The e-book market is quite remarkable. The economic models for the distribution of this unique product are original and differ from one jurisdiction to another. The antitrust litigations, in both the US and Europe, against Apple and publishing companies as well as the French law on e-Book...

The FTC completed its antitrust investigation of Google in 2013 and, finding no evidence of antitrust violations, decided not to bring an enforcement action against the company. Although the FTC has concluded its investigation, Google’s competitors and critics, unhappy with the outcome,...

This article assesses the FCC’s current policies and rules regarding transaction reviews, concluding that the Commission’s current spectrum transfer review process harms consumer welfare. In particular, the FCC’s spectrum screen as currently structured, its standard of review for spectrum...

Courts and commentators have struggled hard for many decades to develop rules that separate the lawful conduct of a single firm from the unlawful. That struggle continues today. We trace a bit of the history of this struggle, summarize where the courts are today, and then offer a few suggestions...

In the Eurotunnel case, the analysis conducted in parallel by the French Competition Authority and the Competition Commission on the merger between Eurotunnel and SeaFrance’s assets, brought to divergent outcomes. This case gives the opportunity to discuss about the European approach to...

Le législateur français a spécialisé en 2005 et en 2009 le contentieux judiciaire des pratiques anticoncurrentielles et des pratiques restrictives. Cet article revient sur les raisons juridiques qui expliquent l’échec actuel du dispositif prévu. The French legislator has specialized in...

Cet article est l'introduction d'une série d'articles parus dans la revue Concurrences sur le thème de la récidive dans le droit des pratiques anticoncurrentielles. La récidive est traitée par les autorités de concurrence comme une circonstance aggravante pour augmenter le montant de...

Nowadays, commitments decisions of the competition authorities are, most of the time, preceded by a consultation of third parties. These "market tests" have become a central step of the antitrust procedure and merger control. The authors of this Tendances present their experience in using this...

Cet article introduit un dossier paru dans la revue Concurrences. Ce recueil d'articles publié dans la rubrique « Tendances » propose d'approfondir la réflexion autour du problème du respect des engagements dans les contentieux de concurrence. Des affaires récentes, en particulier en...