Swiss Competition Authority: revision of the Communication on vertical restraints launched

Here.

RPM in Finland and Spain

According to the Finnish Competition Authority, the Finnish Market Court should impose a fine of EUR4m on the home goods manufacturer because of mininum resale price maintenance (RPM) on its products, whereas the the Spanish Competition Authority has resolved to open formal proceedings against Montesa Honda, S.A. and six of its dealers for alleged minimum resale prices for Honda motorcycles.

Compulsory Licence for HIV/AIDS Drug

The first granted by Ecuador, see this IP Watch's post.

Google Books as seen from an Italian (librarian) perspective

Antonella De Robbio, 2010 Odissea Google Libri

Bundesgerichtshof: Keine Urheberrechtsverletzung durch Bildersuche bei Google

S. die Pressemitteilung.

Market for live music ticket retailing in the UK: merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation cleared (again)

See the Competition Commission's Press release and Final Report

In support of the Federal Research Public Access Act

An Open Letter to the Higher Education Community- Read Peter Suber on the bill.