Antitrust
Don’t Punish Success: American Antitrust Law & Tech
By: Katie McAuliffe and Laurel Duggan The global dominance of American tech companies should make our nation beam with pride. Our tech firms are international luminaries of our national values: free speech, open inquiry, and innovation. The tech sector also sustains 18.2 million American jobs and…
A Modern Antitrust Paradox
By: Laurel Duggan Maureen Olhausen, Joshua D. Wright, and Geoffrey Manne discussed antitrust law and the problems with reform efforts recently at a panel hosted by the Committee for Justice. The panelists made the case that the American economy is still very competitive, large mergers will not end…
T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Approaches Finish Line
Yesterday’s ruling by Judge Victor Marrero in the Southern District of New York means that, after years of bureaucratic hurdles and meddling by activist attorney generals, one of the great “antitrust” sagas of the past decade is finally close to a conclusion.
Antitrust Chiefs Discuss Data Privacy, Competition on the Hill
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons warned against adopting a privacy framework similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on November 13.
Senate Judiciary Puts Antitrust Enforcement Under the Magnifying Glass
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights examined the country’s top antitrust regulators in a heated -- and at times tense -- hearing on Tuesday.
Senate Judiciary Examines the FTC and DoJ’s Roles as Antitrust Enforcers
In Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary antitrust oversight hearing, one question came up repeatedly: Is it effective for both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce antitrust laws?
Spotify Wants to Use Apple’s Services for Free
Apple Music and Spotify are at war for our ears, and Spotify is fighting dirty.