It also applies to restricting free trade. If Hunte feels that the leaks from the Board meeting and all the actions of the list were damaging to his business, maybe that could possibly be where the "Antitrust" part comes in. Just guessing, this isn't anything I have any experience with (Thank Goodness!). - Janice In a message dated 4/29/2007 10:58:05 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: In brief, anti-trust laws refer to price fixing, bid rigging, and allocation of product in certain markets...in other words, the only way Hunte could sue us under anti-trust laws were if we could influence the price of puppies and dogs and/or the number of dogs available. DUH???? The original Sherman Anti-Trust Act has been amended a few times, but none of it can be applied to dog clubs...not in your wildest dreams. If you've ever heard of "mergers and acquisitions," which is BIG BUSINESS, that's where anti-trust laws usually come into play these days...but dog clubs? How absolutely STUPID! Janice Buchanan Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds _http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/_ (http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/) "If our dogs were smarter, they could tell us what they were thinking. If we were smarter, they wouldn't need to." ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================