What's Yours Is Mine : Open Access and the Rise of Infrastructure Socialism

This book explores how regimes that respect property rights including the right to exclude rivals better serve consumers and innovation. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 1. The Case against Forced Access......Page 16 2. Debunking ‘‘Natural Monopoly’’ and ‘‘Essential Facility’’ Rationales for Forced-Access Regulation......Page 30 3. Why Network Proliferation Spells the End of the Essential Facilities Doctrine......Page 44 4. Case Study 1: Open Access to the Electricity Grid......Page 54 5. Case Study 2: Open Access to Local Telephone Networks......Page 62 6. Case Study 3: Open Access to Broadband Services......Page 72 7. Case Study 4: Must-Carry Mandates on Cable and Satellite Networks......Page 98 8. Case Study 5: Open Access to Software......Page 106 9. What Really Protects Consumers and Network Reliability-Markets or Mandates?......Page 112 NOTES......Page 116 INDEX......Page 132 Open Access: Theory And Reality -- The Case Against Forced Access -- Debunking Natural Monopoly And Essential Facility Rationales For Forced-access Regulation -- Why Network Proliferation Spells The End Of The Essential Facilities Doctrine -- Case Studies: How Forced Access Harms Specific Industries -- Case Study 1: Open Access To The Electricity Grid -- Case Study 2: Open Access To Local Telephone Networks -- Case Study 3: Open Access To Broadband Services -- Case Study 4: Must-carry Mandates On Cable And Satellite Networks -- Case Study 5: Open Access To Software -- What Really Protects Consumers And Network Reliability--markets Or Mandates? Adam Thierer, Clyde Wayne Crews, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 109-124) And Index.