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| − | A '''Minotaur corporation''' is engaged in a mazelike, often times multinational, network of companies of dubious or illegal ownership. The imposition of the [[Quarantine]], and [[Regency]] crackdowns on corporate behavior winked at during the {{Imperial}} period compelled many corps to skirt the law any way they could. Most Minotaurs are controlled by Imperial corporation with a previous history of widespread misbehavior. Most of these companies are circular, meaning that they control or are controlled by, subsidiaries that appear to be completely seperate, but eventually reconverge somewhere in the chain of interlocking ownership. Some companies even "zigzag", with the lines of ownership jumping national borders several times. Regency laws outlaw the most obvious kinds of Minotaurs, but the need for export/import trade has limited legislation against the more nimble or creative operators. Notorious offenders included [[Sternmetal]], [[SuSAG]], [[Blackhawk Enterprises]], SpinDevCorp/Venturprise, and Arkesh/Interglobal. | + | A '''Minotaur corporation''' is engaged in a mazelike, often times multinational, network of companies of dubious or illegal ownership. The imposition of the [[Quarantine]], and [[Regency]] crackdowns on corporate behavior winked at during the {{Imperial}} period compelled many corps to skirt the law any way they could. Most Minotaurs are controlled by Imperial corporation with a previous history of widespread misbehavior. Most of these companies are circular, meaning that they control or are controlled by, subsidiaries that appear to be completely seperate, but eventually reconverge somewhere in the chain of interlocking ownership. Some companies even "zigzag", with the lines of ownership jumping national borders several times. Regency laws outlaw the most obvious kinds of Minotaurs, but the need for export/import trade has limited legislation against the more nimble or creative operators. Notorious offenders included [[Sternmetal]], [[SuSAG]], [[Blackhawk Enterprises]], SpinDevCorp/[[Venturprise]], and Arkesh/[[Interglobal]]. |
- Source: [[Peter Gray]] - [http://dedzone.net/traveller/graymatter.html Gray Matter] | - Source: [[Peter Gray]] - [http://dedzone.net/traveller/graymatter.html Gray Matter] | ||
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Revision as of 04:59, 23 June 2006
A Minotaur corporation is engaged in a mazelike, often times multinational, network of companies of dubious or illegal ownership. The imposition of the Quarantine, and Regency crackdowns on corporate behavior winked at during the Imperial period compelled many corps to skirt the law any way they could. Most Minotaurs are controlled by Imperial corporation with a previous history of widespread misbehavior. Most of these companies are circular, meaning that they control or are controlled by, subsidiaries that appear to be completely seperate, but eventually reconverge somewhere in the chain of interlocking ownership. Some companies even "zigzag", with the lines of ownership jumping national borders several times. Regency laws outlaw the most obvious kinds of Minotaurs, but the need for export/import trade has limited legislation against the more nimble or creative operators. Notorious offenders included Sternmetal, SuSAG, Blackhawk Enterprises, SpinDevCorp/Venturprise, and Arkesh/Interglobal.
- Source: Peter Gray - Gray Matter