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題 名 | 反托拉斯法規範掠奪行為之現在與未來--新經濟制度下之省思(2)=The Current and Future Regulation of Predatory Conduct--An Evaluation under the New Economy System(2) |
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作 者 | 陳志民; | 書刊名 | 政大法學評論 |
卷 期 | 81 2004.10[民93.10] |
頁 次 | 頁213-282 |
分類號 | 553.74 |
關鍵詞 | 新經齊; 創新競爭; 反托拉斯; 公平交易法; 掠奪; 智慧財產權; 獨占力濫用; 相關市場; 市場力量; 關鍵設施理論; New economy; Innovation competition; Antitrust; Fair trade law; Predation; Intellectual property right; Abuse of monopoly power; Relevant markets; Market power; Essential facility doctrine; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 新經濟(new economy)制度的來臨,不僅對廠商的生產模式與競爭思維產生鉅大的改變,連帶的也對反托拉斯法(antitrust law)規範市場競爭秩序的功能產生前所未有的挑戰。論者紛紛從新經濟制度產業特色,如高固定/低邊際成本、網路效果、資訊不對等、以及創新快速等面相出發,質疑傳統反托拉斯法原則已不足因應可能出現在以「知識」為主要生產投入,「智慧財產權」為主要產出的經濟環境中之不當競爭行為。本文以「市場掠奪」此一濫用獨占地位的行為為研究對象,從學理與比較法的觀點,探討類似觀點的正確性。 歸納本文初步研究結論,新經濟制度對反托拉斯法的衝擊,固然難以避免,但此並不表示反托拉斯法或公平法一定要創立或引用新的執法原則。本文認為,明確定位反托拉斯法的規範目的,與運用學理重新闡釋既有的法原則與概念,傳統反托拉斯法架構應足以因應多數的新經濟市場掠奪行為。就研究結論對我國公平法的啟示而言,本文特別指出,在一片要求政府關切市場交易因網路效果或資訊不對等所產生之交易當事人談判地位懸殊的聲浪下,各國在運用反托拉斯或競爭法以規範「價格」或「非價格」掠奪行為時,似有漸趨「垂直化」的執法傾向,而忽略了行為的水平面效果評估。本文主張,不論是運用以效果面管制為主的「不當競爭」規定,或是行為面管制的「不公平競爭」規定來規範市場掠奪行為,水平市場競爭效果的評估,皆應被定位為門檻要件。忽略了此一基本原則,將使公平法在和其他法規就同一市場競爭行為出現規範競合時,產生在理論上無法調合的衝突。據此論點,本文進一步檢討我國公平會就相關議題所為之解釋與決議,以及所制定的相關「審理原則」的妥適性。 |
英文摘要 | The advent of the “New Economy” system has drastically changed the ways goods are produced and competition is waged. The ability of antitrust law to regulate market competition has been challenged as well. Antitrust commentators - referring to various characteristics prevalent in the New Economy, including high fixed/low marginal costs, network effect and informational asymmetry-question the effectiveness of applying current antitrust doctrines to regulate anticompetitive activities in an economic system where “knowledge” is commonly regarded as the major production input and "intellectual property rights" the principal desired output. They urge that new doctrines be introduced to allow antitrust to adapt to the needs of this system. This study evaluates the validity of this rather “apprehensive” view toward the consequences likely to arise from the interaction between antitrust law and the New Economy system. By investigating the applicability of current doctrines to arrangements suspicious of having market predation effects, I attempt to show that however inevitable the impact of the system on antitrust law might be, it does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that creation of new rules is required or even mandated. Most predatory arrangements in the New Economy could be properly confined within the scope of current antitrust law if enforcement agencies could adhere to the main legislative purpose of antitrust, i.e. protecting competition and not competitors, and making pertinent decisions and interpretations thereupon. More importantly, law enforcement agencies should avoid being misguided by the popular “lock-in” theory and devoting disproportionate enforcement resources to considering whether one party to a contract at issue has “vertically” used a stronger bargaining position to exploit another party. Instead,concern should primarily be placed upon the potential of the contract to create “horizontal” entry barriers. The analysis concludes by applying the policy implications suggested in this study to an examination of the relevant decisions and guidelines made by the Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan. |
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