Word: lessig
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...another section of the brief, Lessig took Microsoft and the Justice Department to task for not recognizing that antitrust law is "unsettled" on the question of tying software packages...
...Lessig's filing is widely seen as supporting the government, because of his argument that Jackson could disregard a 1998 federal appeals court's ruling. The 1998 case ruled Microsoft could bundle its Web browser, Internet Explorer and its Windows operating system if there was a "plausible claim" that consumers benefit from having both products together...
...Lessig considered one issue in particular--whether Microsoft engaged in illegal "tying," by integrating Internet Explorer into Windows. Tying refers to a firm selling one product and requiring the buyer to purchase a different, "tied" product...
...This architecture has obvious benefits," Lessig wrote...
...Lessig said the current situation is different because the government has accused the company of violating antitrust law, not just a consent decree...