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by immibis 724 days ago
In corporate antitrust law, specifically. Nobody is going to jail over this. They might just have to change the sales terms. Is this so terrible?
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That just depends on how you look at it and what your opinion is with regards to what the role of governments should be.

I'd argue that its terrible from the angle of government overreach, this still seems well within the realm of a free market problem.

I'd also argue its terrible that corporate law is almost entirely boiled down to fines with no person really having to live with the consequences of their actions. That effectively makes it an accounting game, you're totally fine breaking the law as long as (a) its just a corporate expense and (b) you believe that you'll make more money breaking the law than you will lose in court.