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+-   Rambus Wins Appeal of FTC Anti-Trust Ruling-> on Wednesday April 23 2008, @12:54PM I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property

Submitted by I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property on Wednesday April 23 2008, @12:54PM
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I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Rambus has won its appeal in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision said that it wasn't sufficient to prove that Rambus lied or harmed competitors, the FTC had to prove that it harmed consumers in order to fall under anti-trust law. This is, unfortunately, a very dangerous ruling in light of some of Microsoft's activities relating to OOXML, because it raises the bar on the proof required to act against such behavior. However, the ruling in the Rambus was merely vacated and remanded for further proceedings, not overturned. So, if the evidence warrants, the lower court might be able to decide that consumers were actually harmed by Rambus' conduct and rule against them. Alternatively, this ruling could be appealed to the Supreme Court by filing a petition for a grant of certiorari, but the Supreme Court only grants a few of those per year."
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