Month: September 2024
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Generative Artificial Intelligence and Competition: The Main Takeaways of the Recent Opinion Issued by the French Competition Authority
Taking stock of the phenomenal rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), competition enforcement authorities throughout the world are actively engaging in research and consultations to identify and prevent potential violations of competition laws in this sector. It is in this context that the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) issued its first opinion on the competitive…
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The end or the beginning of an era? The Court of Justice delivers its verdict in the Google Shopping case
The long-awaited judgment from the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in the Google Shopping saga has finally arrived. On 10 September 2024, following a case that started with an investigation in 2010 and spanned nearly one and a half decades, the CJEU rejected Google’s appeal and delivered a huge victory for the European Commission (“Commission”). …
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The Draghi report on EU competition law – A welcome attempt to answer Europe’s Goldilocks dilemma
This week, Mario Draghi presented his long-anticipated report on European Competitiveness to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Reporters were quick to say that Mr Draghi’s plans already looked impossible after the German Finance Minister dismissed his recommendation for more joint borrowing in the EU. But this may miss the point of reports like…
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Ten reasons why Apple’s App Store terms are still not compliant with the DMA
Apple had until 7 March 2024 to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the terms and conditions it applies to app developers and app users within its mobile ecosystem comply with the app store-related provisions of the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). These provisions essentially seek to stimulate competition in app distribution and content acquisition…