March Threads
Threads from ICLE scholars on current topics.
Last week @LawEconCenter filed comments responding to Canada's @ISED_CA consultation on the future of competition policy.
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) April 3, 2023
Here are 7 guiding principles that jurisdictions contemplating digital market regulations should carefully consider.
A ?
https://t.co/dCkTBIZkd7
1/ What do ducks have to do with price controls? A ? …
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) March 30, 2023
.@SenMikeLee has introduced a new bill he says will "restore and protect competition in digital advertising by eliminating conflicts of interest that have allowed the leading platforms in the market to manipulate ad auctions and impose monopoly rents."https://t.co/tCd1JZaxEw
— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) March 30, 2023
Remember when Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017?
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) March 28, 2023
Lina Khan warned the merger would expand Amazon's "fief." Yes. Amazon is a feudal lord in this worldview.
As the Khan crew gets ready to rewrite the merger guidelines, let's look back at their predictive powers in the past: pic.twitter.com/DDk5hz2sTf
This is the end of an era for EU competition policy. The guidance paper was the high water mark of efforts to make enforcement more economically literate. That ship has sailed.
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) March 27, 2023
Paradoxically, repealing the guidance is absolutely the right move today.
Why? A ? https://t.co/4eesW5jrIE
As the @FTC and @JusticeATR prepare updated federal merger guidelines, a new @LawEconCenter paper looks back at several recent high-profile mergers that drew apocalyptic warnings about potential harm to competition and consumers. https://t.co/W57TxmYVn3
— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) March 22, 2023
1/7 The Internet Archive “controlled digital lending” (CDL) case is apparently facing a skeptical judge. Totally predictable. The fair use claim in this case barely passes a laugh test. ?https://t.co/zoJ7Qxd6qC#ControlledDigitalLending #copyrightlaw #fairuse
— kristian stout (@kristianstout) March 22, 2023
1/8 So many bad ideas, so little time. CA is proposing a new tax for online platforms, aimed at supporting journalism. However, it'll likely do more harm than good for news consumers and producers. ? https://t.co/PuaoPRoweK
— kristian stout (@kristianstout) March 21, 2023
1/11 We don't talk enough about how dodgy the ACCESS Act is — but we should, especially after today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing. ?https://t.co/5kXSGVLrUp
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) March 7, 2023
While I haven’t gotten into WSJ (I’ve tried) I have written many critical pieces Khan and only a few on Kanter. Why?
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) March 3, 2023
It’s not racism or sexism. Khan simply is worse for the future of antitrust. Quick ? https://t.co/EjhkSCwnMM
The DMA stakeholder workshop on "App store related provisions" takes place today. Policymakers should take this opportunity to leave their comfort zone and grapple with six uncomfortable truths.?https://t.co/XztQOrJmz7
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) March 6, 2023
I take a deep dive into European digital privacy law with @MBarczentewicz. Among other things, we discuss: The Irish DPC’s ruling against Meta, the French CNIL’s recent sanctions of Apple & Voodoo Games, & the future of EU–US data flows. https://t.co/80172YqUik
— Eric Seufert (@eric_seufert) March 1, 2023
JUST OUT: our paper “Shaping #Interoperability for the #IoT: The Case for #Ecosystem-Tailored #Standardisation” has been just published in European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR) https://t.co/7TCTGyVyhi
— Giuseppe Colangelo (@GiuColangelo) March 1, 2023