TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital platforms under fire: What Australia can learn from recent developments in Europe
AU - Esayas, Samson
AU - Svantesson, Dan Jerker B
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - There is a clear trend of a hardening attitude towards digital platforms. In Australia this trend is exemplified by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s current inquiry specifically into digital platforms. Further, it can also be seen in court decisions. Having discussed one such court decision, we give a brief overview of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s digital platforms inquiry. We then seek to bring attention to a selection of particularly relevant European developments that may usefully inform how Australia proceeds in this arena and that may be considered in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report due to be provided to the Treasurer on 3 June 2019.
AB - There is a clear trend of a hardening attitude towards digital platforms. In Australia this trend is exemplified by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s current inquiry specifically into digital platforms. Further, it can also be seen in court decisions. Having discussed one such court decision, we give a brief overview of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s digital platforms inquiry. We then seek to bring attention to a selection of particularly relevant European developments that may usefully inform how Australia proceeds in this arena and that may be considered in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report due to be provided to the Treasurer on 3 June 2019.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058697844&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1037969X18813402
DO - 10.1177/1037969X18813402
M3 - Article
SN - 1037-969X
VL - 43
SP - 275
EP - 282
JO - Alternative Law Journal
JF - Alternative Law Journal
IS - 4
ER -