Unfair Competition: Difference between revisions

Rav Moshe Feinstein (Iggerot Moshe C.M. 1:38) writes that loss of livelihood is not defined by a loss of one’s home or the ability to put food on the table. It means interfering with his ability to afford as much as an average person in his times. </ref>

#One business may even advertise and offer incentives to attract customers.<ref>S”A CM 228:18, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=1465 Rabbi Eli Mansour Dailyhalacha.com], Pitchei Choshen Hilchot Geneva ViHona’a 9:3. However, one may not speak lashon hara about his competitor’s product (Chafetz Chaim Hilchot Lashon Hara Klal 5: Halacha 7). See [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/735658/rabbi-aaron-levine/advertising-and-promotional-activities-as-regulated-by-jewish-law/ Advertising and Promotional Activities as Regulated by Jewish Law] by Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine </ref> However, the newcomer is permitted to enter the market, he is prohibited to compete in an unfair manner, such as by selling below cost.<ref>Pitchei Choshen Hilchot Geneva ViHona’a 9:3, Aruch Hashulchan 156:11, Erech Shai 228:18. </ref>

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