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An Antitrust Analysis Of The Google Book Search Settlement, Jianji Wang
An Antitrust Analysis Of The Google Book Search Settlement, Jianji Wang
Jianji Wang
The Google Book Search settlement has raised intense debates on its far-reaching effects on copyright and digital distribution of books. This paper focuses on three issues that raise antitrust and competition concerns. First, the Books Rights Registry created by the settlement is not a cartel of the authors. Due to an author’s ability to opt out from the settlement or to set an independent price for the books, the Registry cannot act as a cartel because it lacks a price control function. Second, Google does not violate the section 2 of the Sherman Act by monopolizing the digital books. The …
An Antitrust Analysis Of The Google Book Search Settlement, Laura J.J. Wang
An Antitrust Analysis Of The Google Book Search Settlement, Laura J.J. Wang
Jianji Wang
The Google Book Search settlement has raised intense debates on its far-reaching effects on copyright and digital distribution of books. This paper focuses on three issues that raise antitrust and competition concerns. First, the Books Rights Registry created by the settlement is not a cartel of the authors. Due to an author’s ability to opt out from the settlement or to set an independent price for the books, the Registry cannot act as a cartel because it lacks a price control function. Second, Google does not violate the section 2 of the Sherman Act by monopolizing the digital books. The …