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Nobody else is allowed to sell these phones without licenses
But they can sell phones.
That's called "monopolistic competition". They can't sell the same phone they were already making.
Yes. I'm not saying it's not monopolistic behavior. I'm saying it's not a government sanctioned monopoly.
Perhaps I should sell some without a license.
Okay? The company will be the one to enforce their license.
I didn't agree to their license.
But that's not criminal. That's civil. That's no different than a contract dispute. It's not government enforced, but it may be government mediated.
You could disobey a civil summons....but that's a different issue.