Big data refusal to deal not yet an antitrust concern, Sokol says

Charles McConnell

07 July 2017

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University of Florida law professor Daniel Sokol yesterday said refusals to deal regarding big data are not yet concerns under the antitrust laws, and insisted that such data are not an essential facility.

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Charles McConnell

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