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by greatergoodguy 4780 days ago
Can google selectively pick which partners will get access to their service?

I want to understand the legal answer and the ethical answer.

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The legal answer is that the Supreme Court has treated anything written by a corporation on a sheet of paper as a holy scripture (Citizen United, Monsanto, the class action suits waivers) so chances are it will be - they can do whatever they want.

The ethical answer is that when a company becomes of a certain size it happens to be a part of the national infrastructure so they should give FRAND access to their services.