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You are hereCopyrightMore on Google extending its monopoly to booksSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2008-11-03 12:02Google's $125m settlement with authors/publishers is an excellent window into how Google intends to anti-competitively extend its de facto search advertising monopoly market power to other content markets.
Kudos to Professor James Gibson and his op-ed in the Washington Post today, "Google's New Monopoly" where he spotlights the anti-competitive effects of the Google-book settlement because a deal cut with no competition can embed barriers to entry so that competition can never emerge to compete with Google going forward in digitized books.
More on Google extending its monopoly market power: Google claims the settlement is not an extension of market power because Google is not requiring an exclusive arrangement from authors or publishers. This is brilliant misdirection. Google doesn't need a formal exclusive because their Machiavellian scheme grants them a practical exclusive arrangement. Google Proves Crime Does Pay – If You Have Enough Market PowerSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2008-10-29 17:41Google, in settling with authors/publishers for $125m over their copyright infringement lawsuits, has cleverly leveraged its market power to tip, and lock in, another Internet segment to de facto Google monopoly control – access to most of the world’s books online. The untold story here is how this settlement: · Enthrones Google as the de facto gatekeeper to access most of the world’s books online; · Establishes a “new model” for online content distribution; Google settles lawsuit with authors/publishers -- What it means for Google, others and antitrustSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2008-10-28 16:02
Google, the most-sued intellectual property infringer in the world, just settled a class action lawsuit with authors and publishers for $125m and a revenue sharing deal going forward; this deal has much broader implications than most would think for Google, for other companies suing Google for theft, and for the pending Google-Yahoo ad partnership.
Implications for Google: After steadfastly maintaining that they had done nothing wrong and that they were protected by the concept of fair use, Google has now de facto conceded that it was broadly infringing on authors' and publishers' copyrights, while also signalling it feared losing in court. My Investor's Business Daily Q&A on Google's ambitions -- white spaces lobbyingSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2008-09-15 11:34Brian Deagon of Investor's Business Daily interviewed me on Google and its leadership role in the lobbying for free use of the White Spaces spectrum.
Importantly, I explain that Google's definition of 'open' is very different from the traditional definition of 'open.'
What's Google got to hide? Google's CEO Schmidt ducks questions from the real free pressSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2008-06-10 10:15I couldn't help to notice yesterday that Google CEO Schmidt didn't take any questions from reporters who were in attendance or meet with the reporter pool afterwards, which is customary for speaking venues like Dr. Schmidt's speech Monday at the Economic Club of Washington. What's Google got to hide in Washington?
Bottom line: It appears the only kind of "free press" that Google embraces is its advocacy group ally that calls itself FreePress, which is the operation which de facto runs point for Google's net neutrality public policy agenda in Washington. Relevant Washington questions to ask Google CEO Schmidt at his speech Monday in WashingtonSubmitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2008-06-06 18:18Given that Google CEO Eric Schmidt is delivering a major speech at the Economic Club of Washington Monday June 9th lunch, given that Google's business model is all about delivering "relevancy" to users, and given that Google's public policy mantra is "openness," I have assembled some suggested Washington-relevant questions for reporters and others to ask Dr. Schmidt at and after this open forum.
Antitrust:
Privacy:
Consumer Protection: Unleashed: Transcript of Griffin/Cleland talk on Google, net neutrality, monopolies, click fraud, privacySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2008-06-05 19:05For those who like the written format, here is the link to the transcript of Chip Griffin's interview of me on all things Google.
This interview turned out to be one of the most comprehensive and in-depth discussions I have had on all things Google -- that's been captured for web listening or reading. We discussed: Unleashed! Why I focus so much on Google -- Listen to Chip Griffin's interview of me...Submitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2008-06-03 18:41Here is the link to Chip Griffin's 28 minute interview of me on "Conversations with Chip Griffin," an in-depth conversation about many of the reasons why I believe Google is becoming such a big problem and why I personally spend so much time focused on Google. I believe you will find it an informative, interesting, and entertaining interview covering all things Google, the online economy, net neutrality etc.
Signs of calculated retreat by net neutrality proponents at House hearing on Markey Bill?Submitted by Scott Cleland on Tue, 2008-05-06 18:34I have to admit that I was surprised by all the back-pedaling and calculated retreat by net neutrality proponents at the House Internet Subcommittee hearing on Chairman Markey's net neutrality bill HR5353. Net neutrality proponents were clearly on the defensive, proactively responding to criticisms of the bill and not spending much time touting its benefits. PFF's Sydnor brilliantly exposes Lessig's "quasi-socialist Utopianism" advancing net neutralitySubmitted by Scott Cleland on Wed, 2008-04-30 12:40Tom Sydnor of the Progress and Freedom Foundation has done a brilliant analysis of Professor Larry Lessig's book "Free Culture" in the important context of Professor Lessig's other works.
Let me highlight some gems:
First, his conclusion:
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