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more about #antitrust more comments → Belabras: You know, Hellboy's been doing pretty well for an independent the last few years. more » Deric: If this means Captain Jack Sparrow vs. Groo the Wanderer, I'm all for it. more » DennyCrane: Hey, what about Spawn? *crickets* more » MsMuffinMcGuffin: I was wondering about those anti-trust laws as well. Seems like most of the stuff we studied in film school i.e. a certain amount of separation betwe... more » WalterPater: I give props to Richard for mentioning Moon Knight, my all-time favorite superhero. more » Macloserboy: Um, people could just create their own goddamn characters. Heroes has proven that. more » johnny_carsick: that's a terribly awkward angle for barry to be dapping the ol' webhead from. more » Jim Topoleski: Wow way to forget about the Warner Bro's cartoons there. You know Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck... And technically the Pixar universe was always part of D... more » Tremonius: I cannot follow economics. Once upon a time the FDA or one of them mounted a James Bond action to entrap AMD for international grain price fixing. The... more » twig: I'm sure Owen Thomas is a nice guy, and I wish him well. But let's face it: he was not very good at this job. Better, perhaps, than Nick Douglas, bu... more » lawyergay: "But antitrust cops look askance at efforts to use market power in one field to move into another." Are we living in the same country? When was the la... more » FormerEnglishMajor: Terrific incentive for all you guys who want to build a business - as soon as you succeed, Uncle Sam wants to make sure you get cut down to size. Were... more » Drunken Economist: My eyes! My eyes! Now I must tally forth to rateme.Redbook and look at Hegre babes to cleanse them..... more » 1Melanie: She needs to get a hair cut, grow her natural hair out, get on some vitamins, and get some nourishing skin cream. Women her age should not have hair t... more » Pandres: Hmm, I didn't think Burson held any Microsoft biz - mostly Edelman and Weber more » -
#superheroes
Does Obama Have the Guts to Take on Big Cartoon?
With Disney's big buy of Marvel, America suddenly finds much of its entire animated universe — from Spider-Man to Pluto — in the hands of one media conglomerate. How many cartoon characters must a company own before the FTC acts? More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Google CEO Leaves Apple Board, Finally
Apple has announced Eric Schmidt is leaving the Cupertino company's board of directors by "mutual" agreement. Apple CEO Steve Jobs cites increasing competition between the two companies; by that standard this should have happened a year and a half ago. More » -
#law
Secret Newspaper Conspiracy Meeting Probably Not Illegal
Yesterday, executives from most of America's biggest newspapers held a hush-hush meeting about the future of their dying industry. Isn't that basically, obviously, a huge violation of antitrust laws, probably? No, thanks to thecorporatefreedom-supporting Supreme Court! More » -
#politics
Is Google Heading For an Antitrust Trainwreck?
Everyone has misunderstood why Google, from CEO Eric Schmidt on down, is cozying up to Barack Obama. It's not out of some likeminded geekiness. It's out of desperation and fear.
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#antitrust
Uh Oh, Google's in More Antitrust Trouble!
Google's G1 is the biggest enemy of Apple's iPhone. And Apple is making a big push into the Web. So it's totally hunky-dory that Google and Apple share board members, right? Wrong, say antitrust cops. More » -
#flackery
Microsoft's Secret Campaign Against Google Includes CEO's Ex-Girlfriend
Marcy Simon, the former mistress of Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has landed a PR gig at Mark Penn's Burson-Marsteller. We hear her new job is stirring up antitrust trouble for Google at Microsoft's behest. More » -
#antitrust
It's Time to Ask if Google's Too Big to Fail
Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently told the BBC that the U.S. should break up banks that get "too big to fail." What about Google? Is it too big — and should the government take action? More » -
