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The Internet Con

How to Seize the Means of Computation

by Cory Doctorow ...

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls.The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extaction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we love, the communities that matter to us, the ... Read more

$12.86 USD

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls.The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extaction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we love, the communities that matter to us, the
... Read more
United States v. Apple

Competition in America

by Chris Sagers ...

One of the most-followed antitrust cases of recent times—United States v. Apple—reveals an often-missed truth: what Americans most fear is competition itself.In 2012 the Department of Justice accused Apple and five book publishers of conspiring to fix ebook prices. The evidence overwhelmingly showed an unadorned price-fixing conspiracy that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet ... Read more

$19.43 USD

One of the most-followed antitrust cases of recent times—United States v. Apple—reveals an often-missed truth: what Americans most fear is competition itself.In 2012 the Department of Justice accused Apple and five book publishers of conspiring to fix ebook prices. The evidence overwhelmingly showed an unadorned price-fixing conspiracy that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Yet
... Read more
Virtual Competition

The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy

by Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke ...

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data ... Read more

$16.28 USD

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data
... Read more
The Antitrust Enterprise

Principle and Execution

by Herbert Hovenkamp ...

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily ... Read more

$30.77 USD

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily
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Economics for Competition Lawyers

by Dr Gunnar Niels, Dr Helen Jenkins, James Kavanagh ...

Competition law is rooted in economic theory, and economics provides many of the standard tools often applied in competition investigations. As a result, a strong foundation in economics is an invaluable asset for practitioners in this area of law. This is the new edition of the popular and well-regarded practitioner guide to the economic principles of competition law. Written in accessible ... Read more

$101.24 USD

Competition law is rooted in economic theory, and economics provides many of the standard tools often applied in competition investigations. As a result, a strong foundation in economics is an invaluable asset for practitioners in this area of law. This is the new edition of the popular and well-regarded practitioner guide to the economic principles of competition law. Written in accessible
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Hollywood Economics

How Extreme Uncertainty Shapes the Film Industry

by Arthur De Vany ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Political Economy
Just how risky is the movie industry? Is screenwriter William Goldman's claim that "nobody knows anything" really true? Can a star and a big opening change a movie's risks and return? Do studio executives really earn their huge paychecks? These and many other questions are answered in Hollywood Economics. The book uses powerful analytical models to ... Read more

$76.49 USD

Just how risky is the movie industry? Is screenwriter William Goldman's claim that "nobody knows anything" really true? Can a star and a big opening change a movie's risks and return? Do studio executives really earn their huge paychecks? These and many other questions are answered in Hollywood Economics. The book uses powerful analytical models to
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Antitrust Law, Second Edition

by Richard A. Posner ...

The definitive textbook of antitrust lawAntitrust Law was fundamental to redefining the field of antitrust law and it remains the definitive textbook for those teaching or learning the subject, Richard Posner's book has played a major role in transforming the field of antitrust law into a body of economically rational principles largely in accord with the ideas set forth in the first edition. ... Read more

$27.89 USD

The definitive textbook of antitrust lawAntitrust Law was fundamental to redefining the field of antitrust law and it remains the definitive textbook for those teaching or learning the subject, Richard Posner's book has played a major role in transforming the field of antitrust law into a body of economically rational principles largely in accord with the ideas set forth in the first edition.
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Directory of EU Case Law on State Aids

by Rene Barents ...

Since the first edition of this immensely useful book - which coincided with the start of the global financial crisis in 2008 - there have been numerous high-profile cases on State aid. This new edition, which follows the same proven format as its predecessor, updates its analysis of case law with hundreds of new decisions by the EU courts, and thus remains the quickest source of reference for ... Read more

$321.99 USD

Since the first edition of this immensely useful book - which coincided with the start of the global financial crisis in 2008 - there have been numerous high-profile cases on State aid. This new edition, which follows the same proven format as its predecessor, updates its analysis of case law with hundreds of new decisions by the EU courts, and thus remains the quickest source of reference for
... Read more
Private Enforcement of EC Competition Law

Edited by Jurgen Basedow ...

Series series International Competition Law Series Set
The European Commission's recent Green Paper on damages actions for breach of EC antitrust rules stirred a debate across Europe on the need for legal reform that would encourage private plaintiffs to claim compensation for losses suffered as a result of anticompetitive conduct. Prominent in the wake of that initiative was the international conference convened by the Max Planck Institute for ... Read more

$209.99 USD

The European Commission's recent Green Paper on damages actions for breach of EC antitrust rules stirred a debate across Europe on the need for legal reform that would encourage private plaintiffs to claim compensation for losses suffered as a result of anticompetitive conduct. Prominent in the wake of that initiative was the international conference convened by the Max Planck Institute for
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Competition Law and Policy in Latin America

Recent Developments

Edited by Paulo Burnier da Silveira ...

The Latin American countries, both individually and as a community, are poised to become increasingly important in the international recognition and enforcement of competition law. Recent policy developments in the region are particularly instructive on cross-border mergers and international cartel investigations. Although this book's focus is on Latin America, its in-depth exploration of areas ... Read more

$176.99 USD

The Latin American countries, both individually and as a community, are poised to become increasingly important in the international recognition and enforcement of competition law. Recent policy developments in the region are particularly instructive on cross-border mergers and international cartel investigations. Although this book's focus is on Latin America, its in-depth exploration of areas
... Read more
Directory of EU Case Law on State Aids

by Rene Barents ...

This new edition of an immensely useful book follows the same proven format as its predecessors, updates its analysis of case law with hundreds of new decisions by the courts of the European Union (EU), and thus remains the quickest source of reference for practitioners working with EU State aid matters. Following a highly organized sequence of subject headings, it presents extracts from all ... Read more

$132.99 USD

This new edition of an immensely useful book follows the same proven format as its predecessors, updates its analysis of case law with hundreds of new decisions by the courts of the European Union (EU), and thus remains the quickest source of reference for practitioners working with EU State aid matters. Following a highly organized sequence of subject headings, it presents extracts from all
... Read more
Harvard Law Review: Volume 130, Number 5 - March 2017

by Harvard Law Review ...

The March 2017 issue, Number 5, features these contents:* Article, "On the Relevance of Market Power," by Louis Kaplow* Book Review, "Spiraling: Evictions and Other Causes and Consequences of Housing Instability," by Vicki Been and Leila Bozorg* Note, "Rights in Flux: Nonconsequentialism, Consequentialism, and the Judicial Role"* Note, "The Misguided Appeal of a Minimally Adequate Education ... Read more

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The March 2017 issue, Number 5, features these contents:* Article, "On the Relevance of Market Power," by Louis Kaplow* Book Review, "Spiraling: Evictions and Other Causes and Consequences of Housing Instability," by Vicki Been and Leila Bozorg* Note, "Rights in Flux: Nonconsequentialism, Consequentialism, and the Judicial Role"* Note, "The Misguided Appeal of a Minimally Adequate Education
... Read more
The Economic Assessment of Mergers under European Competition Law

by Daniel Gore, Stephen Lewis, Andrea Lofaro, Frances Dethmers ...

This concise and practical guide to the most important economic techniques and evidence employed in modern merger control draws on the authors' extensive experience in advising on European merger cases. It offers an introduction to the relevant economic concepts and analytical tools, and stand-alone chapters provide an in-depth overview of the theoretical and practical issues related to market ... Read more

$51.65 USD

This concise and practical guide to the most important economic techniques and evidence employed in modern merger control draws on the authors' extensive experience in advising on European merger cases. It offers an introduction to the relevant economic concepts and analytical tools, and stand-alone chapters provide an in-depth overview of the theoretical and practical issues related to market
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The Cambridge Handbook of Labor in Competition Law

Edited by Sanjukta Paul, Shae McCrystal, Ewan McGaughey ...

Series series Cambridge Law Handbooks
As scholars and policymakers around the world seek a systematic approach to the question of 'gig work,' one of its regulatory dimensions – the intersection of labor and competition law – points toward a deeper reconceptualization of the conventional legal and economic categories typically brought to bear upon it. A comparative approach to the question of gig work further reveals the variety and ... Read more

$164.60 USD

As scholars and policymakers around the world seek a systematic approach to the question of 'gig work,' one of its regulatory dimensions – the intersection of labor and competition law – points toward a deeper reconceptualization of the conventional legal and economic categories typically brought to bear upon it. A comparative approach to the question of gig work further reveals the variety and
... Read more
Patent Remedies and Complex Products

Toward a Global Consensus

Edited by C. Bradford Biddle, Jorge L. Contreras, Brian J. Love, Norman V. Siebrasse ...

Through a collaboration among twenty legal scholars from eleven countries in North America, Europe and Asia, Patent Remedies and Complex Products presents an international consensus on the use of patent remedies for complex products such as smartphones, computer networks and the Internet of Things. It covers the application of both monetary remedies like reasonable royalties, lost profits, and ... Read more

$32.48 USD

Through a collaboration among twenty legal scholars from eleven countries in North America, Europe and Asia, Patent Remedies and Complex Products presents an international consensus on the use of patent remedies for complex products such as smartphones, computer networks and the Internet of Things. It covers the application of both monetary remedies like reasonable royalties, lost profits, and
... Read more
Governing Privacy in Knowledge Commons

Edited by Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo, Brett M. Frischmann, Katherine J. Strandburg ...

Series series Cambridge Studies on Governing Knowledge Commons
Governing Privacy in Knowledge Commons explores how privacy impacts knowledge production, community formation, and collaborative governance in diverse contexts, ranging from academia and IoT, to social media and mental health. Using nine new case studies and a meta-analysis of previous knowledge commons literature, the book integrates the Governing Knowledge Commons framework with Helen Nissenbaum ... Read more

$114.38 USD

Governing Privacy in Knowledge Commons explores how privacy impacts knowledge production, community formation, and collaborative governance in diverse contexts, ranging from academia and IoT, to social media and mental health. Using nine new case studies and a meta-analysis of previous knowledge commons literature, the book integrates the Governing Knowledge Commons framework with Helen Nissenbaum
... Read more
Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law

An Empirical Study of Article 101 TFEU

by Or Brook ...

Series series Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
This book is the first to empirically examine the role of non-competition interests (public policy) in the enforcement of the EU's prohibition on anti-competitive agreements. Based on an original quantitative and qualitative database of over 3,100 cases, this book records all of the public enforcement actions of Article 101 TFEU taken by the Commission, EU Courts, and the national competition ... Read more

$126.98 USD

This book is the first to empirically examine the role of non-competition interests (public policy) in the enforcement of the EU's prohibition on anti-competitive agreements. Based on an original quantitative and qualitative database of over 3,100 cases, this book records all of the public enforcement actions of Article 101 TFEU taken by the Commission, EU Courts, and the national competition
... Read more
Corporate Reorganisations in China

An Empirical Analysis

by Zinian Zhang ...

The first comprehensive empirical study on corporate bankruptcy reorganizations in the second largest economy, China, investigating the formal corporate restructurings handled by China's courts between 2007 and 2015. The data and analysis presented in the book provide a unique lens from which China's newly-enacted Chapter 11-styled corporate reorganization law, both in the books and in practice, ... Read more

$101.15 USD

The first comprehensive empirical study on corporate bankruptcy reorganizations in the second largest economy, China, investigating the formal corporate restructurings handled by China's courts between 2007 and 2015. The data and analysis presented in the book provide a unique lens from which China's newly-enacted Chapter 11-styled corporate reorganization law, both in the books and in practice,
... Read more
Toward an Inframarginal Revolution

Redistributing the Gains from Trade

Edited by Ramsi A. Woodcock ...

Over the past fifteen years, there has been a growing interest in altering legal rules to redistribute wealth, with many scholars believing that neoclassical economic theory is biased against redistribution. Yet a growing number of progressive scholars are pushing back against this view. Toward an Inframarginal Revolution offers a fresh perspective on the redistribution of wealth by legal scholars ... Read more

$118.07 USD

Over the past fifteen years, there has been a growing interest in altering legal rules to redistribute wealth, with many scholars believing that neoclassical economic theory is biased against redistribution. Yet a growing number of progressive scholars are pushing back against this view. Toward an Inframarginal Revolution offers a fresh perspective on the redistribution of wealth by legal scholars
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Rechtsschutz in der deutschen Fusionskontrolle

Eine Bestandsaufnahme

by Maria Held ...

Der Rechtsschutz gegen Entscheidungen des Bundeskartellamtes im Bereich der deutschen Fusionskontrolle ist infolge zahlreicher "prominenter" Verfahren seit einigen Jahren ein aktuelles und kontrovers diskutiertes Thema. Eines dieser Verfahren betraf das Zusammenschlussvorhaben Phonak/GN ReSound, welches sich zu einem Musterbeispiel für "gelebten" Rechtsschutz in der deutschen Fusionskontrolle ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Der Rechtsschutz gegen Entscheidungen des Bundeskartellamtes im Bereich der deutschen Fusionskontrolle ist infolge zahlreicher "prominenter" Verfahren seit einigen Jahren ein aktuelles und kontrovers diskutiertes Thema. Eines dieser Verfahren betraf das Zusammenschlussvorhaben Phonak/GN ReSound, welches sich zu einem Musterbeispiel für "gelebten" Rechtsschutz in der deutschen Fusionskontrolle
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Code de l'énergie

Partie réglementaire - Livre II : La maîtrise de la demande d'énergie et le développement des énergies renouvelables (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de l'énergie, Partie réglementaire - Livre II : LA MAÎTRISE DE LA DEMANDE D'ÉNERGIE ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ÉNERGIES RENOUVELABLES, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre offre une analyse approfondie des dispositions réglementaires essentielles qui encadrent la gestion de la demande énergétique et la promotion des énergies renouvelables. En vous ... Read more

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Découvrez le Code de l'énergie, Partie réglementaire - Livre II : LA MAÎTRISE DE LA DEMANDE D'ÉNERGIE ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ÉNERGIES RENOUVELABLES, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre offre une analyse approfondie des dispositions réglementaires essentielles qui encadrent la gestion de la demande énergétique et la promotion des énergies renouvelables. En vous
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Code de l'énergie

Partie législative - Livre IV : Les dispositions relatives au gaz (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de l'énergie, Partie législative - Livre IV : LES DISPOSITIONS RELATIVES AU GAZ, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre offre une compilation exhaustive des textes réglementaires et des dispositions officielles qui régissent le secteur du gaz en France. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, avocats et experts en énergie, cet ouvrage met en ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Découvrez le Code de l'énergie, Partie législative - Livre IV : LES DISPOSITIONS RELATIVES AU GAZ, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre offre une compilation exhaustive des textes réglementaires et des dispositions officielles qui régissent le secteur du gaz en France. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, avocats et experts en énergie, cet ouvrage met en
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Antitruste, varejo e infrações à ordem econômica

by Amanda Athayde ...

O livro analisa temas atuais do direito comercial e concorrencial no varejo supermercadista. Discute a configuração dos supermercados como plataformas de dois lados com características de gargalo à concorrência e argumenta que o supermercado não é mais um simples comprador, intermediário neutro no mercado. O varejista, ao adquirir produtos dos fornecedores, também atua como prestador de serviços ... Read more

$8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O livro analisa temas atuais do direito comercial e concorrencial no varejo supermercadista. Discute a configuração dos supermercados como plataformas de dois lados com características de gargalo à concorrência e argumenta que o supermercado não é mais um simples comprador, intermediário neutro no mercado. O varejista, ao adquirir produtos dos fornecedores, também atua como prestador de serviços
... Read more
Plataformas digitais, direito concorrencial e dados pessoais

by Roberto Augusto Castellanos Pfeiffer ...

O livro trata da relação entre três temas de grande relevância: 1 - a dinâmica concorrencial das plataformas digitais e a conveniência de sua regulação ex ante; 2- o impacto concorrencial dos dados pessoais, cujo intenso tratamento constitui aspecto central do modelo de negócio das plataformas, devendo assim ser levado em consideração na análise de atos de concentração e 3 - a elucidação do papel ... Read more

$13.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O livro trata da relação entre três temas de grande relevância: 1 - a dinâmica concorrencial das plataformas digitais e a conveniência de sua regulação ex ante; 2- o impacto concorrencial dos dados pessoais, cujo intenso tratamento constitui aspecto central do modelo de negócio das plataformas, devendo assim ser levado em consideração na análise de atos de concentração e 3 - a elucidação do papel
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