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> Because it's their product. They're permitted to do whatever they want with it. No, they're not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law ht
by improv32 13y ago
> Because it's their product. They're permitted to do whatever they want with it.
No, they're not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law
- sounds 13y agoYes, they are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._YouTube,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._Yo....
- dkuntz2 13y agoI don't believe that antitrust law applies here. There's no collusion, there's not cartels, the monopolization aspects don't really come into play. Yes, they can't literally do whatever they want, but in this instance, it's their code, their servers, their data (in a sense), they're permitted to define how others may use it, and use it in a separate way themselves.