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Combinations and Competition: Why the draft DCB must account for digital mergers and acquisitions
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by
Abhineet Nayyar and Isha Suri
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published
Aug 05, 2024
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last modified
Aug 08, 2024 07:47 AM
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filed under:
Researchers at Work,
Digital Markets,
Competition,
Antitrust
Mergers and Acquisitions (collectively, M&As or Combinations) have been a common practice in industry consolidation for many years now. In fact, as Zuckerberg’s infamous quote suggests, it might be one of the central pillars of today’s internet economy.
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RAW
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The Competition Law Case Against Whatsapp’s 2021 Privacy Policy Alteration
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by
Aman Nair and Arindrajit Basu
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Mar 24, 2021 04:12 PM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Digital Economy,
Data Protection,
Facebook,
Competition,
WhatsApp,
Competition Law
Having examined the privacy implications of Whatsapp's changes to its privacy policy in 2021, this issue brief is the second output in our series examining the effects of those changes. This brief examines the changes in the context of data sharing between Whatsapp and Facebook as being an anticompetitive action in violation of the Indian Competition Act, 2002.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Revisiting Per Se vs Rule of Reason in Light of the Intel Conditional Rebate Case
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by
Shruthi Anand
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published
Oct 04, 2017
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last modified
Oct 04, 2017 01:45 PM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Competition
Recent developments in the European Union (EU) regarding the antitrust case against Intel have brought back into focus two rules of competition law analysis- the per se rule and the rule of reason. In light of the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the matter, this Note examines the application of the two rules to the case in detail. Additionally, it analyzes the statutory and judicial basis for the rules in the context of the EU and Indian competition law regimes, and concludes by identifying some areas in which these concepts would be relevant.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Comments on Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Discussion Paper on Standard Essential Patents and their Availability on Frand Terms
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by
Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari and Rohini Lakshane
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published
May 01, 2016
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last modified
May 03, 2016 02:30 AM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies,
Competition,
Featured,
Patents
The Centre for Internet & Society gave its comments to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The comments were prepared by Anubha Sinha, Nehaa Chaudhari and Rohini Lakshané.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Standard Essential Patents on Low-Cost Mobile Phones in India: A Case to Strengthen Competition Regulation?
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by
Nehaa Chaudhari
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published
Feb 25, 2016
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last modified
Apr 24, 2016 04:42 AM
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filed under:
Patents,
Competition Law,
Competition,
Access to Knowledge
The realization of the promise of the sub hundred dollar mobile device as a facilitator of access to knowledge is contingent inter alia on its availability in the market place. In turn, the market availability of the sub hundred dollar mobile device is influenced by the existence of an enabling environment for producers to produce, and consumers to consume. From a regulatory perspective, the enabling environment itself is a function of existing laws and policies, and the ‘developmental effects’ of certain laws and policies (Saraswati, 2012).
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Blogs
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A Study of J. Sai Deepak's Comments on Competition Law in India
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by
Aarushi Bansal
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published
Nov 19, 2015
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last modified
Nov 21, 2015 06:18 AM
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filed under:
Competition,
Access to Knowledge,
Pervasive Technologies
In his blog, 'The Demanding Mistress', J. Sai Deepak has commented on the competition law in India, using provisions of different acts, case judgments and amendments to these acts. He has also included a comment on India’s patent law. This review studies his comments to the Competition Act, 2002 (“Competition Act”) and the Patents Act, 1970 (“Patents Act”).
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Does the Social Web need a Googopoly?
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by
Rebecca Schild
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published
Mar 02, 2010
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last modified
Aug 18, 2011 05:06 AM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Social Networking,
Competition,
Google Buzz
While the utility of the new social tool Buzz is still under question, the bold move into social space taken last week by the Google Buzz team has Gmail users questioning privacy implications of the new feature. In this post, I posit that Buzz highlights two privacy challenges of the social web. First, the application has sidestepped the consensual and contextual qualities desirable of social spaces. Secondly, Google’s move highlights the increasingly competitive and convergent nature of the social media landscape.
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Openness
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Blog
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IJLT-CIS Law Essay Competition
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Dec 01, 2009
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last modified
Aug 04, 2011 04:35 AM
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Competition
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology and CIS are conducting a legal essay competition to encourage law students across India to think critically about the techno-legal issues facing us today. Students can write on any of the four themes, with the top prize being Rs. 7500 and an internship at CIS.
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Blogs
