…in Gardner’s article, involves Download.com. After CBS acquired CNET along with CNET’s website, Download.com, CBS was sued for making available peer-to-peer software, including BitTorrent applications. If you do not immediately…

Matt Schruers · January 18, 2013

…economy.” Examples included prohibiting digital customs duties, securing basic non-discrimination principles, enabling cross-border data flows, promoting a free and open Internet, preventing localization barriers, safeguarding network competition, and preserving market-driven…

Rachael Stelly · December 7, 2017

…less than complete control over a community of developers who have invested in learning the free and open Java language.” The Federal Circuit Blows It Again in Oracle v. Google…

Project Disco · January 24, 2019

…Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), where she represents and advises the association on competition policy issues as well as domestic and international regulatory policy matters. She also teaches competition…

Steve Olivares · May 30, 2012

…Indeed, when assessing gatekeepers’ compliance, the Commission should take into account other EU policy and regulatory goals. Think, for example, of undistorted competition and the preservation of an open market…

Aleksandra Zuchowska · February 1, 2024

DisCo covered a range of topics in 2019 and is working on even more for 2020. Below are some topics we have covered which are quite popular with our readers…

Project Disco · December 23, 2019

…ideas and facts, including news items. That a quotation tax, or any form of neighboring right for news, could violate international commitments should not come as a surprise. Historically, IP…

Matt Schruers · November 14, 2012

…companies, and restricting that access could negatively impact these new business models. In response, some companies may design systems to safely share such data to these other companies. Other companies…

Matthew Lane · October 22, 2019

…Computer Crime Law (“NCCL”) imposes liability on a person who “knowingly, willfully, and without authorization…uses…or obtains or attempts to obtain access to…a computer….” The terms of use of Oracle’s website…

Jonathan Band · January 30, 2018

…competition where available. The FDA’s data on generic competition shows that when multiple generic companies enter a market, prices drop by around 80% or more. This link between increasing competition…

Matthew Lane · January 9, 2019