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A "covered person"… > means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplac
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
A "covered person"…
> means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine which
…followed by some stipulations on users and revenue. So as I understand it, Amazon/Google/Microsoft would have to spin off AWS/GCP/Azure, etc.
- toast0 6y agoAdding those two things up, it sounds like it says A person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. I don't know how you offer an online platform without providing back-end online services.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoFor example, Amazon could not simultaneously operate Amazon.com (the e-commerce website) and AWS (the cloud provider). They'd need to choose one or the other.
- toast0 6y agoMaybe that's the intent, but it sounds like Amazon couldn't simultaneously operate Amazon.com and Amazon.com back-end services for sellers.
- jvanderbot 6y agoThey cannot provide those backend services for sale. They can own computers to provide their amazon.com service. "A covered person may 15not provide online hosting services or back-end 16online services to any other entity that is not 17owned by the covered person"
- toast0 6y agoDoes that end the amazon marketplace?