[IP] appeal of the Microsoft anti-trust ruling

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

TWO GROUPS WILL APPEAL MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT
The Computer and Communications Industry Association and the Software
and Information Industry Association (SIIA) have indicated to the
federal courts that they will appeal the recent settlement between the
U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft. The two groups said that the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia should question
whether the settlement, approved last month by U.S. District Judge
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, sufficiently addresses Microsoft's antitrust
violations. An official from SIIA said the settlement "is not in the
public interest." Two states involved in the Justice Department's
prosecution of the software company, Massachusetts and West Virginia,
have also said they will appeal the settlement.
Reuters, 20 December 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-978643.html

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