Public policies in digital markets: reflections from competition enforcement

J. Almunia, here. 

Lead Jurisdiction Concepts: Towards Rationalizing Multiple Competition Policy Enforcement Procedures

O. Budzinski, here. 

Eurotunnel ‘Astonished’ as Regulator Blocks Ferry Business

Bloomberg.com, here. 

RMLC v. SESAC

Here.

Greek watchdog sniffs out chicken cartel

Ekathimerini.com, here. 

Libraries, licences, and a digital-ready copyright regime

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), WIPO SCCR/28 Side Event Presentation here. Other presentations here.

Questions & Answers - Copyright Changes 2014

JiscLegal, here. 

Who owns your personal data?

TheEconomist, here. 

Facebook’s Unethical Experiment- It intentionally manipulated users’ emotions without their knowledge.

State.com, here. 

Google is trolling the EU with passive-aggressive disclaimers on search results

Qz.com, here. 

IMPALA invites the European Commission to red card YouTube

ImpalaMusic.org, here. 

Amazon pressing for new terms in UK (retail MFN included)

Thebookseller.com, here. 

The right to resell ebooks — major case looms in the Netherlands

GigaOm, here. 

Higher Education: Creative destruction

TheEconomist.com, here. 

Four Lessons Libraries Can Learn From Amazon

Digitalbookworld.com, here. 

Leistungsschutzrecht: Verlage legen Beschwerde beim Bundeskartellamt ein

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Patent Misuse and Antitrust: Rebirth or False Dawn?

D. Lim, here. 

Die Zukunft gehört Google, mein Puls gehört mir

Heise.de, hier.

Copia privata, il decreto Franceschini smentito dai numeri

G. Sforza, qui. 

How the Court’s “looks-like-cable-tv” test in Aereo protects the cloud

G. Manne, R. Radia & B. Sperry, here. 

La loi anti-Amazon pour des livres plus chers sur Internet est adoptée

Numerama.com, ici.

Google begins removing search results under 'right to be forgotten' law

TheVerge.com, here. 

La justice annule un barème copie privée, quid des remboursements ?

Nextimpact.com, ici. 

Are Airlines a Problem Market? A U.S. Perspective

S. Borenstein, Presentation here. 

Preeminent Problem Market: The U.S. Petroleum Products Sector

W. Kovacic, Presentation here. 

Guidance on Alice

USPTO, here.

Confidential information exchange in competition cases: perception versus reality in the EU and US

V. Demedts, here. 

Into the Parallel Universe: Procedural Fairness in Private Litigation After the Damages Directive

C. Jones, here. 

The Fairness Debate in the U.S.

B. Foer, here. 

Competition law enforcement: administrative versus judicial systems

D. Zimmer, here. 

Was kosten E-Books wirklich?

Boersenblatt.net, hier. 

Searching for a Modernized Voice: Economics, Institutions and Predictability in European Competition Law

D. Gerber, here. 

Draft extended collective licensing regulations been laid before UK Parliament

Here.

Aereo reversed

Here. Opinion for the Court delivered by Breyer, Scalia dissenting.

Vice-President Reding welcomes U.S. announcement on data protection umbrella agreement

EC Press Release, here. 

EC adopts revised safe harbours for minor agreements ("De Minimis Notice") and provides guidance on "by object" restrictions of competition

Press Release, here.
De Minimis Notice here.
Guidance on restrictions of competition "by object" for the purpose of defining which  agreements may benefit from the De Minimis Notice here. 

EC fines three producers of canned mushrooms € 32 million in cartel settlement

Press Release, here. 

Copia privata story (senza parole)

G. Sforza, qui. 

UK IP Law Professors on Parody and Quotation, and Personal Copying for Private Use

Letter sent to the Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on Secondary Legislation, here. 

The data retention judgment, the Irish Facebook case, and the future of EU data transfer regulation

C. Kuner, here. 

Will Uber destroy the driving profession?

E. Goldwyn, here. 

Net Neutrality and Antitrust Laws

Hearing, FCC, Video here. 

Science 2.0: Europe can lead the next scientific transformation

European Commission, here. 

Amazon responds to German antitrust complaint, says it wants a larger commission on ebooks

GigaOm.com, here. 

Börsenverein reicht Beschwerde beim Bundeskartellamt gegen Amazon ein

Boersenverein.de, hier. 

L'Assemblée nationale se pique d'accessibilité en milieu scolaire

ActuaLitte.com, ici. 

Légifrance : gratuité des données, mais pas d'Open Data imposé

Numerama.com, ici.

Assessing the economic impacts of adapting certain limitations and exceptions to copyright and related rights in the EU

CRA for DG MARKT, here. 

Enclosing the public domain: The restriction of public domain books in a digital environment

A. Clark, B. Chawner, here.

Lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo de la reforma propuesta a la Ley de Derechos de Autor (Perù)

Hiperderecho.org, aquì.

Submission in response to the competition policy review issues paper

Australian Copyright Council, here. Harper Review here. 

Citizen Bezos

NYBooks, here.

SCOTUSblog symposium on Alice v. CLS Bank

Patentlyo.com, here.

Conditional Pricing Practices

W. Baer, here.

Draft White Paper on EU Copyright

IPKat, here.

E-learning on the brink of becoming a hot topic?

U.S. Steps Up Probes of Deals to Block Generic Drugs

BusinessWeek.com, here. 

Intel and the future of Article 102

CRA, Here.

Wettbewerbssituation im Detailhandel

Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW), hier. 

Companies should focus on using data for innovation, as well as protecting it, finds study

Out-law.com, here. 

Phone maker ZTE takes antitrust angle in European patent fight

Pcworld.com, here.

Used eBook Website Launches in Europe

The-digital-reader.com, here.

Broadband Policy & Consumer Welfare: The Case for an Antitrust Approach to Net Neutrality Issues

J. Wright, here; see also here. 

Antitrust Award to John “Cartel Hunter” Connor

Corporatecrimereporter.com, here. 

Improper Use of Restricted Drug Distribution Programs May Impede Generic Competition

FTC Amicus Brief, here. 

Replacing the economic absurdity of New Jersey’s Tesla direct sales ban with a callous reward for rent-seeking

G. Manne, here. 

Platform Neutrality: Building an open and sustainable digital environment

Cnnumerique.fr, here. 

Supreme Court smashes “do it on a computer” patents in 9-0 opinion

ArsTechnica, here. 

From Vision to Reality: Copyright, Technology and Practical Solutions Enabling the Media & Publishing Ecosystem

European Publishers Council, here.

At p. 34 "EPC does not oppose that principle (non-overridability, SV) and, indeed, it is already reflected in the Software Directive. It is right that exceptions should not be overridden by the inclusion of clauses into contracts which have the effect of stopping lawful users
from taking advantage of the exceptions." Caveats follow...

Interestingly, roughly the same reasoning ("it is already reflected in the Software Directive") could possibly apply to a general digital exhaustion principle, to which publishers are instead opposed (p. 30 ff.)

The Role of Lead Jurisdiction Concepts

O. Budzinski, Presentation here. 

Public private partnerships in Italy: A snapshot of the main issues

F. Antellini Russo, Presentation here. 

Airline Competition

OECD Secretariat, Background Paper, here.

Unjustified Delays in Generic Drug Competition

S. Hemphill, here. 

The Implications of the Imperfect European Patent Enforcement System on the Assessment of Reverse Payment Settlements

R. Subiotto, here.

Allgemeine Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsschranke

K. de la Durantaye, hier. 

MOFCOM Files Brief In U.S. Vitamin C Case Urging Application Of Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Defense

Orrick, here. 

Changes to UK copyright law

IPO's Guidance here. 

Why consumers should be at the heart of TTIP

BEUC, here. 

CJEU on the assessment of the individual character of a design

Case C-345/13 Karen Millen Fashions Ltd v Dunnes Stores, Press Release here; Judgment here.  

Contre Google, Qwant reçoit le renfort d'un géant allemand de la presse (Axel Springer)

Numerama.com, ici.

Copyright Protections and Disability Rights: Turning the Page to a New International Paradigm

P. Harpur, N. Suzor, here. 

Google: "Angebote mit dem Leistungsschutzrecht in Einklang"

Heise.de, Hier.

Google faces new competition complaint in Europe, this time over Android app stores

GigaOm, here. 

The Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies 2014

Here (only some country reports are free to view).

YouTube to block indie labels as subscription service launches

Bbc.com, Here.

Muddling Through: How We Learn to Cope with Technological Change

A. Thierer, here. 

Schweizer Nationalrat stimmt für gesetzliche Festschreibung der Netzneutralität

Netzspolitik.org, hier.

Global Deletion Orders? B.C. Court Orders Google To Remove Websites From its Worldwide Index

M. Geist, here. 

Resolution on the revision of the Convention 108

European Conference of Data Protection Authorities, here.

Retailers Ask Appeals Court to Overturn Credit Card Swipe Fee Settlement

BusinessWire.com, here.

Brief here. 

EU Court Maintains Tough Stance Against Business Practices by Firms With Strong Market Power

Mwe.com, here. 

Federal Circuit Feeds Us Some Humble Pie: Oracle v Google Reversed

A. Sanders, here. 

Universities 'get poor value' from academic journal-publishing firms

TheGuardian.com, here. 

The Disruption Machine

J. Lepore, here. 

CNMC on the "Google Tax"

Here. 

Apple settles $840 million ebooks price-fixing claim

TheVerge.com, here. 

Standard-essential patents

European Commission, Competition Policy Brief, here. 

FAZ Google-Debatte: Der Wettbewerbskommissar irrt

F. Pinto Balsemão, hier.

Amazon Responsible for Huge Share of Hachette Ebook Sales

PublishingPerspectives.com, here. 

OLG Hamm: Keine Erschöpfung an digitalen Kopien von E-Books und Hörbüchern

Urteil v. 15.05.2014, Az. 22 U 60/13, hier. 

HathiTrust: Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Benetech, here.