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From “We gotta go now” to “Magnets, how do they work”: The Popular Music Counterparts to U.S. Merger Enforcement Trends

BY | August 8, 2024

Popular music and the antitrust laws governing mergers may seem like strange bedfellows. But the same tides that affect our attitudes towards popular music wash over antitrust merger law. When society is in a restrictive…

Popular music and the antitrust laws governing mergers may seem like strange bedfellows. But the same tides that affect our attitudes towards popular music wash over antitrust merger law. When society is in a restrictive phase generally, we are suspicious of popular music, looking for malign influences on the younger generation. At the same time, we see the antitrust authorities being suspicious of mergers and imposing restrictive standards on what is permissible. When society is a bit mor

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