[opendtv] Re: Supply chain agrees switchover measures
- From: "johnwillkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:45:39 -0700
You mean it's escaped your catholic knowledge that "anti-trust" law in the
U.S. is a large anvil, but what passes for "anti-trust" in the U.K. is a
mere pea by comparison?
The E.U. might be trying to take up the slack, but they've only been in the
antitrust field for about a decade or so, and the U.S. has about an 80 year
head start. (So, it might take the E.U. five or ten years to catch up; glad
to hear that now, one can lawfully sell a pound of bananas in the U.K. and
Ireland, now that another part of the E.U. relented.)
So, the short answer is that vertical antitrust (where vendors work with
suppliers in ways that affect markets or which are 'unfair' to other vendors
or suppliers) is essentially unlawful in the U.S., at least since the 1950's
or so.
I note the recent decision that said after 40 or so years that it isn't a
per se antitrust violation for them to talk about maintaining prices; you
just have to go to court, with treble damages the possible loss. This line
of cases might expand in the future, but the door still is fairly tightly
shut on vertical antitrust.)
Horizontal antitrust (where suppliers collude among each other to carve up
markets or raise prices) is unlawful in the U.S. and the U.K., but we're
much more 'pissy' about it in the U.S.
John Willkie
-----Mensaje original-----
De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Manfredi, Albert E
Enviado el: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:33 PM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Supply chain agrees switchover measures
So my question is, why is it that in the UK these measures, virtually
identical to those mandated by the FCC over here, can be agreed upon
voluntarily by the CE vendors and retailers, whereas here vendors and
retailers have to be dragged kicking and screaming? Simple question.
Bert
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