tactics such as "dumping" for the purpose of destroying businesses are illegal whether or not one has a monopoly. See the US's Robinson-Patman Act and the many state laws restricting unfair business practices. (I don't know what the statutes are Down Under, but would wager that there are similar laws there. Probably stricter ones, in fact, based on what I *have* seen of Australian law.) --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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