Posts Tagged ‘FTC v. Microsoft Corp.’
The Emergence of Esports and How Current Antitrust Principles Can Impact the Industry
By: Frances Ricks Esports are video games that range from popular team tournaments to single-player games to virtual reconstructions of actual sports.[1] These games have been around since the 1970s, however, they became much more popular in the 2010s.[2] The rise of Esports is so prominent that almost every single major video game has a…
Read MorePrime Target: FTC Takes Aim at Amazon in Antitrust Claims
By: Caitlyn Lindstrom On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission. (“FTC”), along with seventeen states, filed suit against Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), claiming Amazon’s business practices violate Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)[1] and Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15, U.S.C. § 2[2], in addition to state competition and consumer…
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