February 15, 2016

Manne on the Apple e-books case: The Second Circuit’s decision has no support in the law and/or economics

Geoffrey A. Manne

As ICLE argued in its amicus brief, the Second Circuit’s ruling in United States v. Apple Inc. is in direct conflict with the Supreme Court’s 2007 Leegin decision, and creates a circuit split with the…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 15, 2016

Epstein on the Apple e-books case: The hidden traps in the Apple ebook case

Richard Epstein

On balance the Second Circuit was right to apply the antitrust laws to Apple. Right now the Supreme Court has before it a petition for Certiorari, brought by Apple, Inc.,…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

December 3, 2015

ICLE and leading antitrust scholars urge Supreme Court to review 2nd Circuit ruling in Apple e-books case

Geoffrey A. Manne

Today the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States supporting Apple’s petition for certiorari in its e-books antitrust…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 14, 2015

The 2nd Circuit’s Apple e-books decision: Debating the merits and the meaning

Geoffrey A. Manne

On Thursday I will be participating in an ABA panel discussion on the Apple e-books case, along with Mark Ryan (former DOJ attorney) and Fiona Scott-Morton (former DOJ economist), both…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 28, 2014

Joshua Wright, Martin Gaynor and Past FTC Officials to Speak at ICLE Event on Apple and Amazon Cases

Geoffrey A. Manne

The Federal Trade Commission’s recent enforcement actions against Amazon and Apple raise important questions about the FTC’s consumer protection practices, especially its use of economics. How does the Commission weigh…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 10, 2014

The FTC’s in-app purchasing complaint against Amazon reflects its flawed, per se approach to unfairness

Geoffrey A. Manne

Today the FTC filed its complaint in federal district court in Washington against Amazon, alleging that the company’s in-app purchasing system permits children to make in-app purchases without parental “informed…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 2, 2014

The FTC doubles down on its egregious product design enforcement with a threatened suit against Amazon.com

Geoffrey A. Manne

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that Amazon is getting — and fighting — the “Apple treatment” from the FTC for its design of its in-app purchases: Amazon.com Inc. is bucking a request from the…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 22, 2013

Why I think the Apple e-books antitrust decision will (or at least should) be overturned

Geoffrey A. Manne

On July 10 a federal judge ruled that Apple violated antitrust law by conspiring to raise prices of e-books when it negotiated deals with five major publishers. I’ve written on…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

July 19, 2013

The .AMAZON TLD, cultural identity and competition regulation at ICANN

Geoffrey A. Manne

The ridiculousness currently emanating from ICANN and the NTIA (see these excellent posts from Milton Mueller and Eli Dourado on the issue) over .AMAZON, .PATAGONIA and other “geographic”/commercial TLDs is precisely why ICANN (and, apparently,…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection