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I'm no expert on US law, Federal or State, let alone US anti-trust laws. But given the source I would not lose any sleep at this stage. And in any event, at the moment Amazon has a single physical store which I think we can regard as somewhat of a test. Amazon no doubt has excellent lawyers and I cannot see them placing themselves in a position like, say, the price-fixing cartel of publishers. It may be that we have lawyers looking for lucrative new clients pitching to an industry devoid of ideas and desperate. The position now being a very public one, I'm sure it won't be long before we hear from a real expert or two. I would, however, observe that the purpose of anti-trust law is not to protect legacy players from competition.
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