From Chillin’Competition by Pablo Ibanez Colomo On Friday last week, the High Court of England and Wales ruled on the dispute between Streetmap and Google (see here). It is a really interesting read, and one that shows that – whether or not one agrees with the outcome – courts can deal effectively with complex competition law matters (I am told that […] Link: http://chillingcompetition.com/?p=9847
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era “Massimiliano Kadar, European Commission – Directorate General for Competition discusses European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era. ABSTRACT: What is the role of competition policy in the digital economy? The question is not new, and many have commented on…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog by D Daniel Sokol Massimiliano Kadar, European Commission – Directorate General for Competition discusses European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era. ABSTRACT: What is the role of competition policy in the digital economy? The question is not new, and many have commented on… Link: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/2016/02/european-union-competition-law-in-the-digital-era.html
This is a lightly edited version of a speech I gave at the Chillin’ Competition conference late last year where I gave the opening speech for the panel, “An Emerging Competition Law for a New Economy?” I begin with the usual disclaimer that I’m speaking in a personal capacity and my views are not necessarily those of the European Commission. In the early years of the “new economy”, lawyers had a strange tendency to use horse metaphors to describe what they thought was going on in the law. Judge Frank Easterbrook – an excellent jurist and one never short of a strong opinion – speaking at an internet law conference with Lawrence Lessig lambasted the very idea of the conference. […]