Tim Lee has a series of interesting posts (here, here, here, here and here) that develop the case against platform monopolies. Check ‘em out!
UPDATE: Check out the wrap up. A great series of posts.
Against Platform Monopolies
Posted by Brett Frischmann · July 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment
Tags: Law & Technology
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1 madisonian.net » Facts and Values in Political Debates // Jul 21, 2006 at 11:46 am
[...] I have a sense that the TOTM commenters have a certain view of the market as a meritocracy: that the rules governing transactions are neutral and fair, everyone bargains at arm’s length, etc. But I think this does not match the empirical reality recognized not merely by scholars, but by people in business (e.g., G. Richard Shell, in Make the Rules or Your Rivals Will.) As David Callahan argues, rising inequality also provides the means for “winners” to “get more adept at turning money into influence–twisting rules to their benefit” (19). And I think that idea underlies “platform neutrality” as well. Trackback URL: http://madisonian.net/archives/2006/07/21/facts-and-values-in-political-debates/trackback/ [...]