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Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Marina Lao
The core of the gathering antitrust case against Google seems to be that it favors its own or its affiliates’ content over that of its competitors in ancillary markets in the unpaid search results. Seeking the competitive advantages inherent in integration, which is what preferential treatment of one’s own property is about, is usually not unlawful. This paper examines whether “essential facilities” and the duty-to-deal nonetheless provide a basis for prohibiting this practice, as some have suggested, and concludes that they do not.
On the threshold monopoly power issue, most assume, based on Google’s high percentage of general search queries, …
Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Marina Lao
The core of the gathering antitrust case against Google seems to be that it favors its own or its affiliates’ content over that of its competitors in ancillary markets in the unpaid search results. Seeking the competitive advantages inherent in integration, which is what preferential treatment of one’s own property is about, is usually not unlawful. This paper examines whether “essential facilities” and the duty-to-deal nonetheless provide a basis for prohibiting this practice, as some have suggested, and concludes that they do not.
On the threshold monopoly power issue, most assume, based on Google’s high percentage of general search queries, …
Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Search, Essential Facilities, And The Antitrust Duty To Deal, Marina Lao
Marina Lao
The core of the gathering antitrust case against Google seems to be that it favors its own or its affiliates’ content over that of its competitors in ancillary markets in the unpaid search results. Seeking the competitive advantages inherent in integration, which is what preferential treatment of one’s own property is about, is usually not unlawful. This paper examines whether “essential facilities” and the duty-to-deal nonetheless provide a basis for prohibiting this practice, as some have suggested, and concludes that they do not.
On the threshold monopoly power issue, most assume, based on Google’s high percentage of general search queries, …