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George W Bush tried this against Microsoft. They were unsuccessful. You cannot just decide it's a crime to be large. The fundamental rights like unreasonable se
by sleepysysadmin 8y ago
George W Bush tried this against Microsoft. They were unsuccessful. You cannot just decide it's a crime to be large. The fundamental rights like unreasonable seizure and freedom of speech. Which means the government cant just steal the corporation from you or prevent your companies from working together.
- int_19h 8y agoThere's no fundamental right for a corporation (which, to remind, is a separate legal entity) to be of a certain size. This doesn't have anything to do with freedom of speech. And if you trim them down to size by splitting them, the original owners would still own the fragments, so it's not a seizure, either.
- velcrovan 8y agoIn America and in many other countries, the mere fact of monopolizing a market is in fact a crime. The constitution offers no protection against this whatsoever. Go google antitrust law, and read up on some history. The Sherman Act, Standard Oil and AT&T are some good places to start.