EFF Thanks Patent Trolls for Best Troll-Killing Bill Yet

Eff.org, here. 

Samsung’s European Proposal – Fair, Foul or Foolhardy?

Blog.patentology.com.au, here. 

How smartphone apps are reshaping the taxi market

The Economist, here. 

Reclaim Your Name: Privacy in the Age of Big Data

J. Brill, here. 

Apple Just Ended the Era of Paid Operating Systems

Wired.com, here. 

Still on Pinckney, the CJEU, offline distribution and Latin mottos

The IPKat, here. 

LIBE Committee vote backs new EU data protection rules

European Commission, Memo, here. 

The Real Privacy Problem

E. Morozov, here. 

Musikindustrie geht erfolgreich gegen »YouTubeMP3«-Converter vor

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Turning the Page on Business Formats for Digital Platforms: Does Apple's Agency Model Soften Competition?

Ø. Foros, H. Kind, G. Shaffer, here. 

Competition between universities probed by UK regulator

Out-law.com, here. 

Die Europäische Datenschutzreform muss zügig abgeschlossen werden

P. Schaar, hier. 

One in Six Active U.S. Patents Pertain to the Smartphone

Project-disco.org, here. 

Economic Aspects of Intellectual Property in Countries with Economies in Transition

WIPO, Department for Transition and Developed Countries, here.

Réponse à la consultation du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication sur l’Open Data

Open Knowledge Foundation, here. 

Searching for Competition

Online.wsj.com, here

Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation: Unofficial Text published (single file)

Legalmemory.blogspot.com, here. 

Monopoly and Dominant Firms: Antitrust Economics and Policy Approaches

L. White, here. 

Librarians, Distributors Weigh in on Macmillan Ebook Lending | PubCrawl

Lj.libraryjournal.com, here. 

Google has nothing to fear from new EU data law

Reuters.com, here. 

Profiting from Free: The Scourge of Online Piracy and How Industry Can Help

A. Keen, sponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP), here (pdf file).

DOJ and FTC release model confidentiality waiver for international civil matters

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here. 

Open access: six myths to put to rest

P. Suber, here.