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None that I know of
---Has that been done before?---

Not that I know of. Although one could postulate that it's a
logical extension of other laws. For example, bankruptcy laws
allow siezure of property and assets. During times of national
emergency, the government can commandeer all sorts of private
industry property, and the prospect of seeing the IT
infrastructure of an entire continent fall apart would certainly be
considered an emergency.

---How would the U.S. respond to such seizure (in effect,
nationalization) of a company's products? ---

That's also a great question. Seems to me like it's a giant game
of "chicken". I have a feeling the US gov't would rather not have
to face off with the EU like this and would do their best to find a
solution. Otherwise, what would there be in place to stop every
single European company from violating US law repeatedly?
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This would be like buying a car with a stock radio  voska | 06/01/05
False analogy  Nigel Johnstone | 06/01/05
Microsoft To EU: "Please don't hurt me mommy..."  itanalyst | 06/01/05
could you elaborate  eLurker | 06/01/05
You know why it took so long.... ?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/01/05
because  eLurker | 06/01/05
Yes.. I was making a joke.. like the homework excuse?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/01/05
i got it  eLurker | 06/01/05
BWahahaha!!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/01/05
Where's Mike Cox And His Butt-Kissing Tirade?  itanalyst | 06/01/05
Filling in for Mike today is.....  nucrash | 06/01/05
Hey now, Mike supports you  FilledOut | 06/01/05
Down to the wire  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/01/05
Maybe that is what they want?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
My Rant was better.  nucrash | 06/01/05
That would be great  Real World | 06/01/05
1 more reason to vacation there  nucrash | 06/01/05
Reverse H1-B???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Why You Ignoring Us No_Crap??  itanalyst | 06/01/05
Nothing worth commenting on or ignoring.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
I.E.- I GOT PUNKED ON THE BOARDS AGAIN AND CANT BACK IT UP  itanalyst | 06/01/05
You shouldn't do that  rapson | 06/01/05
The funny thing is...  none none | 06/01/05
None!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/01/05
To none none:  rapson | 06/02/05
Pulling out  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Any precedent for that?  rapson | 06/01/05
None that I know of  tic swayback | 06/01/05
No, afrid they can't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Can't property of criminals be siezed?  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Hmm, must have been disgusting (NT)  none none | 06/01/05
There is no crime or criminal here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/05
The option remains open though  tic swayback | 06/02/05
Daimler Benz has a lot of property in Detroit.  osreinstall | 06/01/05
Pretty much  tic swayback | 06/02/05
Or to put it another way...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
The EU is Crumbling  nucrash | 06/01/05
Cute, Mike  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/01/05
Unintentional Really  nucrash | 06/01/05
No_Ax_to_Grind OUTED AS TROLL!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/01/05
BUWAHAHAHAH!! OWNED AGAIN NO_CRAP_IN_MY_BEHIND!!!  itanalyst | 06/01/05
children  LittleWing64 | 06/01/05
I Dunno...Shouldn't You Be As Work?  itanalyst | 06/01/05
Proper grammer? I "don't know" and it should be "at work".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
proper grammar  LittleWing64 | 06/01/05
proper grammar  LittleWing64 | 06/01/05
lol  eLurker | 06/01/05
It would be interesting to see what....  JoeMama_z | 06/01/05
I have said exactly the same. The EU commision would be powerless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
The EU's response  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Would the EU really do that?  rapson | 06/01/05
No, they don't have the authority.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
It's not good for anyone  tic swayback | 06/01/05
But once again I say, no law has been broken.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Don't hold back, how do you really feel?  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Monti and his gang...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Funny, those arguments sound familiar  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Big flaw in your analogy...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Rights  none none | 06/01/05
Big flaw in your response No Ax  tic swayback | 06/02/05
Doing nothing  rapson | 06/01/05
It's all theoretical  tic swayback | 06/02/05
The EU want's to "please" it's member  John Zern | 06/02/05
Interesting point tic...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/05
Many of them are  tic swayback | 06/02/05
No they Cant, and would not  John Zern | 06/02/05
Sorry, but by treaty they can't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Do treaties cover criminal organizations?  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Again tic, no court has ruled ANYTHING illegal  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
So why is MS settling?  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Disgusting  none none | 06/01/05
I agree with 'none none'  rapson | 06/02/05
Then MS will Bootleg copies in  nucrash | 06/01/05
Why bootleg when it's free?  tic swayback | 06/01/05
Can't  nomorems | 06/01/05
What a silly post...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Oh sillier than me  nomorems | 06/01/05
Is it your point that for profit companies try to make money?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/05
Duh!  nomorems | 06/01/05
Re: your DUH...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/02/05
Girls, girls, the dysfunction in here is awful...  MepisLINUXuser | 06/01/05

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