Update July 2009: The Courts and Competition Policy sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee reported out a bill that would reverse Leegin and restore the per se rule. Although the current version had no exceptions, representatives generally supporting the measure also expressed support for limiting provisions that would permit Resale Price Maintenance in circumstances likely […]
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9th Circuit Revives Web Domain Name Case
June 9, 2009 – 1:08 pm
A group calling itself the Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc. brought antitrust claims against Verisign, Inc., the sole entity licensed by ICANN to register .com and .net domain names. The district court dismissed the case, but the 9th Circuit reversed, holding that the complaint adequately stated antitrust claims. All parties agreed that as a practical […]