Begin forwarded message:
From: Gerry Faulhaber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: July 6, 2006 2:44:45 PM EDT
To: Charles Pinneo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust
No, MS purchased the Spyglass browser; they didn' t copy Netscape.
And this is irrelevant to the point that indeed Sun and Netscape
lobbied very hard and very long at the DoJ to get the Antitrust Div.
to file the MS case. Previously, the FTC decided not to bring a case
against MS, which is some evidence of the effectiveness of the Sun/
Netscape lobbying strategy at DoJ.
It is of no antitrust consequence that MS buys much of its innovative
software, a strategy that many companies use. Pharma, for example,
outsources virtually all its biotech stuff. Are we supposed to think
this is an evil strategy? Not only am I not rewriting history,
Charles, I am perfectly comfortable with MS's strategy here and I do
not feel they or anyone else needs to apologize for it.
Professor Gerald R. Faulhaber
Business and Public Policy Dept.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Professor of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Pinneo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gerry Faulhaber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dave Farber"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust
Gerry,
What do you mean, "Sun and Netscape whined about Microsoft,"
Microsoft copied the Netscape browser and stole it from Netscape.
Microsoft never invented anything. Everything they made was
invented by other smaller Companies. Are you trying to reinvent
history?
Charlie Pinneo
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Jul 5, 2006, at 5:33 PM, David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gerry Faulhaber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: July 5, 2006 3:18:08 PM EDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust
Dave [for IP]
This is indeed the path we suggested...sort of. Perhaps Vint was
misquoted, but the news article makes him look like he expects
the DoJ to bring his antitrust case for him when he asks for it.
This is very unlikely to happen, unless a BB ISP is egregiously
anticompetitive. If Google wants relief under A/T law, they will
almost surely have to file a private case. This is not unusual;
private A/T cases are rather common.
The last time private firms lobbied the (Clinton) DoJ to
institute an antitrust case was when Sun and Netscape whined
about Microsoft; I suspect the DoJ folks don't see that as a
great success, and are maybe not so likely to be the industry's
cat's paw again.
Professor Gerald R. Faulhaber
Business & Public Policy Dept.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Professor of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [IP] Net neutrality and antitrust
seems that is the path we suggested
Begin forwarded message:
Google says bill could spark antitrust fight
Vint Cerf, a Google vice president and one of the pioneers of the
Internet, warned that his company won't hesitate to file antitrust
complaints in the United States if high-speed Internet providers
abuse the market power they could receive from U.S. legislators.
There's still room for political maneuvering on both sides of the
Net neutrality argument before a bill gets passed.
http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=2802573-
cf4eb2b70d07133033c66f1cdd38477f- bf&s=5&fs=0
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