The Eastman Kodak company tied the sale of some of its photocopying and micrographic equipment to the sale of replacement parts and service. In the Kodak decision, a divided Supreme Court concluded that Kodak's absence of market power in the original equipment market did not necessarily preclude...

This article examines the conditions when predatory pricing or exclusive dealing antitrust principles should be the controlling legal standard for the evaluation of single product loyalty discount contracts. Following Meritor, it clarifies what it means for price to be “the predominant...

Many recent antitrust cases involve aftermarkets the provision of spare parts or service for use with a previously purchased durable good. These cases rely on the Supreme Court's decision in Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. to argue that imperfectly informed consumers may find...

This paper clarifies the relation between per se hub-and-spoke and vertical rule of reason antitrust analysis, the tension between which is illustrated with a detailed examination of the Apple e-books case

The relationship between price discrimination and market power is clarified by distinguishing between market power as defined in economics in terms of a firm's elasticity of demand and market power as defined in antitrust law in terms of a firm's ability to influence market outcomes. Price...