Scan Squad Grows: Spain and Alabama Join Imaging Consortium
Published Date: 2/23/2026
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Summary
The Open Source Imaging Consortium just added two new members: GMV Soluciones Globales from Spain and the University of Alabama in Birmingham. This update keeps their special antitrust protections active, meaning any legal claims can only recover actual damages. The group’s membership is still open, and they’ll keep reporting changes as they happen—no big money shifts or activity changes right now!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Antitrust Damages Limited for Consortium
If you run a business and might bring an antitrust suit against the Open Source Imaging Consortium, note that on August 24, 2025 the group added GMV Soluciones Globales (Tres Cantos, Kingdom of Spain) and the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Those filings extend the National Cooperative Research and Production Act protections that limit antitrust plaintiffs to recovering only actual damages under specified circumstances.
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