Nicolas Petit

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1 Jun, 4 tweets, 3 min read

Short thread w/ provisional thoughts on draft EU #AI regulation following gr8 Roma Tre/@EUI_EU/@PoliTOnews seminar yest 1/N

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Nicolas Petit

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2 Jun

Long thread w/ color commentary of IMCO amendments to draft #DMA. I focus on what struck eye, leaving aside the small stuff 1/n

Tightening of clause allowing presumptive gatekeeper to escape designation => “exceptional circumstances” and “compelling” evidence 2/n

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Nicolas Petit

@CompetitionProf

16 Oct 20

Quick thread on the Opinion of the AG in Deutsche Telekom and Slovak Telekom (DT & ST) v Commission (C-152 and 165/19 P) curia.europa.eu/juris/document… For antitrust geeks only 1/n

The Opinion asks whether a firm w/o an indispensable infrastructure can nonetheless abuse a dominant position by way of margin squeeze. 2/n

To this normative question, the AG answers positively. I beg to differ. Note: my disagreement is with the AG’s reasoning, not about the outcome of this case or others. 3/n

Nicolas Petit

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11 Sep 20

@randypicker discussion of static monopolization in #Fortnite v Apple displays substantial parallels with the problems faced by antitrust towards tacit collusion 1/n

https://twitter.com/randypicker/status/1295007314727120897

That is: should antitrust law deem unlawful business coordination without an explicit act of collusion? 2/n

Or put differently, should antitrust law affirm liability towards firms that have not sinned by commission, but which occupy a market that has evolved into a monopoly or tight oligopoly? 3/n

Nicolas Petit

@CompetitionProf

29 May 20

Long & geeky thread on yesterday @EUCourtPress judgment that annuls the @EUCommission decision that blocked the merger between Telefónica UK & Hutchison 3G merger (T-399/16) 1/n.

https://twitter.com/lewis_crofts/status/1265936485540380673

In a nutshell, this is a judgment on the *substantiality* of the market power effects required to enjoin a merger 2/n.

Today's reading confirms the main take from yest: not all market power effects from mergers give rise to merger liability 3/n

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