Why the FTC’s attempt to block the Tapestry-Capri deal sets a dangerous precedent
Posted Bya Luxury Daily columnistOn In Columns,Featured,Government,Industry sectors,Legal and privacy,Opinion | No Comments{"ct":"CgRzh4mqF4lbzWj9U9TfRVNmdpP4a+OM6IUJke8hwmIgNqiqwNXhyt\/DQT56lYTZQ2MCV9HrjpKRLAtuK25jnK9qepSjUo+u3PGQS8rm2f+KBYLj7QBEz9Turb2hRWElGmaGoBdUqNwM9JHgxCXaQwQI\/rrQoid3jvuz7myMpZ8dJ+tkFeWUh1IWFFbNSvR+LEO5Ail\/azHCXLqY22+AFgDFbxGy7G8cD\/cXfhrL7i3k3I+2IzbrMWqnmfYKZwJ4Sz\/7\/Xzz8m+QYXfC5LneW+botePEavxMABglwCcYsQsko3O8j9x1vD7IMJPCW6hf47XRPkCyKG1XwCyCp4KdvCegGtc7dO3k4B\/mz0tmXxnXpC86PM1VoAd7GfzZHijaMT1bj6c8fv51y+6fySpZmbFT1K5CzFr86X72fdebDXSduATxaZ50mOWgUqRAc9VQOLHV+vDnew3JMQy\/IJlE85QthPcyJJIrvSUe4GYNYTatJALc3Gj2uhi2tmksbebj+IzBFmn3VT1zIYL5EFLvR1xiz\/+E4I3c6zBwndibXGQIP0YRWYgiUf7gOv\/WSF8HhBhbX1oQHl89IzRVTgTsGiecMNU2RqtTgtyonYSWmz29LP1UmpKeOg6TYzBxeuQDwVVuxJmwuAijem+rqAs6NzAc0YLNwQP\/0lSsRZyjtZOax38VJldDijYuKOE\/9qkUjuofgqe7HBA6h2waJccfEl1s9B+FLiZWDbQpN3GOjQkhEzRf7AIFA5v9tuauDAj7YIiJvmm\/YvW1YPbqfQoXCpN77f+wj685guGfB4lPB0uJrz8LJFrKIFNJedpRadR8OOnpVA0MpFb9Vn26Vj5mc02pZnVXLypfXDP3SiT06F1XtElNinmNOMhOkPdrWVstRSd5wk3HsaFUPK6yuPwAWz3lg5nki0W0cLGYg7OE2VUta6L7oBSFkSa\/9E14EICqdQATPfcykoBtAqwiIdP862LQq91ap\/pJgU2L2EjgjB4yaPGRzh57SOkAiE7b9ebpMPxtF5LTXaebypdnajICgJFJcMsHmimHWow8iKH9yjqUyJZ5eyTNMIKaDWloYyCMxsCia5cg4ydo2R90it4FpCT1+SGydN1e7cMt7L8sumBARbHnp2afaKOulk+KHyjJwwE+zjg0BkCnOshtBmEZOwJeUctsh+zwioKSbbkTnU\/TvAoHcgh\/4+nms2R3okV8PcTlednCjl5AwRIAZT7hd2kLxu904+O8S3NAN4ctSA2jPhVijujt+GLD4wHGdwh8scyLyLlNmztdwn+MWQh2PgIbw3RUY5S6MwCAQ\/c5W1FlmHv+YsrBmqcrpEcNnM01LTMcbp69hsYRJ\/uYZanvon1t9OZk1QHGK7xUrvkiIa8oV7vrTpX+qt6jqNl4vuq+wh5GQHrhmft4IML4bltihMTOAndmqMPq06qqs21EHIMJUYTTtvWf\/JRXQARPjj2kV4AgUWuFG84tNVp54LggILsOllZi9d9YnHv3RcBuTy5spCCqvFrf72spwn8NHYMaRY7qLNl+vavDSGFMwhXf1oAEjrWOwyfwwmZpGISgEjYLnKDpot1AIIlGcOiuZ9BeOsoC2NPXxObziOXU1TrxI1PD7r6600OjULoNtCc\/A+kN7DUA6SyAIlgon\/xoGRPVJDQUOql5JEJe+2e4uWITK9iTG5HWQLQgOFMNki8\/SYDDw05dourSS7g4S3f9rAOLap6+lZxbEh6xI8L+Cr8kOY8pQtmieprmekMb\/xry5chcgC86A070J\/K9yp\/20pFvfLgC0\/qiixUPlgKd7gblm36QayZGGRvRqIU5UlC0NfArrYWUkRjRoZXj8O1DGNNVPxRJJPlmM7QSV32jlXG0m1DcgVvx2Zjt06iEMfVc\/VU2MLgmAVDvbdo85peLhBeMUpG8Et+hKiyoj3KwGowqo7t4wX7g+OsbIMJMhfa2EvZgxJ4+4Gk2M2Q0Pxox25pD3dtPUgNbWCwImjNQ6wsGBahegGFwBtyi7aQLTC+FYSxiAc47RpSPhNTHKq+kE0YpzpT9zBHqD2J0UVhn2KncBuAeoVWa99TuuzFhPjLjQX4R941yCpIeiM9I5DuBECcYHgxU2i9v9ciw9ZxJaHaJ8K\/Ymtayl\/Vvcl4rBWcrljrTP45rlU+EKSqOGJ9sl70H2xfCpqimaYvZYXXE1EL4uuMYtkpeyRF4A1BbGZocSsUjmi1BjCgfW46\/jSGCP5BrJBDmTAiDEsbpvwmnPCD8lRyTlE+dUSlo9bSgO3SdjC7JMDP0NBA\/kB9DBtWPTsixcbfgksXF7bP5I8dWPmt6G+A93fC3rlQC\/AYwtBrQTj5WFbPr4bx3CdthI0myc0fCzZOtNQ+AZMeIKDBfv+M+WQ7sJ9pC1n6PSFlhYB9Mnf5AQpC6IMqM12nLtIRSJWBoNIC\/aV3JkB\/MSRD0AMa3XKtMRfhbRxGo\/dAiaLyYcdsR4hSHHAPIGwN8LXJwVPzW4lDmK5UHhlqZrcXbKJ4Q64CcuCIw8Y+Iymo6J8ZxC196Okf\/zbkCt5Vm10XyeiKoju5IPoUWOavv8SeyrfLHIYKUXWbGfJb8kur4Q78\/kkgBOENLGZ7mDrS1Buzzvu0n8RVfB5ecerhWQI\/PJ1Jt+DJhXs+TwDD2htJazA2nqf9OPUdup2z4OPezMBpuwELAAm\/d9IiIltejQpTqoqbng+zB2CeTXAPMkAJVFjE40jRswM2\/Hv1mcWureHG94LpRDYIvK4e+QlpeX0\/u9WFfnXcyYttYz2p\/CKAPTN1SM5bIOuuIip0hxy3bKxKiGwwLuybpeLLatcGRb6QTlA+WwpQz9HUidPiAUFuigCy+3HILAw5K06eZh7khE4ZhLluFWS3PxRg8LrUQ3IZ5t5nyVnCO\/bG0TDjur1gnHMX55fhyYTXROONwG6rD8FJBMYuTYd2sQBX6ounHfuv5kV6pHVlhoZQhMAMZbWs3pfxEUrXU+40c37LWNydqhVs0hJjMe2ciyVVETC4B\/tQpyth9HuYX7wxBQ9LlFBuLo88FV4oKMc87EAZm5lZNGk8rLm7kwxDsJAQ5BL2agmt5ZPn5YhBplPhKxQV3OCrP0pq8gEXDtT8Gd+MKgx2KJqi\/3\/hy50MRzrhlHXkggCZGrlmvXCu+9cDp2MKNNdcpQIxY3hVdUwtb2NcJotxQGSmwnh\/pmlmfrz9eTUD+f\/c+Dty1zDqTQxhoDqpgRib\/aBeOceoSZJ6Xadomax0ZLSKsNfloGj3Ktw6YxJpcOf7LSdptv94MstUu+KM+KSeVhNGaQN4\/zsigXcCebbRZed+lifrF8GARYQPIeBkMZipyuOBVwadfL1IsklwWJOdrePKLt5Wz8W4ZPVn663pTnYla4BBdxZQKKBPdJ5oiGSY9kN0bgdkpj7dEbT3vOxM7\/n6XiPQSwPbFkfxNSR80PAVQT3bpZpk0XfnihguLhJJjck+yuK+IFyLwRuGZ6C3B8dehw\/ZP2OHiIadDqrsZJ9ty5\/LaMTcBfBMha18e6MftV4ls0Xc8WzmKTw4btBKAh0M9epZS7cnW8VevQ4TunS95alDoPLEiELk5xR9Nfkw18jkcO18t+Qi7bPW5UMbqj9t6elCLoikWR6u\/EXIsFk2oacYFOTwtqFpGudMLWvzX92TP3pD+kvbXFe1gpCMepjDkKsidgQWV2bZrkdiBKO0grP0xEOZQ2U5rYMVelTEKpta4fSb0rFuRrpl+56YzU97nPH6UqiF5bj3EkOzU+DADLHxFv9K6dzMMNQgf34o1D7sxZJqu55+xjdkQuQR60zN9XewqoyZ\/NZ5kZ9OxUC4Ae9BPPJ9sbXnESSgi90ci4BxzeFWOUlNccooFFYlkrxoOlA6F1k8kRbud4AtjTgmB+kzKDc5LlyVZ6R8llTJOmeSWsuDoDEqW24CG3rjEBQU++YQvnSSzdpfQ4rMaqnN9+4ZFfx5oHkHLEKDucIaQeU9Y+sFDPMIaE7nx6Twn7eNIloBM3tg7aTb7yGYNfL2IIh2ZttwaVKxtyDC4rxxjubz8BrVgGqXlyuKYIDUs5OyEsu9+5zR0FGNlwrMwCz84aYFbc9SvkxPil431nYv0OGvfEaSRNiWFa1pt4+lX7HhBWd1m7wdHSKy9ieOKz35m2DlHbHya5uyBLUE1Od+bdg2GxCpohM6Ra9rKIFz9nipiffNoNvKO2eRxd7dBoH+MLN398bkm+k1VYx8CQ+caVXiDPTl1PyGSPQswtQx2OmqI6wjnabmzbzB6ffeRILWlTV156CnrGx\/x4ijUt\/xLWqHF5zFWNqawFy+eRNYRgZsndT8jNB6geKqFyUkI713+NgngFdhgVMVApq5Eieo\/AH9CWePkreKEFquZduMWwIRZCnIIfnbNwaeywLqWRAsVTJ0em7azXfPPUaSG+Brt4L4PNEF2aInOUf5BKireZKDWtEJFbVnIwJLUhg7f7HRheP6+0rS077\/o2S9x6uLHJlOOJ\/cwbYeEk3Y1NYLzg13VCpYkuzgBp2+Vul7CT8kOqk35NhIDPzCCIKsx1hp2S\/Vl1vtEEXTh8TJeUQ75iKLK9ZfNz5Jcf05DWYjriGJistJTRt+v8\/IgQMFSNCyUomkiAda5WzjFgyuoAdS2Lndajw2DJ50JgmD\/ZCEkbNO1rNMBf5E5u\/5M7b+RVM4PGSpHTDwV5yB\/ixhvIFhbyiYGHI0BqK98FPLBPIvInKmqj\/xWHsB872cbM7ul9u103cgrKxb0vaaB0OQapzQQK9QfaOlR7ue7sNB+JcPqtsKdenm2KBPptw3z5ORTKy\/70eIPHxcNPadB6lkp4iXg6bm7vILCmBMiGtfG1BMNve44KMF4JRjFqt+tvJmcdWsSHX+YkumuPUh3qwQHC5DKfcfhtzDpOVNNk+Jmy+QYkiOCMvlmuGuGoFDhQO\/pw1EnRl33KILGMeOQnRTf6gLLzRnYHgTALVmuytGwXhJo7FWwr4oOARfOH8XjOsfuFE90LmAvtmGKPFsLxqxsHDZSBUnGyv+ZOfxpb3UnbyusUxVkjXfgmcy8TGCuIFpoAbGueO5KvQfImjAEKVKNRzakzACf9qATHIM+U4Jto9C8banUrKbFKjWPYaxJcLIWLjjv2OkNpVStej8pifmBg\/maZS6lFkVlGWnD7t\/lniYM77dWZfK9v3tG\/YdGYEMAJlN\/aWWzYwMVGIgMbwkrMJM81QDYhnEXfiiONtJwACl9tOOCLNPuZDe43s35VW\/OXKtEyeV2AkX5\/01ZqYJlWGlFss8uX\/DqDkQF5KO5eCt8cXUj1R\/Jdw4r0slCtnJMrrlJUF7hna\/y+MELFn9JJbhsFAjXQdkAGEilB0mFBLupCudTH7AvWgy4ZTusALk+RO9VftqwPIiSclUQj4BKIacw\/TC0Vny3TVpW0GemAc3cbiUPjAvTFas3\/y\/ocCjQQwDvw8qdR3ES8XlVDImhpaEw+DUqdTUbkCHqF5xQ+hnVbZJayxMeCUq+fyuC8IILh8NAc312xGOzopaFI8iMoWfnTR9p6mScDU6ahr3jbxx6glhzVoFaT1xNV+ACc4zTtB8WjEPcrXWOnWQlhNuWDI9YL9dc4QBXq08BRKI6P+5kxa8qrPoBcUiWvoNbwIGPLjmwly3VX9kHki4o3vqeMJkdqLbOWJi43MgJ3w94a9xekwwhIQ\/iOOOKODHWNy+J4tpIpHCxNR82S9EcC7anCUXklXFSyWI8h60WB5iJBQfg6CaoBKzh4PzjDRYyNCINkIh7OuzpFwpmcPQvjmnzdxtw73VhDqZbSnUYNHPvIcKelUUYdG0P\/OOBXRYM6XY8IMu2HKcrTSrx0fOT519O4T+G77LnT6oTvpjInwE3i5WxHWKkS15HHzrlDayWxanX3+7iXdlKjU2FVuoe70FVbg\/bMX5fkESAyRaCBdXNyg3qDx0ueNOV39ibpk+HCZS89MTpUSB2JoOl2Xj\/IvZEKJXnl8ebjgK6qOJQ9zOLfjqWptXKg0YKofj3pG7h4FD+dUN5shXYGQW6Ulh4zFbvxVwywDGrX8JLiCnAswFUDlUL+Q8eIlTHn0RiCeL3e+VhPzP8Coi7J\/9W2wYGNTKRoF0MPo8NsedVd1qM1wqdXkcZZ06P+NZrNG\/g2ZwpYUF6WPwrWijVbsR1UcPQCrTak0rARbM91JpAlk\/+\/ZvB81RWrkDFNuw3SgMkfZHu9PA9faSwlh3m0PTEUpg7jmS74n+f2JU6sKOvMHC48LLMM2W7RAChA3fjE5oH6xvD\/IAjxGZeP\/ke9jApZYPcd699boPU0nKcNibU2+qwKojszgnNnhK0o4rgnnpXcXhgiVm76cnUej6PMVr2GGOtY71o+PBYhlqhKfX16CmaWu7AUCp67tz\/XbQz5tLhkIEWRnVn1fm+SDNzTm\/cQZ2rc3NqlkrcEaxkgpNMPANYr66oYUrSbLQXrMe6P5fMyD9R+84NlQjqwunHwbURA\/tUhwOFul8nEOODa\/D\/KXm843x7tCQ+rWl2xQqgtOHPbpdIXT14\/2mRO8pN6KsN25WarHQEtEQYyCICPqqmjT4v9bRU398LMBlY4it05e4\/9v+MET58lMUuA1V74sYpxO0p+LjNQx42m7n24X5\/J+2vyihbmezPkkOq68z4rV+ryyQNBq5GdEWwp3zqPsErvZ0LcI51Xc87uX4iJx5QJt30SnGP2yJ9X7CUoVFTlaXd1YPpXjLJzaKQqQ4pEpRy9bBeUXyK5F2Al1B+IQpDMgzszi3699RIePGWWEXmoFF2kg+VBBVOeAm7ZktdNKcVs4kwI5q4q2\/HF56FbRW\/+qDU4zIHOI46UL\/GmcPBY+PvvlyOU896eaT\/5cc7bH7Ze9v61jrkwxjWUEFIZxUNV29ydD+7jfx2D8CB7nTzUeh4zyudZyAg\/ECtRiLSPhSUbfvaBWetB5lt77wjEOkrHohN9ibb4YIam5PSbdrXw+coTEIv9uYU9DImGncxV3gMVc7xMS+2\/ujcEk46\/pDzIxlt7CcwiAsapAyFl39VRsdiWpwPMSkoJjxTBX+4tu\/8QwD8xFVRHykz3cVbxH3QGrHAzx29zjkJx4xOkuRMVun3OYK8IXKC5iGQIZWX3SnZ8S5fODeUeFq+BvigPZu73EpKdDD3ey5yQ+e0XDj+x7Wcz\/bW4WNt2Pv56zKjN\/taEOBY\/hWM46S8t9qv6+MLPXNrK6N7dNvSGj4UuirjXkt7lcmSluG88LvHS+pMC4ierVfiMhzsKL4WeiGFUmeP1\/LYa+WzDQ1shq1cGQ\/JVFeUlXPFNgQ3QJ0UZzl7pbtIv0\/62nzVUZRO\/UFfMek24twsGyPmsWvbvPhRMvp7ocjbi9uZsvcOE3wntJCQIn4F5MY5xuYWfveThPudtX7CXcXD5icjU+12UWFFCO34KrNb9Wxo1D0BFjc+vcoeH\/\/i8DmyN+ZOi7vwdV5RkaFPuT9rx5t6fs1Q8DOIRaRw6deFD6oV1b670c8I0QszZw02xQyQJC1hffNrm\/+5TcOTAUKeIZtMD2g4lLE5KLIXIkdde4Rl4ppIaYYuH+M7gXj13tqBjJ+a8vy7KN0AQNIPHuQE8CLleL6asahJGsD57KmYcRQclu+i4G2pdLwYDhtplOeyv+e0EjBsuLyrOgZ5uTDon3UbD2xmatRZgPRm6OB3YuZ7G2FHRGEvUErP5vsoVQtwCCulIkNBSjHt56aSNX2RAXKlDVnQwJdh4oD8OXbZ1D3\/kW9upfxfsLFwurd\/lNasNatdGUPBE4YBN5CajAXIoOqUNNBhPRjtZkwynYD4URKu185+B47g1n2rQr1u5iBt0VEKoZUbl3WvWMUg9b1l1\/L7+7TzbV0HK2aXsQku8xg9CoQDskvb0gtChKjR7W9XKpgVDTSe208jyPMz\/OY8oj11HbOqvZ0eosG6wHhoCZGvlXNNeseeDFoXEekzBuSTPgf0Bhkc9weCDoCchFya0X6rsWf44fS1eE8RbXjFn6tmcNzlbbrCL0UTtWXv3nYW70wrQnjNCsSFcwl4hmbVjIu0NYuzD93ILdUXdPxluI65pMW7wFbNNru+zIW6yC\/MCPMJTqAYnbWonGOwY6acDHZt7u5DX8E5HH9miYv1odgdlO1pZrh9KVAkdYqeUNxh0XF8Oaje6mwEZwsc5jKdR7wHtQ+lgJrLbO0CSXmyC2Z3p+nhC2JkWGl9Ohn1bo+LFEHsm8tUj7c+NrVmSKVJsmdjb795TL6XAhLW9i90BfRSMA\/ikwj6kabJLaLSsHG18HxfZ3fBBoVeWr5MVK2014tButmxRqzt\/n5aM5rlaJHQBEZmWNVtr49Me+uBH3srCiY22ryWKGA\/7L1zkEhmauFBzLxdmUZ8Qy9iwVS2p963SXmrhWPOaMjHHCowMRz7Vtus3OeUd\/BqeRwYpWIekTTUd7Lc93S1jBQNpX5prnTSdXuW8w8NK6OTjpzSB3rTlPPgIuwsdF2FoRI=","iv":"5dc9e103603821644a10ec8e45cee737","s":"139f4eaf1b5b8918"}