Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to: - Articulate the fundamental purpose and source of law for antitrust regulation. - Identify the main federal statutes in antitrust law. - Recognize a monopoly and restrictions placed on monopoly business under antitrust law. @ Background Information The Federal Trade Commission is the government agency responsible for the enforcement of the Sherman Act, which regulates monopolies. Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes it illegal to monopolize any part of interstate or Foreign commerce. It further prohibits any attempt or conspiracy to monopolize any part of interstate or foreign commerce. Cases involving attempts to secure a monopoly are very difficult to prosecute because the government must show that the party had the intent to impede competition or achieve monopoly power. The eXistence of monopoly power is not in and of itself sufficient to prove wrongdomg. The government must show that the party used unfair trade practices to acquire and/or maintain its monopoly. Cases involving conspiracy require that the government prove intent to form a monopoly along with conduct aimed at accomplishing the intent. . Instructions EDP-PET.\" Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade. In your textbook, The Legal Environment of Business, read Chapter 20, \"Antitrust Law." Watch: \"United States v. Microsoft" Read: \"Microsoft Antitrust Case" and \"Amazon's Kindle Strategy is Finally Working\" Using MS Word, write an APA formatted paper and discuss the following question a. Summarize the facts of the Microsoft case and the Amazon Kindle article. b. Compare and contrast the possible anti-trust violations in these two companies. Look at specific areas of the antitrust laws and discuss. c. In your opinion do you think if Amazon becomes a dominant e-book seller, they could be sued for violation of the Sherman Act? Explain. d. The paper should be at least 500 words. Three credible sources must be used and properly cited. When you have completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself, and submit a copy to your instructor using the Assignment submission page by the end of the workshop. WU-National X D2L 5.3 Discussion X D21 5.4 Assignmen X Microsoft Anti X Dashboard X KI Halloween Eve X N DAHMER - Ne X My Citation lis X . Corporate Soc X + X C A & https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/strategy/microsoft-antitrust-case/ ON CFI. Q Search All Courses v Corporate Training v Pricing Resources Log In Get Started Microsoft Antitrust Case The government's case against Microsoft for trying to monopolize the personal computer market Written by CFI Team Updated February 25, 2022 What was the Microsoft Antitrust Case? The Microsoft antitrust case came to be one of the high-profile cases a few decades ago. In the 1990s. U.S. federal regulators sued Microsoft, which was at that time the world's leading software company. The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation as a response to the rising market share of the company in the personal computer market. The investigation aimed to determine whether Microsoft was trying to monopolize the personal computer market. The federal agency soon ended its investigation, only to be brought up again by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998. Q 71OF Sunny O W 6:28 PM 10/2/2022 3