Competition on the Internet (MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law Book 23)

Undeniably widespread and powerful as it is, the Internet is not almighty: it can reach as high as the skies (__cloud computing__), but it cannot escape competition. Yet, safeguarding competition in “the network of networks” is not without challenges: not only are competitive processes in platform-based industries complex, so is competition law analysis. The latter is often challenged by the difficulties in predicting the outcome of competition, in particular in terms of innovation. Do the specific competition law issues in a digital environment presuppose a reconsideration of competition law concepts and their application? Can current competition law tools be adjusted to the rush pace of dynamic industries? To what extent could competition law be supplemented by regulation – is the latter a foe or rather an ally? This book provides an analysis of recent developments in the most relevant competition law cases in a digital environment on both sides of the Atlantic (the EU and the US) and assesses platform competition issues from a legal as well as an economic point of view. La 4e de couverture indique : "Undeniably widespread and powerful as it is, the Internet is not almighty: it can reach as high as the skies (cloud computing), but it cannot escape competition. Yet, safeguarding competition in "the network of networks" is not without challenges: not only are competitive processes in platform-based industries complex, so is competition law analysis. The latter is often challenged by the difficulties in predicting the outcome of competition, in particular in terms of innovation. Do the specific competition law issues in a digital environment presuppose a reconsideration of competition law concepts and their application? Can current competition law tools be adjusted to the rush pace of dynamic industries? To what extent could competition law be supplemented by regulation - is the latter a foe or rather an ally? This book provides an analysis of recent developments in the most relevant competition law cases in a digital environment on both sides of the Atlantic (the EU and the US) and assesses platform competition issues from a legal as well as an economic point of view." Undeniably widespread and powerful as it is, the Internet is not beyond control: it can reach as high as the sky (cloud computing), but it cannot escape competition. Yet, protecting competition in the ĺlnetwork of networksĺl is not without challenges: not only are competitive processes in platform-based industries complex, so is competition law analysis. The latter is often confronted with the difficulties in predicting the outcome of competition, in particular in terms of innovation. Do the specific competition law issues in a digital environment presuppose a reconsideration of competition law concepts and their application? Can current competition law tools be adjusted to the rush pace of dynamic industries? To what extent could and should competition law be supplemented by regulation? This book provides an analysis of recent developments in the most relevant competition law cases in a digital environment on both sides of the Atlantic (the EU and the US) and assesses platform competition issues from a legal as well as an economic point of view Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introductory Remarks....Pages 1-3 Selective Distribution and the Internet: Lessons from Case C-439/09 Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique (13 October 2011)....Pages 5-23 Internet Competition and E-Books: Challenging the Competition Policy Acquis ?....Pages 25-40 A Note on Price-Parity Clauses in Platform Markets....Pages 41-52 FTC v. Google: The Enforcement of Antitrust Law in Online Markets....Pages 53-61 Discriminatory Conduct in the ICT Sector: A Legal Framework....Pages 63-79 Competition Concerns in Multi-Sided Markets in Mobile Communication....Pages 81-99 The More Technological Approach: Competition Law in the Digital Economy....Pages 101-108