How Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation: Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree

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@Chemosh_moab @stealthbotmk1 Quite literally in the 20th century. “Bell was forced to license all its existing patents royalty-free, including those not related to telecommunications” https://t.co/2WxO2O0guz https://t.co/fACma7ISsE

@NotCubby @matthewstoller Lots more. Antitrust promotes competition and good innovation. * https://t.co/SR3uE102nd * https://t.co/G6vmkG8EVB

Instead of breaking up monopolies, just take away their IP protection. (Royalty-free compulsory licensing) https://t.co/x1iio4P1xh

@ByGoalZ @Shun2037951 @Faktencheck2030 Ganz genau die Bell Labs. Genau die Bell Labs die gegründet wurden um die Monopolstellung von AT&T aufzuweichen. Lies Dich mal ein wenig in die Geschichte der Bell Labs ein und wie das Anti-Trust-Recht der USA mi…

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