Geoffrey Manne

1 week ago | laweconcenter.org | Geoffrey Manne |Brian Albrecht |Dirk Auer |Kristian Stout

Amicus Brief IDENTITY AND INTERESTS OF AMICUS CURIAE[1]The International Center for Law & Economics (“ICLE”) is an independent nonprofit, non-partisan global research and policy center focused on building the intellectual foundations for sensible, economically grounded policy.  ICLE promotes the use of law and economics to inform policy debates and has longstanding expertise evaluating antitrust law and policy.

1 week ago | pymnts.com | Geoffrey Manne |Dirk Auer |Brian Albrecht

California is considering three legislative options to overhaul its antitrust law and sanction single‑firm conduct through European‑style “exclusionary” theories of harm. Such a break from U.S. antitrust jurisprudence would bias enforcement toward costly false positives, chill innovation, and ultimately harm consumers. Each option would invite more aggressive enforcement by expanding the scope of cognizable harm and crippling key constraints of current U.S. antitrust jurisprudence, inclu...

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.

1 month ago | laweconcenter.org | Geoffrey Manne |Dirk Auer |Brian Albrecht |Lazar Radic

Regulatory Comments IntroductionWe are grateful for the opportunity to respond to the California Law Revision Commission’s study of antitrust law with these comments on Memorandum 2025-21 on proposed policy options to address single-firm conduct (“the Memorandum”).[1] The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan global research and policy center based in Portland, Oregon.

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.