Monopoly
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Comcast and Disney on verge of bidding war for Fox entertainment properties as competition with Amazon, Netflix intensifies
•The potential battle for Twenty-First Century Fox comes as traditional entertainment companies try to amass more properties to compete better with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention — and dollars.
Zuckerberg doesn't believe that Facebook is a monopoly, but he also fails to name any competitor
•Zuckerberg, under attack for leaks of the personal data of tens of millions of users, said he was open to some government regulation on Facebook.
Trademark debate: The conflict between Paytm, India Post shows why everything can't have copyright
Dagarwal •According to trademark law, generic names (common names, dictionary words, descriptive words) are not protected as trademarks. An example of a generic name is ‘rice’- an individual/company can register the brand name used for selling rice (such as ‘India Gate’ or ‘Daawat’) but not the word ‘rice’ itself.
Google pressurises publications to drop stories speaking negatively of it, claims a reporter
Ians •Google also pressurised the higher-ups at Forbes by saying the article was problematic and had to come down.
Federal Trade Commission files a lawsuit against Qualcomm for 'anticompetitive' behaviour
Fp Archives •The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday, accusing the company of using "anticompetitive" tactics to maintain its monopoly on a key semiconductor used in mobile phones.
Love Monopoly? Now a film is being made on the game
Fp Archives •Production house Lionsgate will finance the movie and co-produce a movie based on board game Monopoly
CCI orders probe against Great Eastern Energy for unfair practices
Fp Archives •Coal India mess bobbing up as NTPC chief cries foul
Business •The contradictions in our coal policy are popping up repeatedly. The quickest way out is by ending Coal India's monopoly
CCI dismisses monopoly allegations against Samsung
Fp Archives •Competition Commission has dismissed allegations that handset major Samsung indulged in unfair business practices with respect to sale and supply of spare parts and equipments for its mobile phones.
Can the BCCI be fixed? No! We should ask the NSE to create a rival league
Jagannathan •The BCCI is a private club and private clubs operate according to the rules set by their own members. The only way to challenge it to change is by creating a rival that play by different rules. The NSE took on the Club BSE this way.