Microsoft on Trial analyses the antitrust cases that have involved Microsoft on both sides of the Atlantic and offers a thorough and timely discussion on the regulation of unilateral behaviour in a topical sector. This fascinating and highly relevant book facilitates discussion on the difficult technical, legal and economic issues with respect to innovation, competition and welfare raised, through the span of more than a decade, by the US and EC Microsoft antitrust cases. It assesses their impact on the evolution of European and US laws on competition and intellectual property in the IT sector and beyond. The book, which adopts a multidisciplinary approach (IT, law, economics), benefits from the valuable insights of 20 contributors including those that were directly involved in the EC case. Practitioners, advanced postgraduates and academics will find this unique book an essential resource.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-501) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface Part I: Technical Background 1. The Basic Technology Issues at Stake Part II: From Brussels to Luxembourg: A European Story 2. Windows into the World of Abuse of Dominance: An Analysis of the Commission’s 2004 Microsoft Decision and the CFI’s 2007 Judgment; 3. Victa Placet Mihi Causa: The Compulsory Licensing Part of the Microsoft Case; 4. The Microsoft Windows Media Player Tying Case; 5. The Microsoft Case: You Reap what you Sow? Part III: Innovation, Competition and Welfare in the It Sector: Transatlantic Perspectives, International Horizons 6. The Microsoft Chronicles; 7. Microsoft v Commission and the Interoperability Issue; 8. The EC Microsoft Case and Duty to Deal: The Transatlantic Divide; 9. Microsoft v Commission: Interoperability, Emerging Standards and Innovation in the Software Industry; 10. Tying, Technological Integration and Article 82 EC Treaty: Where do we go after the Microsoft Case?; 11. Economic Aspects of the Microsoft Case: Networks, Interoperability and Competition; 12. Microsoft v Commission: A Pricing Perspective on Non-Price Abuses; 13. The Quest for Appropriate Remedies in the EC Microsoft Cases: A Comparative Appraisal; 14. Beyond Microsoft: An International Agreement on Abuse of Market Power? – Epilogue – Bibliography Index