Entertainment & Sports,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apr. 23, 2019
Steven Spielberg’s proposed Oscars Netflix ban could violate antitrust laws
The famed director recently proposed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences change its eligibility rules to keep movies by streaming companies like Netflix out of the running for the Oscars.
Aaron Gott
Partner
Bona Law PC
Email: aaron.gott@bonalawpc.com
Aaron's nationwide practice focuses on antitrust and other complex litigation and appeals.
When most people think about antitrust law, they think about monopolies and price-fixing conspiracies. Those antitrust issues receive attention because they hurt a lot of people just a little bit. But antitrust laws cover a lot more conduct than that and competitors must always be careful when they get together - no matter how innocuous the occasion may seem.
A recent case in point comes from acclaimed film producer Steven Spielberg...
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