Google Books: Eight Years Later...

Publishersweekly, here. 

Bundeskartellamt erwirkt Änderung des Händler-Rabattsystems bei GARDENA

Bundeskartellamt.de, hier. 

Competition Policy for Modern Banks

L. Ratnovski, here.

Film Producers and Distributors Obtain Site Block from Paris Court

The1709blog.blogspot.co.uk, here. 

Israeli Publishers and Hebrew University Reach Historic Agreement on Fair Use

ArielKatz.org, here. 

Rivals can create copycat software through testing developers' software and interpreting their user manuals, rules UK court

Out-law.com, here. 

Bundesgerichtshof zur Nutzung urheberrechtlich geschützter Werke auf elektronischen Lernplattformen von Universitäten

Urteil vom 28. November 2013 - I ZR 76/12 - Meilensteine der Psychologie, Pressemitteilung hier. 

Regulatory context of Machine to Machine (M2M)

M. Delecluse, Presentation here. 

Google’s Growing Patent Stockpile

MIT Technology Review, here. 

Your medical data in their hands - concerns mount over new NHS IT project

Opendemocracy.net, here. 

Pour le respect des droits fondamentaux des lecteurs dans un environnement numérique

Association des Bibliothécaires de France, ici. 

Apple Objects to Monitor’s Fees in E-Books Antitrust Case

Bloomberg.com, here.

Dutch DPA: privacy policy Google in breach of data protection law

Dutchdpa.nl, here. 

EU set for harmonised rules on trade secrets

Managingip.com, here. 

Heartburn in Massachusetts: The District of Massachusetts Activates FTC v Actavis

Proskauer.com, here.

U-turn could result in plain packaging on cigarettes by 2015

TheGuardian.com, here.

Antitrust Enforcement and Regulation. Different Standards but Incentive Coherent?

A. Heimler, here.

The Three-Step-Test Revisited: How to Use the Test’s Flexibility in National Copyright Law

C. Geiger, D. Gervais, M. Senftleben, here.

Fair Use for the Google Goose; Fair Use for the Book Gander

Arielkatz.org, here.

Open data in the Netherlands, a mixed message

T. Zijlstra, here.

"Das Verteilen von Geld ist verführerisch"

Interview mit D. Zimmer, Welt.de, hier.

Propriété intellectuelle et modernisation de l’environnement juridique des entreprises : deux leviers pour la compétitivité de l’Europe

M. Barnier, ici.

AG: internet provider can be required to block access by its customers to a website which infringes copyrigh

Press release, here.

European citizens and Intellectual Property: perception, awareness and behaviour

OHIM, here. 

The European Commission and Open Access

J.-F. Dechamp, Presentation here, video here. 

Government of Canada Quietly Changes Its Approach to Crown Copyright

MichaelGeist.ca, here. 

Competition in Road Fuel

OECD Roundtable, here. 

Creative Commons to European Commission: No restrictions on PSI re-use

CreativeCommons.org, here. 

Proposition de loi concernant les stratégies abusives de réappropriation du domaine publique

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Lobbyarbeit im Datenschutz: Ex-Kommissar auf schräger Mission

Sueddeutsche.de, hier. 

The Changing Textbook Industry

J. Band, here. 

A US Court Issues Second Ruling Determining RAND Rate for Standard Essential Patent (Innovatio)

M. Carrier, here. 

Tracas en perspective pour Google Maps ?

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Sustainability of Open Source software communities beyond a fork: How and why has the LibreOffice project evolved?

J. Gamalielsson, B. Lundell, here.

Brussels to launch antitrust probe into sales of pay-TV rights

Financial Times, here.

"Joaquín Almunia, the EU competition commissioner, last year sanctioned a “fact finding” effort in light of the (Murphy) ruling to see whether barriers to cross-border access merited antitrust scrutiny and possible enforcement action.

Some investigators are now poised to step up their inquiries into whether “absolute territorial protection clauses” break competition law. These stop licensees from selling to other countries or accepting unsolicited demands from overseas customers to pay to access the content.

......

Maurits Dolmans, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, said the 2011 Premier League case concerned satellite sports broadcasting and the court left open whether it could be applied at all to other distribution channels and other forms of content.

“The Commission will have to take into account different economic factors,” he said. “Forcing EU-wide licensing may be attractive for consumers in richer countries, who may pay less, but not necessarily for consumers in poorer countries, who might be forced to pay more.”

Intellectual Property, Free Markets and Competition Policy

The Federalist Society, Video here.

Creative Economy Report 2013

UNESCO, here.

Intellectual Property chapter of TPP poses threat to Open Access

Mysciencework.com, here.

Le policy universitarie in materia di Accesso Aperto alla scienza: l’esperienza dell’Università di Trieste

Seminario, 27 novembre 2013, Università di Trento, qui.

Programma
14.30
Saluti della Rettrice - prof.ssa Daria de Pretis

14.40
Introduzione – prof. Roberto Caso, delegato della Rettrice per l’Open Access e le politiche contro il plagio

15.00
La policy dell’Università di Trieste in materia di accesso aperto – prof. Fabio Benedetti, Presidente della Commissione di Ateneo per l’accesso aperto dell’Università di Trieste

15.30 - 16.00
Dibattito

Delivering the Benefits? Efficiencies and Airline Mergers (US Airways-American)

AAI White Paper (D. Moss), here. 

India's PM (also) on competition policy

Inaugural address at the 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference, here. 

A Brazilian State Takes Open Data To Another Level

Techpresident.com, here. 

After a year of threats, first suit is filed over hated “scanner patents”

ArsTechnica.com, here. 

Die Open-Data-Bewegung - Das Verhältnis von Praktiken, Zielen und Selbstbild der Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland

S. Baak, hier.

Defying the logic, forgetting the facts: the new European proposal for data protection in the police sector

J. Cannataci, here. 

Living with Uncertainty in IP Law

JIPLP Editorial, here.

HarperCollins, Curriculet Test New School E-book Model

PublishersWeekly.com, here. 

That Google Books decision: good, but only second best?

The IPKat, here. 

Software patent reform just died in the House, thanks to IBM and Microsoft

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Hidden efficiencies: On the relevance of business justifications in abuse of dominance cases

H. Friederiszick, L. Gratz, here. 

Schienenkartell: ThyssenKrupp zahlt Millionenentschädigung an Deutsche Bahn

Spiegel.de, hier. Sueddeutsche.de, hier. 

Convention 108 with Additional Protocol and Modernisation proposals

CAHDATA, Council of Europe, here. 

Big data can improve health outcomes, say experts

Out-Law.com, here. 

Patent Reform 2013: Measured Reform Proposals from the Senate

Patentlyo.com, here. 

How Self-Publishing Led Amazon to German Ebook Dominance

PublishingPerspectives.com, here. 

Base de données : caractère non substantiel des investissements de constitution

Legalis.net, ici.

Comments Received on Copyright Green Paper

Ntia.doc.gov, here. 

Marking Up the TPP

Project-disco.org, here.

Numérisation : L'Etat ne suppléera pas "les partenaires privés réticents"

Actualitte.com, ici. 

The Rise of Innovative Business Models: Content Delivery Methods in the Digital Age

Hearing, Committee on the Judiciary, here.

The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World

E. Ramirez, here. FTC workshop's page here. 

Google's vertical search proposals: what will be EC antitrust chief's verdict?

TheGuardian.com, here. 

These charts show how the U.S. could lose its edge in scientific research

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Rémunération proportionnelle du partage: la Hadopi s'associe à des universitaires

Numerama.com, ici. 

Open Access to science and data = cash and economic bonanza

N. Kroes, here. 

New group fights digital theft with personal touch

Usatoday.com, here.

EPIC Urges FCC to Investigate AT&T’s Practice of Selling Consumer Phone Records

Epic.org, here. 

Rights Protection Mechanisms for New gTLDs

ICANN Generic Domains Division, here.

Revisiting antitrust institutions: The case for guidelines to recalibrate the Federal Trade Commission’s section 5 unfair methods of competition authority

J. Wright, here. 

Frank La Rue (Onu): “Incostituzionale una riforma Agcom su diritto d’autore online”

Lastampa.it, qui. 

Neelie Kroes calls for modernising copyright for the digital age

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Kick the data secrecy habit and everyone wins

Newscientist.com, here. 

Comments Received To South Africa’s Process For New IP Policy

IP-watch.org, here. 

Study on Intellectual Property and Brain Drain - A Mapping Exercise

WIPO Secreteriat, peer-reviewed by F. Lissoni, here. 

Information Resellers - Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and the Marketplace

US Government Accountability Office, here. 

Law Professors Call for Public Process for Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property Chapter

Infojustice.org, here. 

Why Google's Fair Use Victory In Google Books Suit Is A Big Deal--And Why It Isn't

Forbes.com, here.

Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright

NYTimes.com, here.

Pratiques abusives : Expedia expédié en justice

Zdnet.fr, ici.

EU document access request raises uncomfortable questions about Google antitrust investigation

Privacysurgeon.org, here. 

World Intellectual Property Report 2013

WIPO, here. 

LCA on Copyright Green Paper

Here. 

Google Books: Court Decision

Here.
See also Infodocket's opinion round-up, here. 

Gucci loses GG trademark in the UK

Worldipreview.com, here. 

Licences for Europe: an insider's report from the final plenary meeting

IPKat, here.

Leaked treaty is a Hollywood wish list. Could it derail Obama’s trade agenda

Washington.com, here.

Google Books Litigation Update

A. Ahsir, here.

Italy: Open Data Action Plan

Department for Public Administration in cooperation with the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID), here.

Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won

Theguardian.com, here. 

Competition in the online world

J. Almunia, here. 

Content Creation, Access to Information, Open Internet

Workshop, Internet Governance Forum, Transcript here. 

Copyright research and innovation policy

European Parliament, Brussels, 12 November 2013, Programme here, streaming here. 

The Art of Persuasion: Competition Advocacy at the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property

R. Hesse, here. 

La legge italiana sull’accesso aperto agli articoli scientifici: l’inizio di un percorso normativo

R. Caso, P. Galimberti, here. 

A few words about copyright

G. Brandis, here. 

Four critiques of open data initiatives

Nuim.ie, here. 

A Response to Chief Justice Roberts: Why Antitrust Must Play a Role in the Analysis of Drug Patent Settlements

M. Carrier, here. 

Is Auto Parts Evolving into a Supercartel?

J. Connor, here. 

YouTube Comments Changes Spark Petition For Privacy

Inquisitr.com, here.

The new Competition and Markets Authority: how will it promote competition?

D. Currie, here.