Competition Bureau's affidavits reveal Libor manipulation system and extent of Canada's probe

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. See also here.

Copyrights' many crossroads

M. Martin-Pratt, here (video, The Creators Conference - audio pretty poor).

IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN CARTEL INVESTIGATIONS

OECD, Background Note, here; country contributions here. 

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in International Antitrust Law – A U.S. Perspective

H. Buxbaum, R. Michaels, here. 

German services: Protected and inefficient

The Economist, here. 

Competition Law, Extraterritoriality and Bilateral Agreements

F. Wagner-von Papp, here. 

AU Federal Court on the qualification of simulcast via the Internet as broadcasting

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Ltd v Commercial Radio Australia Limited [2012] FCA 93 (15 February 2012), here. 

Google's thoughts on the right to be forgotten

Here. 

AP v. Meltwater: Complaint

Here. 

EU Court of Justice on general filtering systems to prevent copyright infringement

C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers (SABAM) v Netlog NV, here.

Competition in UK Banking

J.Fingleton, here. 

Competition Work at the OECD

F. Maier-Rigaud, N. Taylor, here. 

Barnier to seek mandate to negotiate a WIPO Treaty for the blind

Here (video).

Acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google approved

EU Commission here; US Department of Justice here. 

Second hand music files trader avoids injunction as copyright case moves to full trial

www.out-law.com, here. 

Evolution or Revolution? The Italian Competition Authority and the Pfizer Decision: A Reply to Thomas Graf

S. Grassani, here. 

Global antitrust in 2012: 10 key themes

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, here. 

Fair Use of Copies of Non-Patent-Literature Made in Patent Examination

USPTO, here. 

Golan v. Holder: A Farewell to Constitutional Challenges to Copyright Laws

J. Band, here.

Plagio e creatività: un dialogo tra diritto e altri saperi

R. Caso (a cura di), qui. 

OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATION CATALYSTS

T.Wu, OECD Hearing on Digital Economy, here. 

Zentralvermarktung der Medienrechte der Fußball-Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga ab Saison 2013/2014

Bundeskartellamt, Beschluss hier. 

Bottin Cartographes / Google France, Google Inc.

Tribunal de commerce de Paris 15ème chambre Jugement du 31 janvier 2012, ici. 

UNILATERAL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WITH ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECTS (E.G. THROUGH PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS)

OECD, Background Paper, here. 

Vergleichende Studie über Modelle zur Versendung von Warnhinweisen durch Internet-Zugangsanbieter an Nutzer bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen

R. Schwartmann et al., hier. 

WEKO eröffnet Untersuchung gegen Banken

Hier. 

COMPENSARE I DANNI DA LIBERALIZZAZIONI?

A.Heimler, qui. 

High Court on the"Karen Murphy" issues after C-403/08

Football Association Premier League Ltd & Ors v QC Leisure & Ors [2012] EWHC 108 (Ch), February 3, 2012, here. 

COPYRIGHT + CREATIVITY = JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

WIPO, here. 

‘The Hotel Stinks’: Online Reviews and Consumer Law

Competition Policy Blog, here. 

The evolution from sector-specific regulation towards competition law in EU telecom markets from 1997 to 2011 - Different effects in practical implementation

N. Freud, E-O. Ruhle, here. 

Patent thickets, patent fees and patent quality: EPO Advisory Board sets priorities for investigations

EPO.org, here. 

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXème siècle : vers la consécration de la gestion collective des livres indisponibles ?

Labs.hadopi.fr, ici. 

The Counterfactual Method in EU Competition Law: The Cornerstone of the Effects-Based Approach

D. Geradin, I. Girgenson, here.

Google condamné pour abus de position dominante de son service Google Maps en France

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Sharing : Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age

P. Aigrain, here. 

Almunia on the reasons to prohibit the merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext

Video, here. 

Die 8. GWB-Novelle aus wettbewerbspolitischer Sicht

Monopolkommission, hier. 

Musikindustrie scheitert mit Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Heise-Urteil

Heise.de, hier. 

Optus wins TV Now litigation on cloud storage of free-to-air TV programs

Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 (1 February 2012), here. 

Entscheidung des Amtsgerichts Bonn in Sachen Pfleiderer

AG Bonn vom 18. Januar 2012, hier. Mittelung des Bundeskartellamtes hier. 

MERCATO DEL GAS: AGCM SANZIONA LE SOCIETA’ ESTRA RETI GAS SRL E ESTRA SPA PER ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui. 

Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think

Cyberlaw.stanford.edu, here. 

Neelie Kroes on SOPA, MegaUpload, and Cloud Computing

Vieuws.eu, Interview, here (from 01:53). 

Galaxy-Tab-Urteil - Richterspruch ohne Gewinner

Handelsblatt.com, hier. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against Samsung on licensing standard essential patents

Press Release, here. 

Pitruzzella (Antitrust): bene il rating antimafia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Relearning to forget

The Economist, here. 

The Sky is Rising: On the State of the Entertainment Industry

M. Masnick, M. Ho, here. Compare it with M. Lemley, Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?, here. 

Public Access to Digital Data:Responses to US OSTP's Request for Information

Here. 

Plagiat universitaire : le pacte de non-lecture

Lemonde.fr, ici. 

Strong medicine for law breakers – NDRC’s first antitrust action in the pharmaceutical sector under the Anti-monopoly law

Hogan Lovells, Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
Client Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 f., here. 

Private data, public rules

The Economist, here. 

Ein Bärendienst an der Forschung

Nzz.ch, hier. 

EU Commission closes procedural case against Servier

Here. From the press release: "In light of Servier's arguments which would require significant further investigation, the Commission has decided to close the case, and instead focus on the substantive enforcement of competition rules in a number of pending cases, including one involving Servier". Was the Commission flabbergasted  by Servier's backfire?

EU Data protection reform and Cloud Computing

N. Kroes, here. 

UN Special Rapporteur Talks Human Rights, Internet at GW Law

Techpolicy.com, here. 

In line with the international competition best practices? - The new competition law in Brazil

D. Herrera Moraes, here. 

MegaUpload : entretien exclusif avec le responsable technique

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Vergesst das Recht auf Vergessenwerden

S. Möller, hier. 

From Regulatory Tool to Competition Law Rule: The Case of Margin Squeeze under EU Competition Law

H. Auf'mkolk, here (presentation here).

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

ARL, here. 

Setting up the European Cloud Partnership

N. Kroes, here. 

Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in Africa

Mashable.com, here. 

EU data protection proposals a chance for better protection

Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, here. 

Initial response from the ICO on the European Commission’s proposal for a new general Data Protection Regulation

The UK Information Commissioner, here.

EU-Datenschutz-Paket: Wichtiger Schritt zur Modernisierung des Datenschutzes

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, hier. 

FAIR USE AND EDUCATION: THE WAY FORWARD

P. Jaszi, here. 

Global Data Privacy Laws: Forty Years of Acceleration

G. Greenleaf, here. 

EU reform of the data protection rules

EU Commission's Proposals: Communication, Regulation, and Directive. More info (impact assessment etc.) on the EU Data Protection Reform 2012 website. Watch also the press conference (questions from 15:27).
On the last move made by Google (here) in the privacy arena, Madame Reding commented that it was "a first step in the direction of more privacy".
Interestingly, the Commissioner also makes rather clear that she has "expanded the high level German data protection rule to 26 other Member States". Briefly, "one-stop shop", "no minimal rules" but "solid rules...technologically neutral".

LAPSI's Policy Recommendations as to the Competitive Issues that the Re-Use of PSI raises

Here. 

Einschränkungen der Preisgestaltung im Einzelhandel aus wettbewerbsökonomischer Perspektive

J. Haucap, hier. 

The EU Data Protection Reform 2012: Making Europe the Standard Setter for Modern Data Protection Rules in the Digital Age

V.Reding, here. 

E-Books going public through crowdfunding

Publishingperspectives.com, here. 

Researchers find smart meters could reveal favorite TV shows

News.Cnet.com, here. 

Ökonomen in Demut. Oder: Soll Vater Staat Brust-OPs verbieten?

Fazit, hier. 

Google’s New Privacy Policy Aims At Integrating YouTube

Paidcontent.org, here. 

Banking sector and State aid

J. Almunia, here. 

Décision relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la fourniture d’informations météorologiques aux professionnels

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision du 23 janvier 2012, ici

US Supreme Court on withdrawing works from the public domain

GOLAN ET AL. v. HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL., here. 

AGCM: sanzionata Pfizer con una multa di 10,6 milioni di euro per abuso di posizione dominante

Provvedimento qui.

Walled Garden Rivalry: The Creation of Mobile Network Ecosystems

T. Hazlett, D. Teece, L. Waverman, here. 

Ten years InfoSoc: a small note from a biased attendee to the conference

kluwercopyrightblog.com, here. 

UK Student faces extradition to the US on copyright infringement charges

Out-law.com, here. 

Capitalists quite often invent the technology that destroys their own business

The Economist, here. 

As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Report on Trade Secrets for the European Commission

Here.

Thomas Hoeren über SOPA und mögliche Auswirkungen für Europa

Deutschlandradio Kultur, hier (ab 3:35).

Ökonomie neu denken – Jenseits der Finanzkrise

Interviews mit Andreas Suchanek und Armin Falk. 

The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce, here. 

How research goes viral

MIT News, here. 

Patry On What Content Owners Should Do Now

Paidcontent.org, here.

How SOPA Affects Students, Educators, and Libraries

EFF, here. 

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR: Inventory 2011

Here.

AGCM CONTESTA A 12 CONSIGLI DEGLI ORDINI DEGLI AVVOCATI POSSIBILI INTESE RESTRITTIVE DELLA CONCORRENZA

Qui. 

Research Bought, Then Paid For

nytimes.com, here. 

EU Commission: A coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services

Communication here, and Staff Working Paper here. 

Monopolkommission lehnt Oettingers Fusionsidee für Eon und RWE ab

www.financial-informer.de, hier. 

A Rule of Reason Approach to the Antitrust Issues of the Google Book Search Settlement

K. Kwok, here. 

Eviction de HP du marché des serveurs: poursuite de l'instruction au fond des pratiques reprochées à Oracle

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-01 du 10 janvier 2012 , ici.

Revised European Council compromise proposal for a Directive on orphan works

Here. 

Competition law enforcement in the Mediterranean countries: challenges and future perspectives

Round Table organized by the Austrian Competition Authority, Report here. 

Das Patentroulette dreht sich weiter

FAZ.net, hier. 

Harvard University on public access to research

Here. 

International Property Rights Index - 2011 Report

Here. 

Support for Certiorari in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng on the first sale doctrine

Here.

Proposte di riforma concorrenziale ai fini della Legge annuale per il mercato e la concorrenza

Qui.

Ian Hargreaves on Adapting IP to the Digital Age

WIPO Magazine, here. 

Will There Ever Be A Universal, MP3-Like Standard For E-Books?

PaidContent.org, here. 

US Lobbying Against Draft Data Protection Regulation

Edri.org, here. 

China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

Reuters.com, here. 

Finding Success in a Lifelong Passion for Fighting Monopolies

dealbook.nytimes.com, here. 

Conference: InfoSoc @ Ten: Ten Years after the EU Directive on Copyright in the Information Society

Friday 13th January 2012, 09:00,  European Parliament in Brussels, here. 

European Blind Union: No Christmas presents from the EU on the WIPO negotiations

Here. 

Irish Data Protection Commissioner on Facebook: Report of Audit published

Here. 

Orphan Works: Definitional Issues

D. Hansen, here. 

Comparative international data on the communications sector

International Communications Market Report 2011, UK Ofcom, here.