Resources Archive - International Center for Law & Economics

December 2, 2020

Comments to Senator Tillis, Request for Recommendations on Reforms to Section 512 of the Copyright Act

Neil Fried & Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

We believe that Section 512 revisions should create greater incentives for online service providers to prevent unauthorized dissemination in the first place. Ideally, service providers should license the content so that copyright holders, Internet users, and OSPs themselves can all benefit from a healthier online ecosystem.

Intellectual Property

November 30, 2020

Adding a Warning Label to Rewheel’s International Price Comparison and Competitiveness Rankings

Geoffrey A. Manne & Gus Hurwitz & Eric Fruits

The Internet is a fabulous means of communication. However, the Digital Fuel Monitor by Rewheel/research is a prime example of misinformation on the Internet

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

November 19, 2020

Pandemic Risk Insurance Act Hearing

R.J. Lehmann

"It is profoundly more important that Congress do its job to get assistance to the businesses, workers and communities who need that help right now that it is to pretend to have the answers in 2020 to a crisis of unknown and unknowable dimensions that may befall us in 2025 or 2050 or 2100."

Financial Regulation

November 10, 2020

tl;dr - Congressman Buck’s Third Way

Samuel Bowman & Geoffrey A. Manne

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has proposed what he calls a “Third Way” to improve competition in digital markets.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 27, 2020

tl;dr - Online Intermediaries and “Know Your Business Customer” Requirements

Julian Morris & Kristian Stout

It comes as no surprise to anyone that illegal conduct occurs online. Unfortunately, the individuals and businesses engaging in illegal activity may avoid detection by using tools that hide their identity. This makes enforcement difficult or even impossible.

Innovation & The New Economy

October 22, 2020

tl;dr - The DOJ's Antitrust Case Against Google

Samuel Bowman & Geoffrey A. Manne

The Department of Justice and a few Republican state attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against Google. But… The DOJ case will struggle.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 13, 2020

Brief of Amici Curiae Scholars of Economics and Antitrust in Support of Petitioners in COMCAST CORPORATION, ET AL. v. VIAMEDIA, INC.

Geoffrey A. Manne & Joshua Wright

ICLE President Geoffrey A. Manne and amici, scholars of economics and antitrust, submitted this brief to address the broad consensus in the academic literature disfavoring the theory underlying plaintiff’s case—so-called “unilateral refusal to deal” doctrine.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 28, 2020

tl;dr - Section 230 Reform Summaries

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has come under close scrutiny. Section 230 provides important immunity to online platforms for the content of third-party users.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

September 21, 2020

tl;dr - Data Portability: The costs of imposed openness

Samuel Bowman

Many competition agencies are considering data portability mandates to increase competition. These would require companies to make customers’ data available to move to other services, or to make their services interoperable with others so that users could share their data between different services on an ongoing basis.

Data Security & Privacy