Exploring the Uncharted Waters of European Competition Law 4.0

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An approach to the regulation of abusive data-related behaviors of dominant undertakings in the digital age

Hendrik Schulze(Autor*in)

Nomos (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 1. Juli 2021

178 Seiten

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Cover
A. Introduction
I. Background
II. Focus of the thesis
III. Structure and methodology
B. Big data and the digital economy
I. Big data and its importance for the digital economy
II. The digital (platform) economy and its characteristics
1. The term "online platform"
2. Characteristics of the digital platform economy
III. Personal data as consideration in the digital platform economy
1. Classification of contract typology
2. Data as subject of performance
3. Interim conclusion
C. Overview of the core legal framework
I. Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
1. The establishment of dominance and the resulting "special responsibility"
2. The abuse of a dominant position
3. The possibility of an objective justification for abusive conduct
II. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
1. The scope of application of the GDPR
a) The material scope
b) The territorial scope
c) The personal scope
2. The decisive cornerstones of the GDPR
a) The admissible grounds for processing personal data
b) The principles of purpose limitation and data minimization
c) The requirement of transparency
D. The relation between data protection and competition law
I. The evolving opinion on the relation between data protection and competition law
II. The similarities between data protection and competition law
1. The objectives of data protection and competition law
a) The objectives of European competition law
b) The objectives of the GDPR and data protection law in general
2. Other links between data protection and competition law
III. Interim conclusion
E. The Facebook case of the Bundeskartellamt
I. The investigation and decision by the German Bundeskartellamt
II. The court order of the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf
III. The decision of the German Federal Court of Justice
F. The interplay between big data and data protection considerations and Art. 102 TFEU in order to regulate "platform power" - the Bundeskartellamt`s Facebook case in the context of European competition law
I. Big data and the General Data Protection Regulation as a normative yardstick for Art. 102 TFEU
1. Big data and data protection considerations as criteria for the establishment of dominance under Art. 102 TFEU
a) The extent of data collection and the level of data protection as a criterion for market power
b) Access to (big) data as a barrier to expansion
c) Interim conclusion
2. The GDPR as a normative yardstick for abusive conduct under Art. 102 TFEU
a) Exclusionary abuses in the light of the GDPR
aa) The essential facilities doctrine in a data-related context
bb) The General Data Protection Regulation as an indicator for infringements of the undertaking`s "special responsibility"
b) Exploitative abuses in the light of the General Data Protection Regulation
aa) The influence of data protection considerations on the notion of abuse under Art. 102 (1) TFEU
bb) Excessive collection of data as a form of excessive pricing
cc) Unfair contractual terms and conditions in the light of the General Data Protection Regulation
c) Interim conclusion
II. Arguments for and against the approach of linking data protection considerations to competition law concerns
1. Arguments in favour of the approach
2. Arguments against the approach
3. Interim conclusion
G. Competence and expertise of competition authorities to enforce compliance with data protection law through competition law sanctions
I. Formal competence to sanction data-related behaviours via completion law
II. Lacking expertise with regard to data protection law
III. Interim conclusion
H. The immanence of data processing by online platforms - an extension of the so-called "Immanenztheorie" to Art. 102 TFEU
I. Background of the idea
II. Legal appraisal of the idea
I. The classification of online platforms like Facebook as a natural monopoly sui generis and the problems arising from it
I. The parallels between natural monopolies and online platforms like Facebook
1. The term "natural monopoly"
2. The classification of Facebook as a natural monopoly
II. The problems resulting from natural monopolies in the digital (platform) economy
III. The regulatory approach to natural monopolies such as Facebook in the digital (platform) economy
1. Interoperability
2. Merger regulation
3. Transparency
4. Adjustment of the burden of proof
IV. Interim conclusion
J. Final conclusion and future prospects
Bibliography
Table of Cases
Other official sources

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