Competition in the Context of Financial Crisis

American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law 60th Spring Meeting, the Antitrust source,here.

Miracle In Marrakesh: “Historic” Treaty For Visually Impaired Agreed

IP-watch.org, here.

AG Jääskinen on search engines and lack of responsibility for personal data appearing on web pages they process

Case C-131/12, Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, here. 

Behavioural Economics and Competition Policy

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, here (pdf file). Oxera Report (pdf file), here. 

European Publishers, Others Slam Google On “Abusive” Practices, Ask EC To Reject Google Proposal

TechCrunch.com, here. 

New Draft Text Shows Progress On WIPO Treaty On Books For The Print-Disabled

Ip-watch.org, here. 

“Reverse Payment” Settlements Subject to Greater Antitrust Scrutiny: Implications of Supreme Court FTC v. Actavis Ruling

McDermott, Will & Emery, here. 

Engagements pour mettre fin à l'« inertie du marché »: Fret maritime Europe-Antilles

Autorité de la Concurrence, ici. 

Commissioner Wright Moves to Advance Discussion on FTC Act Section 5

A. Murino, here. 

The Fate of Apple and Antitrust: Overcoming Confusion About the eBooks Case

C. Sagers, here. 

WIPO Negotiators Reach Breakthrough On “3-Step Test” In Treaty For Blind

Ip-watch.org, here.

Eurocities: Statement on Open Data

Here.

USPTO releases 142 pages of emails sent by MPAA to USPTO over the treaty for the blind

Keionline.org, here.

Technological Protection Measures and the Blind: Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial

Benetech, here.

The Apple e-book antitrust case: The summations

CnnMoney, here.

It’s Settled: Pay-for-Delay Challenges Had a Big Week

M. Carrier, here.

How EU Competition Law Applies To Data Collection Issues

Jdsupra.com, here.

UK Draft Statutory Exceptions for Education, Libraries & Research

Ipo.gov.uk, here.

Members Of US Congress Seek Pressure On India Over IP Rights

Ip-watch.org, here. 

Here’s Apple’s Closing Slide Deck in E-Book Case, and the DOJ’s, Too

Allthingsd.com, here. 

Genèse ReLIRE : la présomption des droits numériques et l'op-out

ActuaLitte.com, ici. 

Vatican calls for copyright changes to give better access to the blind

Catholicnews.com, here.

Rechtsstreit um exklusiven Zugriff von Juris auf Urteile des BVerfG geht weiter

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface

T. Cheng, here. 

Propuesta de Nuevo Código Mercantil

Aquì.

Marrakesh, delegates propose two pages of text on commercial availability

Keionline.org, here.

Bahn 2013: Reform zügig umsetzen!

Monopolkommission, Sondergutachten 64, hier.

Open data : nouvelle directive adoptée par le Parlement européen

Lagazettedescommunes.com, ici.

EU Commission fines Lundbeck and other pharma companies for delaying market entry of generic medicines

Press Release, here. 

Google’s Effort to Skirt Regulation May Invite More Scrutiny

Dealbook.nytimes.com, here. 

The European Orphan Works Directive: An EIFL Guide

Eifl.net, here.

Standpunkt zu vertikalen Preisbindungen

Bwb.gv.at, hier. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : le Conseil d'Etat questionne Matignon et Valois

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Test Of Political Flexibility In Final Lap For WIPO Treaty For The Blind Next Week

IP-watch.org, here. 

Google faces EU antitrust probe over Android licensing

ZdNet, here. 

UK Government Response to Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information

Gov.uk, here. 

Ordini professionali: restrizione della la concorrenza attraverso intese finalizzate a reintrodurre le tariffe abrogate dalla legge

I749-I750-I753, qui. 

Trasporto marittimo: sanzionate Moby, Snav, Grandi Navi Veloci e Marinvest per intesa restrittiva della concorrenza

I743, qui.

Just-in-time inventions and the development of standards: How firms use opportunistic strategies to obtain standard-essential patents (SEPs)

B. Kang and R. Bekkers, here. 

Supreme Court Says Human Genes Aren't Patentable

Online.wsj.com, here. 

First comment on the Commission's proposed directive on antitrust damage action

P. Buccirossi, here. 

Institutional experimentation? The integration of competion law and regulation enforcement in Spain

F. Marcos, J. Mora-Sanguinetti, here. 

Emerging Economies: Different Economic Problems, Same Competition Law?

S. Ennis, Presentation here 

The UK Competition and Markets Authority: a new institution to tackle a new set of challenges

A. Chrisholm, here. 

EU unlocks a great new source of online innovation (open data)

N. Kroes, here. 

EU Commission explores copyright questions related to data mining

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Wettbewerb: Preiskartelle überall?

Wirtschaftsdienst.eu, hier. 

US Chamber letter to USPTO opposes fair use, expresses "concerns" about WIPO treaty for blind

Keionline.org, here. 

EU Commission published proposals for private antitrust litigation

McDermott Will & Emery, here. 

Measuring Patent Quality: Indicators of Technological and Economic Value

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2013/03, here. 

Kartellschadensersatz

Kartellblog.de, hier. 

La UE agiliza la petición de daños y perjuicios para víctimas de cárteles

Cincodias.com, aquì.

Commission proposes legislation to facilitate damage claims by victims of antitrust violations

Press Release, here. 

EU to slap ban on online blocking

Euobserver.com, here. 

When Your Data Is Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?

Npr.org, here. 

Microsoft brief stresses that standard-setting would be a 'blatant antitrust violation' without FRAND

Fosspatents.com, here. 

Diritto d'autore e biblioteche in chiave evolutiva

S. Vezzoso (autrice del blog), presentazione qui. 

Royaume-Uni: Une Loi-cadre à propos des oeuvres orphelines et des licences collectives étendues

Axelbeelen.wordpress.com, ici. 

Informe al Anteproyecto de Ley de Reforma de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil

CNC, aquì.

Who is a patent troll?

Bostonglobe.com, here. 

British booksellers call on government to follow France in fight against Amazon

Mhpbooks.com, here. 

Draft legislation on copyright exceptions in the UK

Ipo.gov.uk, here.
Drafts for the other exceptions will be released as soon as they are ready.

Télévision payante: trois offres de référence de Groupe Canal Plus approuvées

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Alegaciones de la Conferencia de Rectores a la reforma de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual

Crue.org, aquì.

Vollständiger Ausschluss der Akteneinsicht (auch gegenüber dem Kronzeugen) verstößt gegen EU-Recht

L. Maritzen, hier (Kartellblog.de).

Members of Congress call on FTC to prosecute patent trolls

TheVerge.com, here. 

Student Privacy in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, here. 

Erste Lesung des Gesetzes zur Nutzung verwaister und vergriffener Werke

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

App Developers File Amicus Brief in Support of Google

Groklaw.net, here. 

Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet

Council of Foreign Relations, here (pdf file).

A Puzzling Graph on eBook Prices and the DOJ Case

J. Gans, here. 

CJEU on action for damages and access to the file

Case C‑536/11, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Donau Chemie AG et al., here. 

Pallante, Goodlatte Lay Framework For US Copyright Review

Ip-watch.org, here. 

EU kann sich nicht auf Novelle zu Datenschutz einigen

Zeit.de, hier. 

Australia wants fair use (and so will you?)

Ipkat.com, here. 

Believe it or not: Your social media information can be a trade secret

Wraltechwire.com, here. 

Creating an open database of public art in Sweden

Blog.wikimedia.org, here. 

Publishers Tell of Disputes With Apple on E-Book Prices

Nytimes.com, here. 

Concorrenza e crisi: audizione di Pitruzzella alla Camera

Qui.

Patent Assertion Entities and Antitrust: Operating Company Patent Transfers

M. Popofsky and M. Laufert, here. 

Meet the man who created the 'linchpin' of Apple's e-book strategy

Tech.fortune.cnn.com, here. 

Obama faces high stakes dilemma in Apple-Samsung battle

Ft.com, here. 

Brief of Digital Humanities and Law Scholars as Amici Curiae in Authors Guild v. Hathitrust

M. Jockers, M. Sag, J. Schultz, here. 

HathiTrust: Amici Curiae Brief of Beneficient Technology and Learning Ally

Here. 

Leaked mandate for EU-US trade deal opens floodgate to lawsuits by corporations

Corporateeurope.org, here. 

The Future of Books and Libraries in the Electronic Age

R. Picker, here (Video, at 35:02).

Tensions grow as data-mining discussions fall apart

Nature.com, here.

The Case for Fair Use in Australia

Australian Law Reform Commission, here. 

MS on White House "Patent Trolls" Proposal

Blogs.technet.com, here. 

Towards Empirical Analysis Of Open Government Data Initiatives

B. Ubaldi, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, here. 

Council Draft Compromise Text on the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation

Huntonprivacyblog.com, here. 

Kommunale Monopole sind gute Monopole, die keinerlei Aufsicht bedürfen

J. Haucap (Edgeworthblogs.wordpress.com), hier. 

Simple but Wrong or Complex but More Accurate? The Case for an Exclusive Dealing‐Based Approach to Evaluating Loyalty Discounts

J. Wright, here. 

Court Says Copying Journal Articles To Show Prior Art In Patent Proceedings Is Fair Use

Techdirt.com, here. 

ITC on Apple patent infringement and import prohibition

Inv. No. 337-TA-794, here. 

PwC: the U.S. consumer ebook market will be bigger than the print book market by 2017

PaidContent.org, here. 

Pfizer's slams India's patent regime, says Indian standards are vague and malleable

Economictimes.indiatimes.com, here. 

Le ministère de la Culture s’intéresse au marché de l’occasion numérique

Pcinpact.com, here. 

President Obama Comes Out Strongly Against Patent Trolls; Here Are The Details

TechDirt.com, here. 

Library Copyright Alliance files amicus brief in HathiTrust case

Here. 

Avances en el programa de clemencia

Expansion.com, aquì. 

Protecting innovators from frivolous litigation and ensuring the highest-quality patents

White House Task Force On High-Tech Patent Issues, here. 

US v. Apple - DOJ Opening Statement

Here. 

What sort of disruption of broadcasters' distribution can be disrupted?

Taylorwessing.com, here. 

Device From Israeli Start-Up Gives the Visually Impaired a Way to Read

Nytimes.com, here. OrCam's promotional video here. 

Amid reports of new Apple streaming music service, antitrust violation may be obstacle

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

World Blind Union Response To The Business Lobby Against The Proposed Wipo Treaty For Visually Impaired People

Worldblindunion.org, here (Word file)

Rapport Lescure : du positif pour le livre numérique en bibliothèque

Bibliobsession.net, ici. 

The EU, safeguarding the open internet for all

N. Kroes, here. 

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court on PSI fee determination

Here. 

White House effort to take aim at 'patent trolls'

Politico.com, here. 

Innovative but influential: The OFT’s economic research programme

A. Fletcher, here (p. 6 f.).

Carrier: Classic Antitrust/IP Scholarship

Writtendescription.blogspot.com, here. 

Die Kommission sammelt sich in Sachen Sammelklagen – nicht nur im Kartellrecht

Kartellblog.de, hier. 

Using the Antitrust Laws to Police Patent Privateering

Patentlyo.com, here. 

Apple lawyers put judge in ebook antitrust case on defensive

TheVerge.com, here. 

Justice Department releases slides showing alleged Apple ebook conspiracy

PaidContent.com, here. 

Trial on E-Book Price-Fixing Puts Apple in Spotlight

Nytimes.com, here. 

Revised Presidency compromise proposal for the collective management Directive

Here. 

Oracle v. Google: Brief of Amici Curiae IP Professors in Support of Defendant-Cross Appellant and Affirmance

Here. 

Datenschutz: LobbyPlag meldet sich zurück

Gutjahr.biz, hier. 

Towards a Google Tax in Italy too?

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

The Arithmetic of Fair Dealing at the Supreme Court of Canada

G. D'Agostino, here.