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Introduction
The major digital platform companies present a large, complicated array of benefits and problems for...
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Rules for the New Digital Economy Should Look to Old Common Law Traditions
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Vivek Kundra
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Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets, Salesforce.com; Former U.S. Chief Information Officer
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