[Anonymous]

Okay I’m studying REG and I came across the Clayton Act, Section 3, which prohibits “tying and exclusive dealing arrangements.” Basically, a company has a product that everyone wants and a product that no one wants, and they can’t tie those products together where people have to buy the unwanted product to get the wanted product.

Okay, here’s this thing, there’s this university where it sells tickets for home football games, and there’s this one really good team that they play at home, but you can’t buy a ticket for that game individually. To get it, you have to buy this “package” that includes this really good team and this crappy team. Isn’t this the very thing that is prohibited by the Clayton Act, Section 3?

[Anonymous]

I think the example you used wouldn't fall under the Clayton Act simply because they aren't actually “tying” two dissimilar products together. The products have to be completely different. To continue your example, I don't think they could force you to buy tickets the University Theater Department productions in order to purchase tickets to that one game. Since tickets to one game are really no different than tickets to another game, they wouldn't fall under the Clayton Act. This is just my take on the situation. I'm a CPA, not a lawyer!

[MintsRGood]

I 100% agree with Kricket's analysis on this one! I like the thought process on the tie in to Reg though! 🙂

@Kricket How are you feeling lady??? 🙂

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[Anonymous]

@Mints – Tired!

[MintsRGood]

Take care Kricket! I'm pulling for you lady!!! 🙂

REG: 75 DONE 🙂
AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
Licensed Michigan CPA 🙂
-Some people dream of success...others wake up and work hard for it!!!
-The cowards never start and the weak die along the way!
-You better work, b***h!
-Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.-JFK

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