[POSTED TO tucows.services.domains.general - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE] In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 4 May 2006 20:53:35 +0000 (UTC), dotregister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thanks Gordon, > >I hear what you are saying. This has been going on for over a year now in some >cases. I do know that there are regulations against gross undercutting prices >(the Competition Act) but it only applies to Canada. SEE: >http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca > >I have asked a friend of mine (in the legal trade) to see if this would >qualify as a violation of such laws, since they are selling the product >intentionally below market value to attract sales. The NAMESPRO $12.88 is >borderline in my opinion but NETFIRMS $9.95 is undercut and may qualify. > >The thing is that to be effective in any complaint about this, we would need >to get a few effected domain name resellers to sign off on the complaint to >the competition bureau. > >GB Here in the USA, below-cost pricing isn't unlawful unless it is anticompetitive ("predatory pricing"). Per the FTC: Below-cost pricing by itself, however, is insufficient under the antitrust laws to constitute a violation. Consumers are not harmed by below-cost pricing /unless/ they will see sustained above-cost prices later on -- Best regards, John Navas <http://NavasGroup.com/> _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
