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Open Markets Institute Files Amicus Brief Urging Fourth Circuit to Revive Antitrust Claims Against Johnson & Johnson Over Stelara Monopoly

Open Markets filed an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit to revive antitrust claims against Johnson & Johnson, arguing the company used its acquisition of biosimilar-related patents to protect its Stelara monopoly and delay lower-cost competition.

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UK Publisher Protections a First in Holding Google Accountable in AI Content Grab   

The UK Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) will require Google to to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews. CMDG was at the forefront of urging the CMA to adopt remedies to level the playing field with publishers in the transition to AI-enabled search.  

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Who Do AI Agents Work For? New Report Warns of Potential for Exploitation

A report from Open Markets Institute Senior Fellow Sally Hubbard argues policymakers must ensure either that AI agents work on behalf of users, or that users understand when AI agents are working on behalf of a corporation. 

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Open Markets Institute Files Amicus Brief Defending Antitrust Verdict Against Biosense Webster for Exclusionary Conduct in Medical Device Market

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting Innovative Health, LLC in Innovative Health v. Biosense Webster urging the court to uphold a jury verdict finding Biosense Webster guilty of violating federal antitrust law by using its dominant position in the cardiac-mapping market to block competition from lower-cost medical device reprocessors. 

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The Center for Journalism & Liberty Is Now The "Center for Media & Digital Governance at the Open Markets Institute"

The Center for Journalism and Liberty is now the Center for Media and Digital Governance (CMDG) at the Open Markets Institute. The new name reflects the Center’s expansive body of work examining how concentrated technology power, digital infrastructure, and artificial intelligence are reshaping journalism, information markets, democratic governance, and public debate. 

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Joint White Paper Plots Sustainable Path for AI, Cloudflare, and the Future of Independent Journalism

The Center for Journalism and Liberty (CJL) at the Open Markets Institute today welcomed the launch of the Washington Monthly Institute with the release of a joint white paper, “AI and the Future of Independent Journalism: The Promise and Peril of Privately Controlled Data Markets for Media Content.” 

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Open Markets Institute Launches New “Industry Spotlight” Series with Timely Examination of Private Equity

Turning Profit-Maximizing Financiers Into Stewards of the Public Interest marks the first in a planned series of reports examining a variety of industries’ market structures and how they either support or undermine public well-being.

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FCC’s Brendan Carr Is Turning FCC Into State Censorship Bureau

Statement condemning the Federal Communications Commission’s politically motivated decision to order Disney, ABC and their television subsidiaries to file early license renewal applications – a move which comes as the White House once again calls for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired. 

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OMI Leads Civil Society Groups to Urge Antitrust Investigation into Netflix’s Market Power

The Open Markets Institute and a coalition of leading civil society organizations sent a letter to federal antitrust enforcers calling for a formal investigation into whether Netflix is engaging in monopolistic practices that harm competition, creators, and consumers in the rapidly evolving video streaming market.

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Open Markets Institute Announces Its Expansion in Europe 

The Open Markets Institute shares its news of expanding its European operations with new staff and the launch of a European Advisory Council – bringing together leading experts, technologists and former policymakers to defend fair markets and democratic accountability.  

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