Back To 1995

  Chapter 348

   "We don't know whether Double Click Company and Bruno Song have settled on Capitol Hill or used other means, but the New York State Court clearly favors Double Click Company today!"

   The legal counsel sitting next to Bill Gatsby analyzed that in general, the court favors the prosecution of this kind of prosecution, but this time it was the opposite.

   In fact, Microsoft is also spending a lot of money to lobby members of Congress on Capitol Hill. After so many lawsuits over the years, if Microsoft hadn’t learned to lobby, it would have been broken into pieces.

   Like Microsoft, there is also the big brother Walmart. Walmart has set up a strategic office many years ago. The name sounds tall, but it is actually a big knife.

Back then, because Wal-Mart wanted to control costs and kept lowering the prices of its suppliers, Wal-Mart also got the same infamy as an electronic assembly plant. Wal-Mart, which was instructed by high-level people, immediately started a heavy lobbying campaign to donate money to members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The money has been combined on Capitol Hill. Since then, America has rarely seen any negative news about Walmart. The gang of suppliers and the screams of the staff have been ignored...

   "It's a critical period for the general election. Maybe Song will make any deal with the elephant party!"

Todd, the president of Microsoft's public relations, also said conspiracy theory that what happened today is too strange. Although he has not received much news yet, Todd, who is familiar with the routine, smells familiar and has to speculate. Fan it.

   Hearing that Double Click Company might get through the difficulties this time, Bill Gates could not help but feel a little envious of Song Yang who had just walked out of the court and was surrounded by the media.

This time, Song Yang, with such a rigid FTC, might even be able to get out of the way, or even claim a big victory. Then think about making compromises and humbly facing the Federal Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Communications Commission and other departments. Microsoft, even if it is still caught, where does it make sense? !

   "So, Double-Click is really going to win this time?" Bill Gates pinched his nose and asked left and right.

"Not necessarily," said the legal counsel, "no matter how fast this lawsuit is, it will need to be tried again and again, and it may last five to eight weeks, but if there is no accident, according to today's situation, a double-click may be Really going to win!"

Not only on Microsoft's side, but also the legal counsels of the technology companies who watched the trial basically made the same judgment. I can't say Ella Cherry's side did not perform well today, but I can only say that Double-Click Company is dead. , In addition, there is a side frame. The first time I didn't beat the double-click company to death, I can only pull the side frame at most. It is impossible to dismantle the double-click company!

   "We can already announce that DoubleClick has won the lawsuit, Ella Cherry's performance is disappointing, maybe two or three months before we can hear the outcome of the trial, but the outcome can already be expected.

Before we started, we have already mentioned that there is no Internet advertising bill to judge the right or wrong of DoubleClick. Ella Cherry's prosecution team needs to be approved by the New York court and the jury, so that the jury and the judge can find Double-click the company's monopoly in the Internet advertising industry, but she obviously didn't do it today..."

The legal guests invited by CNN TV are also talking freely. The veterans in the legal industry all know what Ella Cherry suffered today, but on TV, she must not be targeted, only from other aspects find the reason.

   What unprofessionalism, bad performance, no real evidence, etc., it's Ella Cherry's fault anyway!

Almost as soon as the trial was over, I double-clicked the company's share price, and it instantly rose from the three dollars below the issue price to around the issue price of four dollars. Although it was subsequently sold short by hedge funds, the stock price remained firm. At the issue price, it has not been broken again.

When Song Yang came out of the New York court, Gallo immediately brought someone up to greet him. Although he didn't know what the outcome would be, seeing the executives of Double-click Company and the legal team all looked quite good, Gallo also understood that today should be the time of day. The situation is good, at least Ella Cherry's "Black Widow" must not take advantage of it.

   When they left the hall, the two groups of people happened to meet. Although Ella Cherry pretended to be calm, her expression was not as good as when she first came. Many of the lawyers and prosecutors who followed her were even more depressed.

   Gallo waved his fist at Ella Cherry, as if to warn Ella Cherry.

   Seeing this obvious provocation, the group of people who followed Ella Cherry was furious. Two of them wanted to rush over and punch Gallo, obviously they were full of fire today.

However, Gallo and the person on the other side were both held back. Song Yang patted Gallo on the shoulder, and Gallo gave another warning look, and then led a group of burly men to surround Song Yang in the middle. go out.

  There is no need to be good if you get cheap. At this time, if you talk too much, you will lose. After Song Yang left a sentence to wait for the result, he took people away.

Ella Cherry's side was surrounded again. No matter how the people around her pushed and shoved, the media and reporters did not give in. The camera shot **** Ella Cherry's face, and Song Yang ran away. Now, how could Ella Cherry also run away, but the questions asked were all murderous.

   "Ms. Ella Cherry, what do you think of today's trial, has it been defeated?"

   "Just now, the Federal Department of Justice officially announced that it had withdrawn the charges against Double-Click, including a huge fine of $110 million. Will Ms. Ella Cherry also withdraw the charges?!"

   Hearing that the Federal Department of Justice pulled away and ran away, Ella Cherry took a deep breath and realized that something really happened.

However, the so-called blessing and misfortune do not come alone. Obviously, there is more than one unfortunate incident. Ella Cherry heard the reporter say to her again, "The Houston court announced that David Ameda will be called to testify in court to participate in the blackmail of Double-click Company. Prosecute, it is rumored that the Houston police are likely to detain him, what do you think of this?"

Hearing Adrian and Houston's side, he didn't want his face at all, and blatantly started to warn David Ameda, obviously to stir up the class action lawsuit against Double Click Company in Tennessee, Ella Cherry I felt a tightness in my chest.

   "Ella Cherry, is what you said in court against Bruno Song, or even this time the lawsuit is entirely against Bruno Song?"

Seeing the lawsuit, Ella Cherry couldn't hold it anymore, and the media started to stir up the flames again, and began to talk about this lawsuit as personal grievances, questioning whether Ella Cherry was deliberately targeting Song Yang, or even involving Issues such as race, anyway, I am afraid that it will be a small matter.

   Ella Cherry glared at the reporter who asked the question, no matter what she was thinking, she couldn't say it on the table.

   "As I said, this lawsuit is not aimed at anyone, just to maintain the order of the Internet advertising industry!"

Ella Cherry sighed and glanced back at the New York State Court behind her, in front of many media, "Today is not a normal trial, if this lawsuit fails, it will destroy free trade. !"

After speaking, Ella Cherry threw her sleeves and left, leaving behind a group of stunned media and reporters who could hear that Ella Cherry fired directly at the New York court, and even questioned federal law, According to Ella Cherry, her loss this time is the failure of the New York court and federal law? !

After the surprise, it was excitement. I was afraid that the media and reporters who had no topic would immediately dispersed. In today's trial, the company must have the advantage of DoubleClick, but the topic was Ella Cherry's dissatisfaction with the federal court, and even went a step further. , is the Federal Trade Commission dissatisfied with the New York court, this is not more tearful?

In the evening, the boss of the Federal Trade Commission, Demos Morris, couldn't sit still, and took the lead in throwing the blame, "Ms. Ella Cherry's remarks do not mean that I still have the entire Trade Commission, I still have trade Committee, abide by any decision of the New York Court!

  The Trade Commission hopes to build the Internet highway planned by the Grand Commander instead of hindering the development of the Internet industry in America. In the future, the Trade Commission will cooperate with more Internet companies to formulate the rules and order of the Internet industry in America. "

Without any hesitation, Demos Morris sold Ella Cherry directly, showed his goodwill to the commander, and threatened that this lawsuit had nothing to do with him. He had a heart for the commander. , I don't want to fight an Internet monopoly lawsuit at all.

In the end, he even secretly said that if Double-click company escaped this time, the Trade Commission would not mind working with Double-click to formulate rules for the Internet advertising industry, and even the formulation of the Internet Advertising Act, Double-click may not necessarily Can't participate, Deimos Morris wants to clean up Ella Cherry's mind not to be too obvious.

  Ella Cherry didn't care about Deimos Morris at all, and when she returned to her temporary office in New York, she immediately made a phone call.

   Hearing the slightly tired voice on the other side of the phone, Ella Cherry couldn't help it any longer, "Mr. Winslow, I need an explanation!"

"explain?!"

   "Everything is over, including the ones we talked about!" Edward Winslow on the other end of the phone also lost his former gentlemanly demeanor, and said tiredly with suppressed annoyance.

But Ella Cherry, who was in anger, couldn't care about it at all. The preparations for so long have been in vain today, and Ella Cherry's anger broke out completely, and she shouted to the phone sharply, "I need an explanation. You know how long I have been preparing for this lawsuit, and how many people in the entire New Brandeis School are preparing for this lawsuit..."

Prosecuting Double Click is just the first step taken by Ella Cherry and the New Brandeis School behind her. Once they succeed, it will continue to snowball, including big companies such as Microsoft, and they will all be cleaned up, but Now it's all a step away, and the whole plate is in chaos!

  There was a moment of silence on the other side of the phone, and suddenly Winslow roared, "Turn on the TV now and let me tell you why!"

   (end of this chapter)