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== Antitrust ==
== Antitrust ==


=== Courts and Laws ===
=== <big>Courts and Laws</big> ===


==== Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 ====
==== Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 ====
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# and that there was a “dangerous probability” that the defendant would succeed in achieving monopoly power.
# and that there was a “dangerous probability” that the defendant would succeed in achieving monopoly power.


These two provisions, which constitute the heart of the Sherman Act, are enforceable by the U.S. Department of Justice through litigation in the federal courts. Firms found in violation of the act can be ordered dissolved by the courts, and injunctions to prohibit illegal practices can be issued.
'''These two provisions, which constitute the heart of the Sherman Act, are enforceable by the U.S. Department of Justice through litigation in the federal courts'''. Firms found in violation of the act can be ordered dissolved by the courts, and injunctions to prohibit illegal practices can be issued.


===== Meta Case =====
===== Meta Case =====


=== Past Cases ===
=== <big>Past Cases</big> ===


==== Microsoft 2000 Case ====
==== Microsoft 2000 Case ====
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# '''Compliance and enforcement:''' A panel of three independent, on-site, full-time computer experts will help enforce the settlement. One panel member will be selected by Microsoft, one by the Justice Department, and one by both. The panel will have full access to all of Microsoft’s books, records, systems, and personnel, including source code, and will help resolve disputes about Microsoft’s compliance with the disclosure provisions of the settlement.
# '''Compliance and enforcement:''' A panel of three independent, on-site, full-time computer experts will help enforce the settlement. One panel member will be selected by Microsoft, one by the Justice Department, and one by both. The panel will have full access to all of Microsoft’s books, records, systems, and personnel, including source code, and will help resolve disputes about Microsoft’s compliance with the disclosure provisions of the settlement.


=== Scholars Assestment ===
=== <big>Scholars or Experts Assestment</big> ===


=== Bi Partisan Support ===
=== <big>BI Partisan Support</big> ===


== References ==
== References ==