A UK Parliament committee has been gathering evidence on The Digital Economy, including a written complaint about Amazon’s market power filed by the Bookseller’s Association, and oral testimony from Amazon’s vp of global public policy Paul Misener. On the question of most favored nations clauses, which are under investigation by the European Commission, Misener said: “We have MFN clauses with respect to e-books and e-books alone. Those MFN clauses cover pricing and other characteristics—release dates and those sorts of things.” Despite legal remedies already imposed by authorities in the EU and courts in the US, he insists, “It is largely because of the opportunities […]
