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Reevaluating Amateurism Standards In Men's College Basketball, Marc Edelman
Reevaluating Amateurism Standards In Men's College Basketball, Marc Edelman
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note argues that courts should interpret NCAA conduct under the Principle of Amateurism as a violation of§ 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and that courts should order NCAA deregulation of student-athletes' indirect financial activities. Part I of this Note discusses the history of NCAA regulation, specifically its Principle of Amateurism. Part II discusses the current impact of antitrust laws on the NCAA. Part III argues that the NCAA violates antitrust laws because the Principle of Amateurism's overall effect is anticompetitive. Part IV argues the NCAA could institute an amateurism standard with a net pro-competitive effect by allowing student-athletes …
Global Antitrust And The Evolution Of An International Standard, William Sugden
Global Antitrust And The Evolution Of An International Standard, William Sugden
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Note explores recommendations for developing a global antitrust regime and ultimately rejects those suggestions in favor of more traditional nationally-based applications of antitrust rules. Part II introduces an economic model of global antitrust to show the systemic difficulties inherent in creating a global regime. Part III contrasts the difficulties in creating a global regime with the greater historical success of developing regional antitrust authorities. Part IV tracks the history of the extraterritorial application of antitrust laws by the United States and the European Union. Part V argues that the path to effective global antitrust lies not in the creation …
The Recording Industry, Minimum Advertised Pricing Policies And Non-Price Vertical Restraints Of Trade, M. Courtney Mccormick
The Recording Industry, Minimum Advertised Pricing Policies And Non-Price Vertical Restraints Of Trade, M. Courtney Mccormick
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note argues that the recording industry's cooperative advertising programs do not run afoul of federal antitrust laws and, in fact, promote interbrand competition. It examines the implications of the cooperative advertising programs adopted by record companies in light of current federal antitrust law. Contrary to claims made by the FTC, the recording industry's actions can withstand antitrust scrutiny because Minimum Advertised Pricing ("MAP") policies serve pro-competitive business purposes. As will be discussed in further detail below, the recording industry has a legitimate interest in pursuing policies that help traditional music retailers stay in business in the face of crippling …
Can Cleveland Clinic Health System Be Trusted: Whether A Proposed Merger Or Acquisition By Cleveland Clinic Health System Will Substantially Impair The Competitive Health Care Market In Northeast Ohio Resulting In A Violation Of Federal Antitrust Statutes, Matthew T. Polito
Journal of Law and Health
This article analyzes the implications of the Clayton Antitrust Act (Clayton Act) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act) as they pertain to the Cleveland Clinic Health System (CCHS). Part One provides background analysis of these two statutes, and the application of those statutes to mergers in the health care industry. Part Two discusses the elements needed to prove the government's prima facie case. This consists of a discussion of a relevant market, which includes the product and geographic markets. This section also contains a description and analysis of market concentration, measured by the Herfindahl-HIrschman Index (HHI). Part Three provides …