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The Impact of the Inclusive Access Antitrust Lawsuit on US College Bookstores, Book Publishers, and Educational Publishers
On July 1, 2016, the US Department of Education’s “Rule 164” went into effect. This rule stipulated that: colleges “may include the costs of books...
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Regulation of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Rights
In this chapter, we noted the progression of emerging technologies, led by American companies, almost inevitably has evolved to dominance by a select... -
Can IOs influence attitudes about regulating “Big Tech”?
Can international organizations (IOs) influence attitudes about regulating “Big Tech?” Recent tech sector activity engenders multiple concerns,...
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Populism and Oligopolies: A Retrospective and Prospective View
Populism can be described as discontent and increased social-political activism from groups who feel that their interests are being neglected or... -
States’ Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
In this chapter, US states have been particularly aggressive in sharing responsibilities of governance with the federal government. In particular,... -
After the Bit Bang: The Evil in the Digital Universe?
Passing through tremendous catastrophes, tragedies, and unbelievable achievements, an optimistic philosophy of history could say that the technical... -
The Use of Federal Criminal Law to Enforce Moral Sensibilities – A Critical Review
For several decades, federal prosecutors have employed creative theories of criminal fraud to target conduct that might previously have been...
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Regulation of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
In this chapter, we review blockchain and governmental initiatives or the lack thereof. In past decades, it would have been almost unimaginable that... -
Economics of Consumer Protection: Contributions and Challenges in Estimating Consumer Injury and Evaluating Consumer Protection Policy
The author examines the role of economics in consumer protection, drawing from her experience at the U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has...
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Chilean Consumer Law and Policy: A Brief Outlook
Chilean consumer law and policy has a short but enthralling history. As compared with other jurisdictions such as EU countries, its bedrock is still...
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Global Class Actions: Towards a Blockchain-Based Dispute Resolution System
Mass injuries caused by the violations of multinational firms are becoming more and more common in today’s globalised economy as goods and services...
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Nature and the Firm
Some pollution problems may be resolved by defining, delimiting, and enforcing property rights. The problem in all but the simplest scenarios,... -
The Institutional Grammar: A Method for Coding Institutions and its Potential for Advancing Third Sector Research
Institutions—defined as strategies, norms and rules (Ostrom Understanding institutional diversity, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2005)—are...
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Big Tech and News: A Critical Approach to Digital Platforms, Journalism, and Competition Law
This chapter examines whether reforms to Australia’s Competition and Consumer Act 2010 can address competition between digital platforms and news... -
This Book is Written by ChatGPT: A Quantitative Analysis of ChatGPT Authorships Through Amazon.com
The main objective of this research is to quantify for the first time the phenomenon of books authored by ChatGPT for sale through Amazon. To do this...
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First to the Top: On Strategy
Strategy cannot be achieved successfully because it needs precise foresight. At the same time, strategy is impossible to achieve if it is done... -
How to Represent the Unrepresented? Renewing the Collective Action Repertoires of Autonomous Workers in Three Countries
The archetypal model of full-time regular employment is now increasingly challenged by wide-ranging alternatives. The most common feature of such... -
Post-Capitalist Techno-Futures: Beyond Instrumental Utopianism
The technology sector is at the forefront of capitalist accumulation today and should be a prime focus of post-capitalist visions. Progressive... -
Social Closure in the Anthropocene: The Environment as a Medium for Monopolization and Exclusion
The concept of social closure focusses on processes of monopolization and exclusion, and reactions to them. The chapter first analyses market...