They are competitors for entertainment eyeballs anyway. Usually, competition is defined by a market (i.e. what customers get from them), not by how they manufacture their product. Of course, each litigant will construe the situation that best suits their case. related: "B. Market Lies" in http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/21169325300/peter-thiels...

Meanwhile, it's pageviews for everyone.