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Platforms and Interoperability in Oracle v. Google
Software made by one firm often needs to work with software made by other firms. In Oracle v. Google, a federal court will consider whether copyright law will change to hinder software interoperability.
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Mark Lemley, Joseph Gratz |
2018 |
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Platform Ecosystems: How Developers Invert the Firm
This paper describes why firms like Apple, Microsoft, and Google choose to orchestrate the creation of products by outside developers rather than to create product internally. Firms that produce digital products like software benefit most from this strategy, because of knowledge spillovers.
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Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, Xiaoyue Jiang |
2017 |
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FRAND (And Industrial Policy) in China
Some patents must be licensed under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) empowers Chinese authorities to decide cases involving such licenses. Because the Chinese economy is so large, Chinese decisions will affect licensing worldwide.
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Daniel Sokol, Wentong Zheng |
2017 |
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FRAND in India
Some patents must be licensed on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. In India, both the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the courts have decided FRAND disputes. The CCI’s decisions lack detail and adopt different rules than the courts.
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Daniel Sokol, Shubha Ghosh |
2016 |
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Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems
This book analyzes the complex modern issue of interoperability and how to maximize its potential benefits.
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Urs Gasser, John Palfrey |
2012 |
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Deal or No Deal? Licensing Negotiations by Standard Setting Organizations
This paper determines when negotiations between standard-setting firms and patent holders are economically desirable.
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Richard Gilbert |
2011 |
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A Critical Appraisal of Remedies in the EU Microsoft Cases
This paper compares the remedies in the two antitrust suits against Microsoft in Europe.
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Nicholas Economides, Ioannis Lianos |
2010 |
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Compatibility, Interoperability, and Market Power in Upgrade Markets
This paper explains how innovation in software markets tends to limit price increases by leading firms.
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James Anton, Gary Biglaiser |
2010 |
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Are Patents on Interfaces Impeding Interoperability?
This paper asks if patents on communications technology make it hard for firms to build products that work together.
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Pamela Samuelson |
2009 |
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Higher Standards: Regulation in the Network Age
The author argues that the FCC should move towards a standards-based approach to overseeing digital networks.
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Kevin Werbach |
2009 |