#16 Platform Competition After Android Auto w/ Prof. Konstantinos Stylianou

In this conversation, Konstantinos Stylianou discusses the implications of the Court of Justice's ruling on Android Auto, focusing on competition law, the distinction between open and closed platforms, and the evolving landscape of digital markets. The discussion highlights the challenges and opportunities presented by the ruling, particularly in relation to the refusal to deal doctrine and its impact on competition authorities and the DMA.

To read Konstantinos' paper on the ruling, see here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c....

Throughout the episode, we discussed the following developments in the area of digital markets. Visit them directly by accessing their direct links below:
01:02, The Court of Justice's ruling relating to Android Auto (Case C‑233/23): https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documen....
04:53, The Italian competition authority's decision sanctioning Google's conduct: https://en.agcm.it/en/media/press-rel....
07:02, The General Court's Microsoft case (Case T-201/04): https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documen....
09:51, The Court of Justice's Bronner landmark ruling (Case C-7/97): https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.j....
10:10, The General Court's ruling on Google Android (Case T-604/18): https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.j....
10:11, The General Court's ruling on Google Shopping (Case T-612/17): https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documen....
24:31, Advocate General Medina's opinion on Android Auto: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documen....

Key moments

00:00 Introduction to Legal Tech and the Android Auto Case
00:54 Overview of the Android Auto Ruling
03:45 The Allegations Against Google
06:18 Court of Justice's Approach to Digital Markets
07:00 Distinction Between Open and Closed Platforms
11:32 Investment Incentives and Property Rights
14:24 New Standards for Refusal to Deal
22:39 Implications for Competition Law and the DMA

To learn more about Dr. Alba Ribera Martínez and her research, we invite you to visit her website: https://www.albariberamartinez.com.

She also writes, from time to time, in her newsletter, the DMA Agora, about the latest developments surrounding the European regulation: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relati....
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