Private power, online information flows, and EU law : mind the gap / Angela Daly.
2016
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Title
Private power, online information flows, and EU law : mind the gap / Angela Daly.
Published
Oxford, UK ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016.
Call Number
KJE6497 .D35 2016
ISBN
9781509900633 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1509900632 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781509900640 (ePDF)
9781509900657 (ePub)
1509900632 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781509900640 (ePDF)
9781509900657 (ePub)
Description
xvi, 162 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)953981199
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-155) and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Daly, Angela. Private power, online information flows, and EU law. Oxford [UK] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2016 9781509900657 (DLC) 2016035222
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
v
Abbreviations
xi
Table of Cases
xiii
Table of Legislation
xv
1.
Introduction
1
I.
This Book's Approach
2
II.
Intended Contribution
7
III.
Outline of the Book
11
2.
Internet, User Autonomy and EU Law
14
I.
Internet, Power and Freedom
14
A.
Internet and Freedom
15
B.
Internet and Power
17
II.
User Autonomy
21
III.
User Autonomy, Non-Economic Values and EU Competition Law
23
A.
User Autonomy and Consumer Choice
23
B.
Non-Economic Values in EU Competition Law
25
C.
Data, Democracy and Competition
28
D.
Fundamental Rights and Competition
31
IV.
Private Power and Fundamental Rights
33
V.
Regulating for User Autonomy
35
VI.
Better Ways of Achieving User Autonomy?
39
VII.
Conclusion
40
3.
Dominance and Internet Provision
42
I.
Technical and Market Developments in Internet Access Provision
43
II.
Net Neutrality Explained
46
III.
Problems Arising from Network Management Practices
47
A.
Competition Concerns
47
B.
Free Expression
48
C.
Privacy and Confidentiality
50
IV.
Existing European Law and Regulation
51
A.
Regulation
51
B.
Competition in Fixed Line Internet Markets
52
C.
Free Expression
54
D.
Privacy
55
V.
Net Neutrality Regulation
56
VI.
Technical Solutions
59
A.
Data Encryption
60
B.
P2P File-Sharing
60
C.
Community Mesh Networks
61
VII.
Conclusion
61
4.
Dominance and Internet Search
63
I.
Problems in the Market for Search
63
A.
Expansionist Tendencies
64
B.
Access to Information
66
C.
Bias
67
D.
Privacy and Data Protection
68
II.
Search Engines and Market Developments
69
III.
EU Investigation into Google
71
A.
Complaints Against Google
72
B.
Is Google Behaving Anticompetitively in Europe?
73
(i).
Relevant Market and Market Share
73
(ii).
Competitive Constraints
75
(iii).
Abuse of Dominance?
76
(iv).
Discrimination
77
(v).
Refusal to Deal
77
(vi).
Tying
79
(vii).
Sui Generis Abuse
81
C.
Google's Commitments
81
IV.
Outcome of Competition Investigations and User Concerns
83
V.
Other Legal Regimes, Ex Ante Regulation and Extra-Legal Solutions
85
A.
Data Protection
85
B.
Free Expression
85
C.
Ex Ante Regulation
86
D.
Extra-Legal Solutions
88
VI.
Conclusion
90
5.
Dominance and Mobile Devices
92
I.
Mobile Device Value Chain
93
II.
Problems with Mobile Devices and App Stores
94
A.
Competition
94
B.
Free Expression and Control
94
C.
Privacy
95
III.
Mobile Devices, Apps and Market Developments
96
A.
Market Leaders
97
B.
Allegations of Anticompetitive Conduct
99
(i).
Apple
99
(ii).
Google
102
IV.
Is there Anticompetitive Conduct?
103
A.
Relevant Markets and Market Share
103
(i).
Device/Operating System Markets
104
(ii).
App Stores
105
(iii).
Markets for Specific Apps
106
B.
Competitive Constraints
106
C.
Abuse of Dominant Position
108
(i).
Tying
108
(ii).
Lock-in
111
(iii).
Blocking Apps
111
(iv).
Summary
112
V.
Other Legal Regimes
112
A.
Free Expression
112
B.
Data Protection and Privacy
113
C.
Regulation
115
D.
Extra-Legal Options
117
VI.
Conclusion
118
6.
Dominance and the Cloud
120
I.
Problems with the Cloud
121
A.
Privacy and Data Protection
121
B.
Free Expression and Control
122
C.
Competition and Dominance
123
II.
Cloud Computing and Market Developments
124
III.
Effectiveness of Competition Law in Addressing Cloud Concerns
125
A.
Market Definition
126
B.
Competitive Constraints
126
C.
Operation of Abuse of Dominance
127
IV.
Other Legal Regimes
129
A.
Data Protection and Privacy
129
B.
Free Expression
131
V.
Regulation
132
VI.
Extra-Legal Solutions
134
VII.
Conclusion
135
7.
Conclusion
137
References
141
Index
157