Download This PaperSearch Neutrality as an Antitrust Principle
11 Pages Posted: 19 Nov 2011 Last revised: 27 Nov 2012
Date Written: November 18, 2011
Abstract
Google's perceived dominance in Internet search, and the perception that Google exploits this dominance to favor its own websites and service, has led to call for a mandatory legal requirement of "search neutrality." This essay argues that a general principle of search neutrality ignores the realities of Internet search and would stymie search innovation.
Keywords: Google, neutrality principle, Internet search
JEL Classification: K21
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Crane, Daniel A., Search Neutrality as an Antitrust Principle (November 18, 2011). U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 11-016, U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 256, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1961742 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1961742
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