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h>bor = ! publi%]s ( onl9e cont5t to    
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plat=ms reg>d+ ! t]ms on :i* _! cont5t  
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,competition & ,pres]vation ,act (      
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foll[+3  7#a7 ,a free & vibrant press is
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7#b7 ,fair & competitive m>kets are     
integral to ma9ta9+ a ?riv+ press t c   
meet ! dem&s ( consum]s & an in=m$      
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to read news onl9e4 ,:ile "s read]s may 
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s]ve z a de facto gateway to all onl9e  
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am\nt ( control ov] h[ read]s f9d &     
int]act ) cont5t produc$ by ! press4    
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ideas4  7#i7 ,! antitru/ laws 7 int5d$  
to & d provide bo? economic & civic     
b5efits4  7#aj7 ,a c5tral purpose ( !   
antitru/ laws is to promote & protect   

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7i7 has a d$icat$ pr(essional editorial 
/aff t creates & di/ributes orig9al news
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national1 or int]national matt]s (      
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giv5 su* t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/  
section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
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,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to ! ext5t t su* section 
applies to unfair me?ods ( competition2 
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regulation t prohibits or p5alizes !    
conduct describ$ 91 or is o!rwise       
inconsi/5t )1 subsection 7b7 ( ?is      
section4  7#d7 ,! t]m negotiation p]iod 
means ! p]iod ( "t beg9n+ on ! date ?is 
,act goes into effect & end+ #dh mon?s  
lat]4  7b7 ,limitation ( liability ,a   
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negotiations ) o!r news cont5t creators 
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,onl9e ,cont5t ,di/ributor reg>d+ ! t]ms
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cont5t may be di/ribut$ by ! ,onl9e     
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negotiations ) ! ,onl9e ,cont5t         
,di/ributor-- 7,a7 are n limit$ to price
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situat$ news cont5t creators1 & directly
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attribution or br&+1 & int]op]ability ( 
news2 &  7,b7 p]ta9 to t]ms t w\ld be   
available to all news cont5t creators2  
7#b7 ! coord9ation among ! news cont5t  
creators is directly relat$ to &        
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,onl9e ,cont5t ,di/ributor t are o!rwise
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,cont5t ,di/ributor4  7c7 ,rule (       
con/ruction ,except z provid$ 9 ?is     
,act1 ?is ,act %all n be con/ru$ to     

modify1 impair1 or sup]s$e ! op]ation ( 
! antitru/ laws4