Tying and bundling as a leveraging concern under EC competition law /
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| Author / Creator: | Langer, Jurian. |
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| Imprint: | Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands : Kluwer Law International ; Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central, and South America by Aspen Publishers Inc., c2007. |
| Description: | xxvii, 266 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International competition law series ; v. 30 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6648410 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The Challenges of Modernization
- 2. The Object and Scope of This Book
- 3. Outline of the Book
- Part I. General Aspects of Tying and Bundling
- Chapter 1. The Economics of Tying and Bundling
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Categorisation of Tying and Bundling
- 3. Efficiency Motivations
- 4. Anti- Competitive Motivations
- 5. Special Topics in Relation to Tying and Bundling
- 6. What are the Legal Implications of the Economics Literature?
- 7. Conclusions
- Chapter 2. The Leveraging Theory in General under US and EC Law
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Connection between Dominance and Abuse
- 3. Comparing the US and EC Model
- 4. The Legal Position of the Multi-Market Requirement
- 5. Discussion of the Multi-Market Scenarios under EC Law
- 6. Conclusions
- Part II. Ex Post Regulation
- Chapter 3. Tying and Bundling under US Antitrust Law
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Trilogy of Antitrust Scrutiny
- 3. The Chequered History of Bundling Analysis
- 4. The Separate-Product Issue
- 5. Discussion of the Legal Standard for Tying and Bundling
- 6. Efficiencies due to Tying and Bundling
- 7. Conclusions
- Chapter 4. Tying and Bundling under EC Law
- 1. A Dual System of Ex Post Rules
- 2. General Observations Regarding Tying and Bundling
- 3. A Critical-Historical Overview
- 4. The Separate-Product Issue
- 5. Legal-Economic Analysis of the Community Trilogy on Tying and Bundling
- 6. Choosing a Standard for Tying and Bundling
- 7. Conclusions
- Part III. Ex Ante Regulation
- Chapter 5. Tying and Bundling under US and EC Merger Control
- 1. Introduction
- 2. An Outline of the US and EC Merger Rules
- 3. Tying and Bundling under US Law
- 4. The EC Approach Towards Tying and Bundling Concerns
- 5. Evaluation of the Theory of Leveraging Harm
- 6. Conclusions
- Conclusions
- 1. Introductory Remarks
- 2. There are Convergences and Divergences between US and EC Law
- 3. Economics as a Useful tool for the Analysis of Tying and Bundling
- 4. A Structured Effects-Based Rule of Reason Test
- 5. A Preference for ex post Control
- 6. A Critical Examination of the Tying and Bundling Trilogy
- 7. The Commission's Discussion Paper on Article 82
- Bibliography
- Table of cases
- Index
