Thomas Vinje Quotes on Law & Regulation (5 Quotes)

Microsoft only started mentioning intellectual property rights once it was clear it would lose the case two years ago. It's an after-the-facts strategy and I hope the judge will see it for what it is.

The judge was just being provocative.

Market developments have validated the Commission's concerns. It is vital that the court confirms the Media Player decision because it provides a legal precedent that could be used to prevent Microsoft continuing its abusive bundling practices in future.

For the last eight years, the commission has been extremely careful to follow every procedural rule to the letter. From a legal point of view, everything I know indicates the commission has been very correct.

The draft law does a good job in preserving and solidifying the country of origin principle for e-commerce, but it is not good news for offline publishers.