USA: U.S FEDERAL JUDGE THOMAS JACKSON SAYS MICROSOFT HAS VIOLATED AMERICA'S ANTI TRUST LAWS RESULTING IN PERSONAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE MONOPOLIES

Record ID: 981406

  • Title: USA: U.S FEDERAL JUDGE THOMAS JACKSON SAYS MICROSOFT HAS VIOLATED AMERICA'S ANTI TRUST LAWS RESULTING IN PERSONAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE MONOPOLIES
  • Date: 3rd April 2000
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. CU SIGN READING "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BOOKSTORE" PULL OUT TO GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHEELING COPIES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE THOMAS PENFIELD JACKSON'S "CONCLUSIONS OF LAW" AT GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (3 SHOTS) 0.18 2. CU COPY OF "CONCLUSIONS OF LAW" 0.25 3. WIDE/CU OF CAMERA CREWS FILMING AS WORKERS UNLOAD COPIES OF REPORT FROM TROLLEY (2 SHOTS) 0.36 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITES STATES (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. CU FILE SKETCH OF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE THOMAS PENFIELD JACKSON IN COURT 0.40 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. WIDE OF U.S. DISTRICT COURTHOUSE 0.43 6. CU SIGN OVER BUILDING "E BARRETT PRETTYMAN UNITED STATES COURT HOUSE" 0.46 REDMOND, WASHINGTON (RECENT) (MICROSOFT HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 7. SCU MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 SOFTWARE PACKAGES ON ASSEMBLY LINE BEING PREPARED FOR SALE AND STACKED UP (3 SHOTS) 1.05 8. SCU WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL C.D ROM BEING PRESSED 1.10 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000)(NBC - ACCESS ALL) 9. SMV UNITED STATES ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL JOEL KLEIN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET REMO ENTER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BRIEFING ROOM 1.22 10. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO SAYING, " We are pleased that the court agreed with the department that Microsoft abused its monopoly power, that it violated the anti-trust laws and that it harmed consumers. Microsoft has been held accountable for its illegal conduct by a court of law." 1.40 11. CUTAWAY OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LISTENING 1.45 12. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED STATES ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL JOEL KLEIN SAYING "I believe that it is appropriate to have a remedy that ensures that we not have this continued pattern of antitrust violation." 1.56 REDMOND, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (MICROSOFT - ACCESS ALL) 13. SLV PAN IN OF MICROSOFT FLAG WITH U.S. AND STATE FLAGS ON FLAGPOLES OUTSIDE MICROSOFT HEADQUARTERS 2.08 14. INTERIOR, SMV BILL GATES AND OTHERS AT PRESS CONFERENCE 2.13 15. SCU MICROSOFT FOUNDER BILL GATES SAYING "Today's ruling was not unexpected, given the courts' earlier findings. But, there are several steps ahead in this case. While we did everything we could to settle this case - and we'll continue to look for new opportunities to resolve it, we believe we have a strong case on appeal." 2.34 NEW YORK, NEW YORK (APRIL 3, 2000) (NASDAQ - ACCESS ALL) 16. GV PAN IN OF MICROSOFT CLOSING PRICE ON NASDAQ TRADING BOARD (2 SHOTS) 2.50 NEW YORK, NEW YORK (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 17. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES ANALYST LARRY WACHTEL SAYING "What this does create is an over hanging cloud. Microsoft really can't rally with a sustainable nature with this over hanging them.So I don't think that the risk of.. (unintelligable) allowing ,the risk is great any more.. (unintelligable)." 3.13 REDMOND, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (MICROSOFT - ACCESS ALL) 18. GV MICROSOFT SIGN OUTSIDE MICROSOFT BUILDING 3.23 NEW YORK, NEW YORK (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 19. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATTORNEY TOM CHRISTO SAYING "I believe that Microsoft will be effective in buying time through the appellate process and in the post-trial argument process on remedies to enable - to position itself relatively painlessly to. break up in some coherent fashion that will be good for the shareholders and its business." .. 3.42 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 20. SLV CUSTOMER LOOKING AT COMPUTER SOFTWARE SECTION IN STORE 3.45 21. SCU MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER SOFTWARE NEXT TO NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR SOFTWARE ON DISPLAY 3.53 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 22. WIDE OF INSTINET AFTER HOURS TRADING CENTER 3.56 23. SCU SCREEN SHOWING MICROSOFT STOCK TRADING HALT 4.01 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 24. WIDE PAN MEDIA FILMING WORKERS UNLOADING COPIES OF JACKSON'S DECISION 4.09 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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