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Epic vs. Apple Decision Avoided the Most Difficult Antitrust Issues
Developers like Epic Games, which is the creator behind the popular game Fortnite, will be able to use alternative payment systems within the Apple platform, according to a recent legal decision. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that Apple was…
Congress Jump-Starts Antitrust Reform Debate
Five bills introduced today could weaken the power and dominance of big tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law at Syracuse University and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute…
Epic vs. Apple Will Have Major Implications for Platform Technologies
Today begins the court battle between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite. The case centers around the question of whether Apple’s control over the App Store is anti-competitive. The trial is expected to last…
Sen. Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Sets Stage For Future Reform
This month, Sen. Amy Klobuchar unveiled an antitrust reform bill that could enhance regulations and crack down on anticompetitive practices at the nation’s largest tech operations including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Act is…
Amazon Antitrust Claims Rest On Innovative Data Theory
Today the European Commission informed Amazon that the company had broken EU antitrust rules by misusing data collected from other online retailers for its own benefit. In the Commission’s statement, leaders say they take issue with Amazon “systematically relying on…
“Analysis: Google antitrust case to turn on how search engine grew dominant – experts”
Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law in the College of Law, was interviewed by Reuters for the story “Analysis: Google antitrust case to turn on how search engine grew dominant – experts.” Ghosh, an expert in antitrust law and…
“Google officially charged with antitrust by Justice Department”
Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law in the College of Law, was interviewed by MarketWatch for the story “Google officially charged with antitrust by Justice Department.” Ghosh, an expert on antitrust and technology law, says that the Department of…