Competition Law and Antitrust Law

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee recently examined how professional sports' migration from broadcast TV to streaming platforms affects consumers, questioning whether the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act still serves its original purpose. The committee explored concerns about rising costs, exclusive streaming deals, and whether professional sports leagues still need their antitrust exemption in today's digital media landscape.

Florida's Attorney General has issued a Civil Investigative Demand to a major credit score issuer, investigating potential violations of the Florida Antitrust Act. The probe examines allegations of monopolistic practices including predatory pricing, illegal product bundling, and exclusionary contracts with credit bureaus that may have driven score prices from under $1 to as high as $10.

As quantum computing transitions from laboratory research to commercial infrastructure, the industry faces familiar antitrust challenges despite its novel technology. This analysis examines how platform control, standard setting, information sharing, access to scarce inputs, and strategic investments may create competitive bottlenecks as federal funding accelerates commercialization and private firms compete over critical layers of the quantum stack.