South Korea: Kakao fined for unfair refund policy
June 23, 2019
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The Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has fined Kakao 2.5 million won (US$2,157) for violating the e-commerce transaction law, the nation’s
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EU: E.ON offers concessions over Innogy deal
June 23, 2019
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German energy company E.ON has offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns over its bid to buy rival Innogy’s network
Italy: Telecoms merger pushed to break broadband logjam
June 23, 2019
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Italy’s sovereign wealth fund is maneuvering to pull off a multibillion-euro telecoms merger and end a prolonged corporate stalemate that
Why Sound Law and Economics Should Guide Competition Policy in the Digital Economy
June 23, 2019
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By Dirk Auer & Geoffrey A. Manne (International Center for Law & Economics); Aurelien Portuese (St Mary’s University London) &
The Alignment of Evidence and Economics: A Rebuttal to Ginsburg and Wright
June 23, 2019
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June 2019 The Alignment of Evidence and Economics: A Rebuttal to Ginsburg and Wright By Joseph Kattan & Timothy J.
US: Small tech companies fear speaking out in big tech antitrust investigation, lawmakers say
June 21, 2019
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Smaller tech companies, which often rely on the likes of Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon for access to customers and the ability to reach them, are
US: DOJ sues to stop merger of two printing companies
June 20, 2019
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The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping Quad/Graphics Inc from buying LSC
US: Cicilline says small tech firms fear retaliation if they aid antitrust probe
June 20, 2019
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Small tech companies fear retaliation from big tech firms like Google and Facebook Inc if they assist in an investigation
Canada: 18-month sentence for 2nd engineering executive in bid-rigging case
June 20, 2019
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A former executive for engineering firm Dessau received an 18-month sentence, including nine months of house arrest and nine months
UK: Regulator says Adtech industry ignores data protection laws
June 20, 2019
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The multibillion-dollar real-time bidding (RTB) adtech industry is processing data unlawfully, the UK’s data protection regulator has ruled, reported the
