Thibault Schrepel

Oct 2, 2024 | networklawreview.org | Thibault Schrepel |John Mayo

Monday-morning assessments of merger trial outcomes are a frequent occurrence.

Sep 11, 2024 | networklawreview.org | Thibault Schrepel |Herbert Hovenkamp

Welcome to “Tech Monopoly,” a series where University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Herbert Hovenkamp engages with pressing issues in antitrust policy, with a focus on technology and problems of market dominance. Professor Hovenkamp gives particular attention to identifying markets and situations where antitrust can be beneficial, and the kinds of antitrust remedies that are most likely to succeed. The series is adjacent to his book Tech Monopoly (MIT Press, 2024).

Mar 27, 2024 | networklawreview.org | Thibault Schrepel

On March 4, 2024, the European Commission fined Apple €1.84 billion “over abusive App store rules for music streaming providers”. In particular, the Commission was concerned about the anti-steering provisions that Apple imposed on these providers. Although the full decision has not yet been published (I am told it could be a matter of months), the public information underpinning this decision is already interesting on several levels.

Mar 7, 2024 | networklawreview.org | Thibault Schrepel

The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute will be held on March 22, 2024. Be sure to register in order to receive the recording.

Jan 23, 2024 | networklawreview.org | Thibault Schrepel

Antitrust agencies are increasingly interested in generative AI. This can be good news. As Sandy Pentland and I wrote last year (here), the competitive dynamics in this space can be supported by a careful antitrust agenda. While the AI Act should be improved if the EU wants innovation to flourish (see this article), enforcement actions remain a powerful tool in the hands of competition agencies.