3 ms·
> At that point, Epic credibly threatened breach of contract. A threat of a breach of contract is not a breach of contract, which will be a sticking point if t
by minimaxir 3y ago
> At that point, Epic credibly threatened breach of contract.
A threat of a breach of contract is not a breach of contract, which will be a sticking point if the EU gets involved again.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> threat of a breach of contract is not a breach of contract I don’t know EU law. But anticipatory breach is enough to trigger damages under American law, and “is an excuse for non-performance by the non-breaching party” [1]. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/anticipatory_breach https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/anticipatory_breach
- izacus 3y agoThere's nothing about some random contracts I can see in DMA. DMA however does say that the gatekeeper (Apple) isn't allow to block or retaliate against competitors. Or users for that matter.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> nothing about some random contracts I can see in DMA There are laws other than the DMA? (Anticipatory breach is incorporated into EU law through the UN CISG [1].) [1] https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/16247_2020_13 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/16247_2020_13
- izacus 3y agoAnd how exactly does that then allow breach of DMA provisions?