Bestandsaufnahme aktueller Probleme des Urheberrechts und erste Handlungsempfehlungen

 Enquête-Kommission »Internet und digitale Gesellschaft, here und here.

One year post-Bilski: How the decision is being interpreted by the BPAI, District Courts, and Federal Circuit

R. Greene Sterne and M. Holoubek, here.

Office 365: The New Microsoft “Cloud” Likely Comes with Spying Inside

Software Freedom Law Center, here.

Debunking the Purchaser Welfare Account of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: How Harvard Brought Us a Total Welfare Standard and Why We Should Keep it

A. Meese, here.

A GENERATION OF SOFTWARE PATENTS

J. Bessen, here. 

Competition Law: Sanctions, Redress and Compliance

P. Collins, here. 

BGH: Kartellteilnehmer haften auch mittelbar Geschädigten auf Schadensersatz

  Urteil des Kartellsenats vom 28.6.2011 - KZR 75/10, Pressemitteilung. 

Posición de la CNC sobre el acceso a las profesiones de abogado y procurador de los tribunales

Aquì.

FCC: On the state of competition in the mobile wireless ecosystem

Here, from Scribd

SCCR 22: Conclusions

Here. On Limitations and Exceptions, Persons with print and other reading disabilities:

"(....)

4. Following further discussion, the Committee asked the Chair to prepare a Chair’s text for an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities (document SCCR/22/16), which would constitute the basis for the future text-based work to be undertaken by the Committee in its 23rd session.
5. The Committee agreed to recommend to the WIPO General Assembly that Members of the Committee continue discussions regarding the Chair’s document SCCR/22/16 with the aim to agree and finalize a proposal on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities in the 23rd session of the SCCR, in accordance with the timetable adopted at the 21st session of the SCCR.
6. The Committee encouraged the stakeholders to continue the work of the
Stakeholders’ Platform."

Optimierte Verantwortung/slosigkeit - Wer verantwortet eigentlich was in unserer „smarten Welt?“

T. Weichert, Hintergrundtext für die Sommerakademie des Unabhängigen Landeszentrums für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein, hier. 

Internet Search Competition: Where’s the Beef?

D. Balto, here. 

United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Boundaries and Interfaces With Respect to Copyright and Related Rights

ALAI 2011 Dublin. By J. Besek, J. Ginsburg, L. Helman, P. Loengard, E. Subotnik and E. Bensoul, here. Read also the answers provided in relation to the situation in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Finland. 

E-Book DRM – It’s all about lock-in

Teleread, here. 

The 'Best Practices for Expert Economic Opinions' by the Bundeskartellamt in international Context

A. Christiansen, hier.

Federal appellate court on the "hot news" doctrine

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. et al. v THEFLYONTHEWALL.COM, INC., Docket No. 10-1372-cv, here. 

Relationship between Public and Private Enforcement: Quod Dei Deo, Quod Caesaris Caesari

A. Komninos, here. 

Rechtsstreit um Veränderbarkeit von GPL-Software in der FritzBox

A. Metzger, hier. 

OFT: Competition compliance - Understanding competition law

Film, here. 

Telecoms Regulation, Antitrust and Margin Squeeze: Widening the Already Wide Gap between US and EU Competition Policy?

F. Diez, here. 

University of Michigan Library to share HathiTrust orphan works

Here. 

Mexican Senate against ACTA

Here.

Inquiry into the Competition and Consumer (Price Signalling) Amendment Bill 2010 and Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011

Australian House Standing Committee on Economics, here. 

After Google Book Search: Rebooting the Digital Library

R. Picker, here. 

EFF Urges Supreme Court to Hear Vernor v. AutoDesk First Sale Case

Here.

Draft WIPO Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for the Persons with Disabilities, Educational and Research Institutions, Libraries and Archives

SCCR/22/12, Proposal by the African Group, here.

Proposed Rules for China’s Anti- Monopoly Law Private Litigation

ABA, presentations here. 

Making Coasean Property More Coasean

T. Merrill, H. Smith, here. 

Overcoming Copyright Obstacles in a Post-Google Book Settlement World

P. Samuelson, here. 

Sound recordings and copyright: The sound of silence

The Economist, here. 

AGCM: Relazione sull'attività svolta nel 2010

Qui.

Intellectual Property Strategies

K. Zerby, The Procter Gamble Company, paper here, presentation here

Potential Threats to Patent Rights in Green Technologies

D. Pearson, here. 

Copyright as a Tool for Protecting Technology

S. Milbrath, here. 

“Copying” and “Piracy” in the Digital Age

D. Karjala, here. 

Intellectual Property and Legal Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing

P. Kang, here. 

What is Cloud Computing? An Overview

J. Clessuras and D. Wang, here. 

Providing an Incidental Copies Exemption for Service Providers and End-Users

D. Chen, M. Durkee, J. Friend, and J. Urban, here. 

FTC WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN STANDARD SETTING: TOOLS TO PREVENT PATENT HOLD-UP

June 21, 2011, Agenda, Archived Webcast here, Transcript here, Public Comments here. 

eBook : L'ouverture est possible pour la rémunération des auteurs

ActuaLitte.com, ici

Confronting the Future Strategic Visions for the 21st-Century Public Library

ALA, here.

Bundesrat für verbesserten Datenschutz in Social Networks

Gesetzentwurf zur Änderung des Telemediengesetzes, hier 

EU Draft Guidance Paper − Quantifying harm in actions for damages based on breaches of Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty

Here. 

British Library makes Google search deal on out-of-copyright works

Here. 

What Antitrust Law Can (and Cannot) Teach About the First Sale Doctrine

A. Katz, here. 

IP and Antitrust: Reformation and Harm

C. Bohannan, H. Hovenkamp, here. 

International Competition Enforcement Law Between Cooperation and Convergence - Mapping a New Field for Global Administrative Law

J. Terhechte, here. 

WIPO Non paper on disabilities distributed at SCCR 22 at 1pm on Friday

From KEI, here.

Ensuring Competition in the Clouds: The Role of Competition Law?

I. Walden, L. Da Correggio Luciano, here. 

The Intersection of Consumer Protection and Competition in the New World of Privacy

J. Brill. here. 

Les bibliothèques, champ de bataille pour le renouveau de la propriété intellectuelle à l’OMPI

S.I.Lex, ici, #sccr22.

Four Questionable Rationales for the Patent Misuse Doctrine

T. Cotter, here.

Tout Internet soumis à la censure gouvernementale ?

La Quadrature du Net, ici. 

Spedizioni internazionali: Antitrust sanziona cartello tra imprese con multe per oltre 76 milioni di euro

Qui. 

NZ exposure draft Bill on cartel criminalisation

Here. 

Research Libraries, Publishers Stake Out Positions on International ILL

Libraryjournal.com, here. 

Canadian Federal Court of Appeal confirms landmark decision in a “refusal to deal” case

Here. 

Ninth Circuit Moves Tying Doctrine in the Right Direction. Will SCOTUS Follow?

T. Lambert, here. 

Pressing Beyond E-Books

insidehighered.com, here

IPA, STM respond to IFLA treaty on exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives

Knowledgespeak.com, here.

AAI on Patent Holdup Conduct in Connection with Standard Setting Activities

Here. 

Comparative Analysis of National Approaches of the Liability of the Internet Intermediaries

WIPO Study, prepared by D. Seng, here. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS

WIPO Study, prepared by L. Edwards, here. 

Is the iPad Ready To Replace the Printed Textbook?

Campus Technology, here. 

Irish hotel sues Google over Autocomplete suggestion

TNW, here. 

WIPO SCCR 22 live

On Twitter #SCCR22; live caption: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=WIPO, pw: wipo4me

White House to Decide if Treaty for the Blind Moves Forward

J. Love, here. 

EBOOKS: Kindling for a New Era of Book Publishing

M. Levine, M. Seidenfeld, A. Klebanoff, and R. Eoin Nash, video. 

LIBRO BIANCO SU DIRITTI D’AUTORE E DIRITTI FONDAMENTALI NELLA RETE INTERNET

A cura di F. Sarzana e S. Ippolito, qui. 

Forecast iffy for music cloud services in Canada

M. Geist, here. 

Rapporto sull'Applicazione delle regole di Concorrenza nell'economia Trentina

M. Carpagnano, qui. 

The Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Orphan Works

S. van Gompel, here. 

RESPONSE OF PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT IN RE CREDIT CARDS

Here. 

Digital Book Distribution: The End of the First-Sale Doctrine?

J. Gratz, here. 

How to deal with resale price maintenance: What can we learn from empirical results?

J. Kretschmer, here. 

Post-Sale Restraints and Competitive Harm: The First Sale Doctrine in Perspective

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

CC's Response to the BIS Consultation

Here.

Video of Michel Barnier’s Keynote Speech at WCS “Collective management – A European perspective

Here. 

Search Engine Regulation: A Solution in Search of a Problem?

June 14, 2011, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Geneva time: +6), Luncheon hosted by TechFreedom, web stream here.

Draft WIPO Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for the Persons with Disabilities, Educational and Research Institutions, Libraries and Archives

African Group, here. 

Some countries' responses to Human Rights Council's Internet warning

Here.

Patent Fair Use 2.0

K. Strandburg, here. 

OFT's Response to the BIS consultation: A Competition Regime for Growth: a consultation on options for reform

Here.

Legislative Alternatives to the Google Book Settlement

P. Samuelson, here. 

Renaissance men: Cartels that make life cushy for insiders exact a heavy toll on everyone else

The Economist, here. 

Britannica launches a new web-based ebook service

Teleread.com, here. 

Global Cooperation in Competition Enforcement: Views from Australia and Brazil

M. Bezzi (ACCC), here; A. Melo Netto (Secretariat of Economic Law, Ministry of Justice, Brazil), here. 

TRASPORTO MARITTIMO: ANTITRUST AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DELL’ACQUISIZIONE DI TOREMAR DA PARTE DI MOBY

Qui

Canadian Universities pressing for pay-per-use licences upon request

Letter to the Copyright Board Requesting Amendment to Interim Tariff, here. 

Justice Breyer on confining the "clear and convincing" standard in patent invalidity cases to factual disputes

Concurring Opinion, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. i4i LIMITED PARTNERSHIP et al. U.S. Supreme Court. Case No. 10-290. Argued April 18, 2011 — Decided June 9, 2011, here.

Apple’s ‘Buy Your Way Out of Piracy’ Offer

J. Gans, here. 

Why Propping Up Old Business Models Is Bad For The Economy And Bad For Innovation

Techdirt, here.

Apple makes its subscription rules more friendly to news organizations; but were they really the target?

Niemanlab.org, here. 

Arguments in GSU E-Reserves Trial Conclude; Judge Deals Publishers a Quick Loss on One Count

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

Hargreaves Review: Extended Collective Licensing and Orphan Works

Action on Authors' Rights, here.

STM Statement on Document Delivery

Here. 

WIPO Director General Announces Rights Registry Project for West African States

Here.

Investors Speaking Up About Patents Harming Innovation

Techdirt, here. 

Droits d’auteurs et droits voisins, Droit de l’Internet (dossier de synthèse)

DOSSIER PLA & Liberté d’expression 2011, ici.

Börsenverein fordert Streichung von §§ 52 a und 52 b UrhG

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

FTC Staff Submits Comment to FERC on Assessing the Effects of Proposed Horizontal Mergers on Market Power

Comment here, press release here. 

IP as a Barrier to Entry – A Survey of Economic and Legal Literature

CLIP, here, to be discussed at WIPO Symposium on Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (Geneva, June 14, 2011), Program. 

Copyright for the Single Market – good for artists, good for consumers, good for the economy

N. Kroes, here.

Apple's iCloud: Cloudy with a chance of music

The Economist, here. 

The Follower Phenomenon: Implications for the Design of Monopolization Rules in a Global Economy

A. Padilla, M. Gal, here. 

South Africa’s Pioneer Settlement: an innovative way to remedy competition law violations in developing countries?

L. Mncube, A. Ngwenya, here. 

Antitrust Legislation in Russia: Recent Trends, Achievements and Threats

S. Avdasheva, A. Shastitko, here. 

From Hardback to Software: How the Publishing Industry is Coping with Convergence

L. Sozio, here.

Der Wandel des Buchhandels durch Digitalisierung und Internet

J. Schrape, hier.

Bibliothèques publiques et open data : quels enjeux ?

Bibliobsession, ici. 

Some legal ponderings on Apple WWDC Keynote

J. Grimmelmann, here. See here for some app developers' reactions.

“Consumer choice” is where we are all going - so let’s go together

N. Averitt, R.  Lande and P. Nihoul, here

Microsoft’s Plans for Skype Are Unclear

NYT, here. 

PORTRAIT DES MUSICIENS À L’HEURE DU NUMÉRIQUE

M. BACACHE-BEAUVALLET, M. BOURREAU
ET F. MOREAU, ici.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership - A Model for Twenty-First-Century Trade Agreements?

C. Barfield, here. 

Evaluating the impact of the OFT’s 2001 abuse of dominance case against Napp Pharmaceuticals

OFT, here. 

Lab Hadopi: Séance de travail « Livre numérique »

Compte-rendu ici. 

YouTube et les Creative Commons : ce qui change vraiment

S.I.Lex, ici. 

Do Not Track, Smartphone Privacy and Privacy-by-Design

D. Mulligan and N. Doty, here. 

Enveloping the world: risks and opportunities in the development of increasingly smart technologies

L.Floridi, here. 

Difusión en acceso abierto en España

Artículo 37, Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación, aquì

New Zealand Commerce Commission: Enforcement Criteria in Competition Policy

Here.

Italy, Spain take patent fight to court

EurActiv, here. 

On the Future of Globalization

D. Rodrik, Trento Economics Festival, video here.

Amartya Sen at Trento Economics Festival

The Borders of Economic Freedom, video here (from 33:00).
Some personal highlights:

Bundesgerichtshof zum Urheberrechtsschutz von Lernspielen

Urteil vom 1. Juni 2011 - I ZR 140/09 – Lernspiele, Pressebericht hier. 

EU Commission vs. Microsoft – The On-going Saga - Updated

Groklaw, here. 

US Supreme Court on Induced Infringement in Patent Law

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC., ET AL. v. SEB S. A, May 31 2011, here. 

Slides from GCLC Roundtable on Leniency Programmes

Here.

Counterfeiters: Foes or Friends?

Y.Quian, here

Internet Businesses Must Respect Users’ Privacy: Jon Leibowitz

Here.

Evergreening, Patent Challenges, and Effective Market Life in Pharmaceuticals

C.Hemphill, B.Sampat, here.

Reassessing Tying Arrangements at the End of AT&T's iPhone Exclusivity

J. Jarosch, here. 

Draft A2K amendments to the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection

Here.

AAI Asks FCC to Block AT&T T-Mobile Merger

Here.