Undeniably widespread and powerful as it is, the Internet is not almighty: it can reach as high as the skies (cloud computing), but it cannot escape competition. Yet, safeguarding competition in the network of networks is not without challenges: not only are competitive processes in platform-based industries complex, so is competition law analysis. The latter is often challenged by the difficulties in predicting the outcome of competition, in particular in terms of innovation. Do the specific competition law issues in a digital environment presuppose a reconsideration of competition law concepts and their application? Can current competition law tools be adjusted to the rush pace of dynamic industries? To what extent could competition law be supplemented by regulation - is the latter a foe or rather an ally? This book provides an analysis of recent developments in the most relevant competition law cases in a digital environment on both sides of the Atlantic (the EU and the US) and assesses platform competition issues from a legal as well as an economic point of view.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783642550959
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208979382
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Legal History
Author
Gintare Surblyte
Publication Name
Competition on the Internet
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Law, Technology, Computer Science, Management, Business
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
108 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
23
Item Weight
354g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Mpi Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law