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William H. Page

William H. Page is the Emeritus Marshall M. Criser Eminent Scholar in Electronic Communications and Administrative Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

He joined UF Law in 2001 and has taught antitrust law, civil procedure, and administrative law, and has offered seminars in antitrust litigation, class actions, and telecommunications law.

He earned his bachelor's from Tulane University, his JD from the University of New Mexico and his LLM from the University of Chicago.

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Section 2 Symposium: Bill Page on Microsoft’s ‘Forward-Looking’ Monopolization Remedy

William H. Page May 06, 2009

The DOJ’s Section 2 Report speaks in general terms about the costs and benefits of various remedies for monopolization. It prefers “prohibitory” remedies, but holds open the possibility of “additional relief,” including “affirmative-obligation remedies. The Report specifically mentions the protocol-licensing requirement of the Microsoft final judgments (§ III.E, entered in November 2002) as an example ... Section 2 Symposium: Bill Page on Microsoft’s ‘Forward-Looking’ Monopolization Remedy

Administrative LawAntitrustDOJ

Section 2 Symposium: Bill Page on Microsoft and the DOJ’s General Standards of Exclusion

William H. Page May 05, 2009

The DOJ’s § 2 Report offers two recommendations under the heading of “General Standards for Exclusionary Conduct.” First, for evaluating alleged acts of exclusion, the Report endorses the burden-shifting framework of the D.C. Circuit’s 2001 Microsoft decision. Second, after canvassing various standards of anticompetitive effect, the Report settles on the “disproportionality test,” under which “conduct ... Section 2 Symposium: Bill Page on Microsoft and the DOJ’s General Standards of Exclusion

Administrative LawAntitrustDOJ