Eh? It's called competition law. Governments have a duty to protect their citizens against extortion (and to allow proper competition in their economies). That's why they take action to prevent monopolies either emerging or being exploited. And if you break the law and illegally exploit your monopoly, the Government's duty is to stop that from happening. If your monopoly is oil wells, the Gvt can force you to sell them. If it's software, it can force you to open it up.
Otherwise, how is competition law ever going to be enforced?
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Eh? It's called competition law. Governments have a duty to protect their citizens against extortion (and to allow proper competition in their economies). That's why they take action to prevent monopolies either emerging or being exploited. And if you break the law and illegally exploit your monopoly, the Government's duty is to stop that from happening. If your monopoly is oil wells, the Gvt can force you to sell them. If it's software, it can force you to open it up.
Otherwise, how is competition law ever going to be enforced?