From Kluwer Competition Law – News: The EU General Court fully confirms the legality of the Commission’s inspection decisions under the Regulation No 1/2003 and dismisses the appeals on all grounds (Deutsche Bahn), e-Competitions 25 September 2013, Case date: 6 September 2013 “”
From Kluwer Competition Law – News: Competition Appeal Tribunal rules that use of data rooms is lawful in market investigations, but criticises restrictive access conditions “”
From Regulation Watch Feed: The changing role of collecting societies in the internet “ Collecting societies currently face major challenges stemming from: the reconfiguration of existing and emergence of new powerful players in the field of music distribution; the necessity of cross-territorial licensing options, and; the fragmentation of copyrights. This article presents an overview of recent technical and policy developments in this area in Europe and, on a more abstract level, it discusses structural problems underlying the policy conflicts. Collecting societies became indispensable intermediaries in the copyright system of the 20th century. Their core task was the collection of high-volume, low-value royalties stemming from secondary uses (e.g., broadcasting, public performance, lending) of creative works. Collecting societies are the solution to […]
From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Guiding Section 5: Comments on the Commissioners “Steve Salop (Georgetown) discusses Guiding Section 5: Comments on the Commissioners. ABSTRACT: FTC Commissioners Joshua Wright and Maureen Ohlhausen have proposed that the Commission adopt Guidelines for the application of Section 5 to Unfair Methods of Competition. This short note…”
