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EU Commission launches antitrust investigation into Sanofi

The logo of the French drug manufacturer Sanofi, taken during a general meeting of the pharmaceutical company. (is…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Sanofi #antitrustinvestigation #antitrustlaw #drugmanufacturer #eucommission #EuropeanUnion #fluvaccine
https://www.europesays.com/france/43083/

EU Commission launches antitrust investigation into Sanofi

The logo of the French drug manufacturer Sanofi, taken during a general meeting of the pharmaceutical company. (is…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #antitrustinvestigation #AntitrustLaw #drugmanufacturer #EUCommission #EuropeanUnion #fluvaccine #Sanofi
https://www.europesays.com/europe/81560/

Texas Tech Quarterback Brendan Sorsby Hires Antitrust Attorney Amid NCAA Gambling Investigation

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby hired an antitrust lawyer to help with an NCAA gambling investigation. Find out why he is being investigated and what it means for his career.

#BrendanSorsby, #NCAA, #GamblingInvestigation, #TexasTechFootball, #AntitrustLaw

https://newsletter.tf/texas-tech-qb-lawyer-ncaa-gambling-investigation/

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has hired a lawyer known for fighting sports leagues. This comes as the NCAA investigates his gambling activities.

#BrendanSorsby, #NCAA, #GamblingInvestigation, #TexasTechFootball, #AntitrustLaw
https://newsletter.tf/texas-tech-qb-lawyer-ncaa-gambling-investigation/

Germany cuts fuel tax as oil prices surge on Iran blockade

Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed an emergency energy package after a weekend of marathon negotiations, cutting the mineral…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Antitrustlaw #cdu #energyprices #FriedrichMerz #fuelprices #LarsKlingbeil #MarkusSöder #mineraloil #petrolprice #SPD #windfalltax
https://www.europesays.com/germany/4213/

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116307441029006075

This is a good article about Cory Doctorow's weird and self-serving misunderstanding of Audre Lord's famous observation about the master's tools. The author explains that Doctorow takes the line out of context and then tells us that his example of antitrust law "would be a defensible claim if that was the argument Audre Lorde was making in the first place."

In other words she seems to agree with Doctorow that antitrust law is an example of the master's tools dismantling the master's house, or at least not to completely dismiss this claim. But even though Lorde wasn't talking about this kind of tool her analysis still holds, even for antitrust law and other regulatory structures that superficially seem to limit capitalist exploitation.

One of capitalism:s biggest maintenance problems is that their victims inevitably realize what's being done to them and rebel. The ruling classes inevitably respond by moving things around so that the exploitation can continue but in more hidden ways. For instance Anglo-American chattel slavery was not only horrific but obviously visibly horrific. Everyone could see the horror. There was a huge abolitionist movement in Britain and ongoing slave rebellions, including the consequential 1831 Baptist War, which apparently involved around 60K of the 300K enslaved people in Jamaica.[1] Just two years later the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 took effect.[2] The British government didn't abolish slavery to protect slaves from exploitation but to protect capitalism from short-sighted capitalists who didn't recognize the peril their whole project was in due to popular resistance. The Brits offshored slavery's contributions to their economy to the American south, where it was still viable, at least for a while.

If the very abolition of slavery didn't dismantle the master's house there's no reason to expect that breaking up a monopoly or two is going to destroy capitalism. The ruling class doesn't create laws they can't work around. They wait till popular resistance threatens their exploitative project and then pass laws that silence the resistance but don't actually solve the problem. The Pure Food and Drug Act, all of FDR's social welfare measures, etc. These are not tools with which the master's house can be dismantled. They're tools our masters use to strengthen their house's foundations.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_War

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833

#AudreLorde #CoryDoctorow #TheMastersTools #Slavery #Abolition #AntitrustLaw #Capitalism

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116307441029006075

This is a good article about Cory Doctorow's weird and self-serving misunderstanding of Audre Lord's famous observation about the master's tools. The author explains that Doctorow takes the line out of context and then tells us that his example of antitrust law "would be a defensible claim if that was the argument Audre Lorde was making in the first place."

In other words she seems to agree with Doctorow that antitrust law is an example of the master's tools dismantling the master's house, or at least not to completely dismiss this claim. But even though Lorde wasn't talking about this kind of tool her analysis still holds, even for antitrust law and other regulatory structures that superficially seem to limit capitalist exploitation.

One of capitalism:s biggest maintenance problems is that their victims inevitably realize what's being done to them and rebel. The ruling classes inevitably respond by moving things around so that the exploitation can continue but in more hidden ways. For instance Anglo-American chattel slavery was not only horrific but obviously visibly horrific. Everyone could see the horror. There was a huge abolitionist movement in Britain and ongoing slave rebellions, including the consequential 1831 Baptist War, which apparently involved around 60K of the 300K enslaved people in Jamaica.[1] Just two years later the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 took effect.[2] The British government didn't abolish slavery to protect slaves from exploitation but to protect capitalism from short-sighted capitalists who didn't recognize the peril their whole project was in due to popular resistance. The Brits offshored slavery's contributions to their economy to the American south, where it was still viable, at least for a while.

If the very abolition of slavery didn't dismantle the master's house there's no reason to expect that breaking up a monopoly or two is going to destroy capitalism. The ruling class doesn't create laws they can't work around. They wait till popular resistance threatens their exploitative project and then pass laws that silence the resistance but don't actually solve the problem. The Pure Food and Drug Act, all of FDR's social welfare measures, etc. These are not tools with which the master's house can be dismantled. They're tools our masters use to strengthen their house's foundations.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist_War

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833

#AudreLorde #CoryDoctorow #TheMastersTools #Slavery #Abolition #AntitrustLaw #Capitalism

(25 Nov) Landlords’ go-to tool to set rent prices to be gutted under RealPage settlement RealPage agrees to settle suit over DOJ claims software raised rents across the US. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/zebzl #antitrust-law #policy #price-fixing #realpage

(18 Nov) Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead https://s.faithcollapsing.com/xb4bc #antitrust-law #facebook #federal-trade-commission #instagram #meta #monopoly #policy #reels #tiktok #whatsapp #youtube

Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ - Enlarge / A staffer with the Paul, Weiss legal firm wheels boxes of leg... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049078 #onlineadvertising #googleadmanager #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #googleadtech #doubleclick #google #policy #adx

Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ - Enlarge / A staffer with the Paul, Weiss legal firm wheels boxes of leg... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2049078 #onlineadvertising #googleadmanager #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #googleadtech #doubleclick #google #policy #adx

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson)

After US District Judge Amit M... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041575 #onlinesearchindustry #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #onlinesearch #duckduckgo #antitrust #microsoft #features #android #mozilla #samsung #policy #chrome #google #apple #bing

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson)

After US District Judge Amit M... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041575 #onlinesearchindustry #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #onlinesearch #duckduckgo #antitrust #microsoft #features #android #mozilla #samsung #policy #chrome #google #apple #bing

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson)

After US District Judge Amit M... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041575 #onlinesearchindustry #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #onlinesearch #duckduckgo #antitrust #microsoft #features #android #mozilla #samsung #policy #chrome #google #apple #bing

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson)

After US District Judge Amit M... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041575 #onlinesearchindustry #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #onlinesearch #duckduckgo #antitrust #microsoft #features #android #mozilla #samsung #policy #chrome #google #apple #bing

All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson)

After US District Judge Amit M... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041575 #onlinesearchindustry #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #antitrustlaw #onlinesearch #duckduckgo #antitrust #microsoft #features #android #mozilla #samsung #policy #chrome #google #apple #bing

Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts - Enlarge (credit: Daria Nipot | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036149 #consumerprotectionact #amazonmarketplace #fulfilledbyamazon #amazonsellers #amazonbuybox #antitrustlaw #policy #amazon

Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts - Enlarge (credit: Daria Nipot | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036149 #consumerprotectionact #amazonmarketplace #fulfilledbyamazon #amazonsellers #amazonbuybox #antitrustlaw #policy #amazon

Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts - Enlarge (credit: Daria Nipot | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036149 #consumerprotectionact #amazonmarketplace #fulfilledbyamazon #amazonsellers #amazonbuybox #antitrustlaw #policy #amazon

Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts - Enlarge (credit: Daria Nipot | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036149 #consumerprotectionact #amazonmarketplace #fulfilledbyamazon #amazonsellers #amazonbuybox #antitrustlaw #policy #amazon

Amazon Buy Box rigging suit dismissed after users failed to show receipts - Enlarge (credit: Daria Nipot | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036149 #consumerprotectionact #amazonmarketplace #fulfilledbyamazon #amazonsellers #amazonbuybox #antitrustlaw #policy #amazon

Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office - Enlarge / A screen shows a virtual meeting with Microsoft Teams at a co... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2033342 #anticompetitivebehavior #europeancommission #softwareasaservice #digitalmarketsact #europeanunion #antitrustlaw #microsoft #alfaview #monopoly #policy #google #slack #saas

Apple disputes monopoly claims, cites 'fierce competition' in court - Apple’s letter to a federal judge previewed its slated dismissal motion ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-fierce-competition-monopoly-suit-dismissal-bid-letter #anticompetitiveconduct #departmentofjustice #motiontodismiss #digitalwallet #antitrustlaw #lawsuit #opensea #apple #damus

Apple disputes monopoly claims, cites 'fierce competition' in court - Apple’s letter to a federal judge previewed its slated dismissal motion ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-fierce-competition-monopoly-suit-dismissal-bid-letter #anticompetitiveconduct #departmentofjustice #motiontodismiss #digitalwallet #antitrustlaw #lawsuit #opensea #apple #damus

Google sends DOJ unexpected check in attempt to avoid monopoly jury trial - Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2026097 #googleadtechmonopolytrial #advertisingtechnology #usdepartmentofjustice #advertisingexchange #onlineadvertising #antitrustlaw #googleadtech #monopoly #google #policy #adtech

Google sends DOJ unexpected check in attempt to avoid monopoly jury trial - Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2026097 #googleadtechmonopolytrial #advertisingtechnology #usdepartmentofjustice #advertisingexchange #onlineadvertising #antitrustlaw #googleadtech #monopoly #google #policy #adtech

Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats - Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021979 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #googlesearchads #searchengines #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #google #policy

Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats - Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021979 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #googlesearchads #searchengines #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #google #policy

Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats - Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021979 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #googlesearchads #searchengines #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #google #policy

Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats - Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021979 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #googlesearchads #searchengines #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #google #policy

Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats - Enlarge / Kenneth Dintzer, litigator for the US Department of Justice, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021979 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #googlesearchads #searchengines #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #google #policy

Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says - Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021429 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google #apple

Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says - Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021429 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google #apple

Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says - Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021429 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google #apple

Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says - Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021429 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google #apple

Apple deal could have been “suicide” for Google, company lawyer says - Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021429 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopolytrial #antitrustlaw #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google #apple

Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

Unsealed c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012980 #anticompetitivebehavior #onlineadvertising #markzuckerberg #socialmediaads #antitrustlaw #instagram #facebook #snapchat #youtube #policy #amazon #google #meta

Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

Unsealed c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2012980 #anticompetitivebehavior #onlineadvertising #markzuckerberg #socialmediaads #antitrustlaw #instagram #facebook #snapchat #youtube #policy #amazon #google #meta

Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

After fail... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005869 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #searchmonopoly #generalsearch #searchengines #antitrustlaw #microsoft #usvgoogle #policy #google #safari #apple #bing

Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

After fail... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005869 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #searchmonopoly #generalsearch #searchengines #antitrustlaw #microsoft #usvgoogle #policy #google #safari #apple #bing

Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

After fail... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005869 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #searchmonopoly #generalsearch #searchengines #antitrustlaw #microsoft #usvgoogle #policy #google #safari #apple #bing

Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

After fail... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005869 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #searchmonopoly #generalsearch #searchengines #antitrustlaw #microsoft #usvgoogle #policy #google #safari #apple #bing

Unsealed court doc shows why Apple rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy Bing - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto)

After fail... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005869 #departmentofjustice #googlemonopoly #searchmonopoly #generalsearch #searchengines #antitrustlaw #microsoft #usvgoogle #policy #google #safari #apple #bing

Google deal may have kept Apple from building search engine, exec says - Enlarge / Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue. (credit: Ju... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971491 #departmentofjustice #antitrusttrial #antitrustlaw #googlesearch #searchengine #antitrust #microsoft #monopoly #google #policy #iphone #apple #bing

Google deal may have kept Apple from building search engine, exec says - Enlarge / Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue. (credit: Ju... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971491 #departmentofjustice #antitrusttrial #antitrustlaw #googlesearch #searchengine #antitrust #microsoft #monopoly #google #policy #iphone #apple #bing

Ars Technica: Google deal may have kept Apple from building search engine, exec says https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971491 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #departmentofjustice #antitrusttrial #Antitrustlaw #googlesearch #searchengine #antitrust #microsoft #monopoly #Google #Policy #google #iphone #apple #Bing

Ars Technica: Judge “in a pickle” after Google demands DOJ stop sharing public trial exhibits https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969635 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #departmentofjustice #onlineadvertising #antitrusttrial #Uncategorized #onlineprivacy #Antitrustlaw #googlesearch #usvgoogle #monopoly #Policy #google

Judge “in a pickle” after Google demands DOJ stop sharing public trial exhibits - Enlarge / Ian Madrigal, dressed as the Monopoly Man, outside federal co... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969635 #departmentofjustice #onlineadvertising #antitrusttrial #uncategorized #onlineprivacy #antitrustlaw #googlesearch #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google

Judge “in a pickle” after Google demands DOJ stop sharing public trial exhibits - Enlarge / Ian Madrigal, dressed as the Monopoly Man, outside federal co... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1969635 #departmentofjustice #onlineadvertising #antitrusttrial #uncategorized #onlineprivacy #antitrustlaw #googlesearch #usvgoogle #monopoly #policy #google