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Software developer policies : economics and s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010

D’Rosario, Michael, Torre, Andrew, Mendelson, Danuta and Griggs, Lynden 2011, Software developer policies : economics and s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Journal of law, information and science, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. EAP 1-EAP 25.

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Title Software developer policies : economics and s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
Author(s) D’Rosario, Michael
Torre, Andrew
Mendelson, Danuta
Griggs, Lynden
Journal name Journal of law, information and science
Volume number 21
Issue number 1
Start page EAP 1
End page EAP 25
Publisher University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law
Place of publication Hobart, Tas.
Publication date 2011
ISSN 0729-1485
Summary This article considers the impact of developer policies that hinder or restrict cross platform application development. We suggest that policies that hinder or restrict cross platform development have the potential to erode competition within the market for smartphones. The article also considers the relevance of dominance measures in software markets, arguing that conventional economic approaches may not be applicable. Furthermore, while most monitoring activities tend to focus primarily on protection of consumers, the article points out that modern electronic/information technology markets are multi-sided and there is a need for monitoring of practices designed to attract and retain the favour of developers. While the article is written in the context and application of the applicable Australian legislation, this being s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), our findings are equally relevant to other jurisdictions.
Language eng
Field of Research 189999 Law and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2011, University of Tasmania
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30041796
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