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4 weeks ago | 
laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout |Geoffrey Manne |Dirk Auer |Daniel Gilman
ICLE Issue Brief I. IntroductionThe way we enjoy our favorite shows and movies has changed dramatically from even five years ago. Streaming has expanded the amount of content available to American viewers and multiplies the ways to watch it.
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1 month ago | 
laweconcenter.org | Ben Sperry |Daniel Gilman |Geoffrey Manne |Brian Albrecht
TL;DR TL;DRBackground: The U.S. video-content market has undergone a fundamental shift over the past decade, with more and more live sports events now available to fans willing to pay for them. But… Some are still unhappy with the cost of access and the number of streaming-service and/or pay-TV subscriptions needed to find all the desired games.
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2 months ago | 
laweconcenter.org | Dario Oliveira Neto |Brian Albrecht |Daniel Gilman
ICLE Issue Brief Introduction Ex-ante regulatory frameworks for digital markets—such as the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA),[1] the United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC),[2] and Section 19a of the German Act Against Competition Restraints (GWB)[3]—target specific practices deemed harmful to competition and consumers, including the oft-debated subject of “self-preferencing.” Typically, such regimes impose prohibitions and obligations on a limited...
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2 months ago | 
truthonthemarket.com | Mario Zúñiga |Daniel Gilman |Brian Albrecht |Eric Fruits
The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Android Auto judgment, delivered in late February, could mark a radical shift in how courts interpret the European Union’s essential-facilities doctrine, as well as the legal standard applied to “refusal to deal” cases. My colleague Giuseppe Colangelo has a great working paper analyzing the decision and its potential consequences.
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2 months ago | 
truthonthemarket.com | Daniel Gilman |Brian Albrecht |Eric Fruits |Joe Sims
Author’s Note: Sometimes “quasi” means “sort of” or, as Merriam-Webster’s would have it, “having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes.” And sometimes, “some resemblance” means “not very much.”On March 18, President Donald Trump fired—or purported to fire—the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter. Bedoya promptly tweeted that he’d been “illegally” fired.
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2 months ago | 
laweconcenter.org | Brian Albrecht |Dirk Auer |Daniel Gilman |Geoffrey Manne
Amicus Brief I. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAEThe International Center for Law & Economics (“ICLE”) is a nonprofit, non-partisan global research and policy center aimed at building the intellectual foundations for sensible, economically grounded policy. ICLE promotes the use of law and economics methodologies and economic learning to inform policy debates and has long-standing expertise evaluating antitrust law and policy.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
truthonthemarket.com | Brian Albrecht |Mario Zúñiga |Daniel Gilman |Ben Sperry
UK Member of Parliament (former Conservative Party Cabinet Minister) Kit Malthouse published an essay in CapX earlier this month titled “We need a competition revolution.” I, of course, completely agree that competition is vitally important to any economy, and the UK has been struggling with productivity and growth challenges that may be linked to competition issues. But as I read Malthouse’s piece, I found myself increasingly disillusioned.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
laweconcenter.org | Kristian Stout |Mario Zúñiga |Daniel Gilman
Regulatory Comments IntroductionThe International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) appreciates the opportunity to respond to this request for information regarding the development of an AI Action Plan. ICLE is a nonprofit, non-partisan research organization that promotes the use of law & economics methodology to advance policy solutions that foster innovation, competition, and economic growth.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
truthonthemarket.com | Geoffrey Manne |Brian Albrecht |John Yun |Daniel Gilman
In his August 2024 ruling in the Google Search antitrust litigation, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta found that Google’s default-distribution agreements—through which the company paid Apple, Mozilla, and others to make Google the preloaded search engine—were exclusionary under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
truthonthemarket.com | Brian Albrecht |Geoffrey Manne |John Yun |Daniel Gilman
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust suit against Amazon, originally filed in October 2023, is scheduled for trial in October 2026. In the meantime, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has scheduled a March 7 “economics day” hearing to focus on fundamental economic concepts that will shape the case—including the crucial question of market definition. Market definition serves as the starting point for antitrust analysis.
