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Competition, Regulation and the New Economy
By
Cosmo Graham and Fiona Smith
Description
In addition to
being the principal medium for communication, education and
entertainment the new economy is now a leading provider of goods and
services through electronic channels. The new economy rides on the
crest of new technological developments in computers,
telecommunications and satellites creating new interactive mediums
and from the deregulation and privatization of state owned
enterprises in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors.
Whilst the economic viability of the dotcoms is questioned, the
existence of a new economy with novel methods of production,
distribution and exchange is here to stay. Evidence of this is the
fact that there are 300 million active computers in the world, with
350 million people who use the world wide web (expected to grow to
one billion in four years), and the speed of microprocessors
continuously increases, facilitating the use of IT.
The question which
is pursued in the series of essays in this book is whether the
conceptual underpinnings of competition law and international
regulatory mechanisms are adequate or appropriate to deal with the
developments raised by the new economy.
Cosmo Graham is
Professor of Law at the University of Leicester.
Fiona Smith is a
Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester.
Contents
1 Introduction
by Cosmo Graham 1
2 Article 82 EC
and new economy markets by Giorgio Monti 17
3 Abuse of a
dominant position and intellectual property rights : a suggestion to
reconcile the community courts\\\' case law by Estelle Derclaye 55
4 B2B
E-marketplaces : a new challenge to existing competition law rules?
by Joachim Lucking 77
5 Authorities,
competition and electronic communication : towards institutional
competition in the information society by P. L. G. Nihoul 91
6 Controlling the
new media : hybrid responses to new forms of power by Andrew Murray
and Colin Scott 126
7 Regulating
E-commerce in the WTO : exploring the classification issue by Fiona
Smith 159
8 Public services
in the new economy by Erika Szyszczak 185
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