Who has been asking – since the beginning of the “fair share” debate – for a dispute resolution mechanism for CAPs and cloud providers? Indeed ETNO, from their very first Axxon report. Interestingly, they listed the arbitration mechanism as one of the “Possible tools for a direct compensation”. As ETNO’s paper itself admits, and Stanford law professor Barbara Van Schewick explains, an arbitration mechanism is just another way of introducing network usage fees on multiple sectors and consumers – leading to all the negative consequences we all know about.
- Date Published:4/8/2024
- Original Publication:Disruptive Competition Project