Re: Hey Terekhov: Wallace lost. Who'd guess.... ;)

[David Kastrup]

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:

> John Hasler wrote:
>> 
>> Alexander Terekhov writes:
>> > As for proof, "A plaintiff must prove (1) that the prices complained
>> > of are below an appropriate measure of its rival's costs
>> 
>> The marginal cost of production of copies of Linux is at most the cost of
>> pressing a DVD.  The marginal cost of granting a GPL license is zero.
>
> Wallace's case is not about copies (material objects). His case is
> about predatory fix pricing of Intellectual Property in violation of
> § 1 of the Sherman Act.

You can't sell "intellectual property", only access to it, by way of
licenses and media.

> Note that Wallace's case is an action under § 1 of the Sherman Act.

It purports to be such, but fails to meet the requirements.  That is
why the case has been thrown out.

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