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Consent order will preserve competition in electronic parts catalogs for the auto parts aftermarket. The final order permits the acquisition of Triad Systems Corporation but requires the divestiture within 60 days of the PartFinderB electronic catalog database, and the J-CON application program interface, and support software and documentation, through an exclusive, royalty-free and perpetual license with the right to sublicense, to MacDonald Computer Systems or another Commission- approved buyer.
Consent order settles charges that the acquisition of Sojidesk, Inc. would reduce competition in the development and sale of computer-aided design software engines (CAD) and prohibits Autodesk from reacquiring "IntelliCADD," a CAD engine recently sold by Softdesk to Boomerang Technology, Inc., or any entity that controls the IntelliCadd technology.
Following a public comment period in which 12 comments were received, the Federal Trade Commission announced today it has made final, without modification, a consent agreement with Time Warner Inc...
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a restructuring of the acquisition by Time Warner Inc. of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. originally valued at $7.5 billion. Time...
Introduction I am pleased to be on this panel to discuss new developments and directions in antitrust law and policy. This topic is particularly relevant to my job as Director of Policy Planning at...
Introduction I am very pleased to be here today to discuss new directions in antitrust and competition policy. This topic goes to the very heart of the Federal Trade Commission’s hearings this past...
INTRODUCTION I am pleased to be here today to discuss antitrust and intellectual property law, their mutual concern with fostering innovation, and some of the points at which these two bodies of law...
Introduction I am very pleased to be here today to discuss how concerns about innovation arise in the context of both antitrust and intellectual property law, and to note some of the points at which...
Military kids are resilient — but they still need trusted adults to help them navigate the online world safely. Whether you’re a parent, teach in a classroom, or lead an after school or summer program...
Experts from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will give a 50-minute presentation to military families as part of the Military OneSource virtual event, Ready, Set, Connect: Building Bonds for...
With so many kids spending time online — gaming, texting, and connecting with friends — parents, families, and communities need tools to help kids make good decisions and stay safe. Join the Federal...
The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. It also requires covered platforms to: (1) create a process for consumers to notify covered platforms of...
The statute makes it unlawful for a data broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, provide access to, or otherwise make available personally identifiable sensitive data of a...
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" on June 4 at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C...
The FTC has been hard at work over the past few years. Part of the agency's mission has been to build internal muscles to better anticipate how existing and emerging technologies can harm consumers...
Today, the FTC released a staff report with OT staff’s findings from the agency’s study into large AI Partnerships and Investments. The last two years have seen the creation or expansion of three...
Today, FTC staff released initial insights from the Surveillance Pricing 6(b) study, highlighting findings that intermediaries have access to a wide swath of data types and data sources (including...
The FTC recently announced a new enforcement action in which it alleged that the data broker Mobilewalla collected and retained sensitive location information from consumers—often without their...