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To: Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au>
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Subject: Re: RMS: A threat to society? 
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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


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