Patent trolling was up 11 percent last year

J. Bessen, here.

Copyright, Permissions, and Fair Use among Visual Artists and the Academic and Museum Visual Arts Communities

Issues Report to the College Art Association, here.

AG Kokott on cartelists' civil liability for "umbrella pricing"

Case C‑557/12, KONE AG and Others, here.

Blocage et filtrage sur internet: analyse de la situation actuelle

IPdigit.eu, ici.

Google Maps’ open-source rival gets huge boost as Telenav buys OpenStreetMap leader Skobbler

Gigaom.com, here.

Resale Price Maintenance and Most - Favored Nation Clauses: The Future Does Not Look Bright

Steptoe, here.

OFT clears way for discounts on hotel rooms

OFT, Press release here.Decision here.

Intellectual Property Experimentalism by Way of Competition Law

T . Wu, here.

Big Data: Legal Challenges

Shelston, here.

Secondary Liability for Trademark Infringement On the Internet

Kernochan Center, Columbia Law School, Symposium, Video here.

Swatch v Bloomberg Answer

Aaronsanderslaw.com, here.

Handbook on European data protection law

FRA - EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, here.

Comments Received on Green Paper "Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy"

Here.

Gawker: Tarantino should blame himself for Hateful Eight script leak

TheGuardian.com, here.

Time to get Angry about Data Protection!

Paulbernal.wordpress.com, here.

Access to data protection remedies in EU Member States

FRA– European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, here.

Las indemnizaciones de daños derivadas del cártel del azúcar

F. Marcos, aquì.

Commentary to the Marrakesh Treaty on accessible format copies for the visually impaired

M. Ficsor, here.

Google's DeepMind acquisition might be about search, not robots

TheVerge.com, here.

Tarantino v. Gawker

Here.

The dumb state of the smart home

TheVerge.com, here.

Regulating Smart Metering in Europe: Technological, Economic and Legal Challenges

G. Cervigni, P. Larouche, here.

Different voices on Bazaarvoice

Lawprofessors.typepad.com, Pozen, Sunshine, Rancour and Bhat here;  Levitas here.

Everything Old is New Again: Reframing the Cultural Explanation for Intellectual Property Infringement in China

D. Whalen, here.

Preliminary rulings in EU Competition Law

D. Geradin, Presentation here.

Google and Samsung reach global patent license deal

Gigaom.com, here.

EU data bill delayed until after May elections

EuObserver.eu, here.

Extraction automatisée des données et des textes : Savoirscom1 s’engage pour une exception!

Savoirscom1.info, ici.

The New Disruptors at Sundance

T. Wu, here.

Premier League steps up TV battle

SportingLife.com, here.

Connected Televisions - Convergence and Emerging Business Models

OECD Digital Economy Papers No. 23, here.

Judge Rules in Favor of DOJ Finding Bazaarvoice / PowerReviews Merger Anticompetitive

McDermott Will & Emery, here.

Self-Replicating Technologies and the Challenge for the Patent and Antitrust Laws

D. Lim, here.

Netflix Says It'll Be Fine Without Net Neutrality Rules; But What About The Next Netflix?

TechDirt.com, here.

Statement of South Africa on Access to Essential Medicines

Keionline.org, here.

Google Awarded Patent For Free Rides To Advertisers’ Locations

TechCrunch.com, here.

How Google controls Android's open-source software

TheGuardian.com, here.

Big Data and the Future of Privacy

Whitehouse.gov, here.

At the Intersection of Antitrust & High-Tech: Opportunities for Constructive Engagement

R. Hesse, here.

Net neutrality just got a boost in Europe, thanks to a consumer rights committee

Gigaom.com, here.

Pope Francis says the internet is a 'gift from God'

Theverge.com, here.

Lisbon Council and Nesta Launch the Think Tank "European Digital Forum"

Lisboncouncil.net, Press Release here.

Circumventing a protection system of a games console may, in certain circumstances, be lawful

C-355/12, Nintendo and Others v PC Box Srl and Ot, Press Release here. Full text here.

Droit d'auteur : un recueil de tweets retiré de la vente

Livreshebdo.fr, ici.

Droit de citation à l'ère numérique: quels nouveaux enjeux ? De toute façon, en Europe, encore loin d'être harmonisé, voir le Rapport De Wolf/CRIDS, ici (p. 473).

Open Data in Natural Hazards Management

V. Vescoukis, and C. Bratsas, here.

Law and Economics of Antitrust Enforcement in Russia

S. Advasheva, P. Kryuchkova, here.

Standard-Essential Patents

J. Lerner, J. Tirole, here.

Google faces $125 million damages claim after losing Android patent lawsuit

Pcworld.com, here. 

Graduated Response Policy and the Behavior of Digital Pirates: Evidence from the French Three-Strike (Hadopi) Law

M. Arnold, E. Darmon, S. Dejean, T. Pénard, here. 

Privacy isn’t selfish…

Paulbernal.wordpress.com, here.

Comment Larousse viole la propriété intellectuelle des utilisateurs de Twitter

Slate.fr, ici.Mais voir aussi ici.

Open Experience : Quels modèles économiques pour l’Open dans l’Art et la Culture ?

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici.

Assessing Innovation Effects in U.S. Merger Cases: An Empirical analysis

B. Kern, R. Dewenter, W. Kerber, here. 

New open-access mandates in the US

P. Suber, here.

Les processus de normalisation et de certification sont-ils pro-concurrentiels?

Autorité de la concurrence, ici (avis à rendre).

Open Data Can and Will Shift the Power Balance

Blogs.gartner.com, here.

The next episode: can Dr. Dre's Beats Music take on Spotify?

TheVerge.com, here.

UK IP Bill: Second Reading

Official Report, columns 38-84, here.

Norms and Values in Digital Media: Rethinking Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

World Economic Forum, here.

Una sentencia obliga a cortar Internet a un usuario por compartir música

ElPais.com, aquì. Ver también aquí.

EU Data Protection Reform Proposal and NHS Database

Telegraph.co.uk, here. See also here.

Antitrust in Chicago (Law School): Syllabus and Materials

R. Picker, Fall 2013, here.

Sharing Economy

World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders, here.

The awkward copyright collision of Fair Use and Creative Commons

Blogs.scientificamerican.com, here

Les juges allemands réaffirment la licéité du marché des logiciels d'occasion

Cio-online.com, ici.

Shedding Some Light on the Dark Matter of Competition: Insights from the Strategic Management and Organizational Science Literature for the Consideratio n of Diversity Aspects in Merger Review

B. Kern, M. Ackermann, here.

Competition Commission of India launches second FRAND antitrust investigation against Ericsson

Fosspatents.com, here.

Ouverture des données et des contenus culturels, le défi à venir des établissements culturels

C. Domange, ici.

Wie die EU Kommission die Netzneutralität abschafft

Netzpolitik.org, hier.

NHS patient data to be made available for sale to drug and insurance firms

Theguardian.com, here.

Innovation and competition: a survey

M. Gomellini, here.

Will Monsanto Become The NSA Of Agriculture?

Techdirt.com, here.

Die HRS-Entscheidung des Bundeskartellamts vom 20. 12. 2013

C. Wey, hier (S. 8).

May AGCOM Regulation become redundant?

G. Mazziotti, here.

Competition Law Private Litigation in the Spanish Courts (1999-2012)

F. Marcos, here.

Open Data : ouverture et partage des données publiques culturelles

C. Domange, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, ici.

Market Reliance and Pledged Patents

J. Contreras, here.

The Feds Lost on Net Neutrality, But Won Control of the Internet

Wired.com, here.

Apple's objections show why e-book monitor is needed: judge

Reuters.com, Here.

Letter of the EU Commission re Italian copyright "reform"

Ipkat, Here

The Apple eBooks Antitrust Case

R. Picker, Presentation here (pptx download).

NY Settlement With Abusive “Patent Troll”

A.G. Schneiderman, here.

Net neutrality is half-dead: Court strikes down FCC’s anti-blocking rules

Arstechnica.com, here.

Why the world needs OpenStreetMap

TheGuardian.com, here.

Cloud Standards Coordination

ETSI, here (pdf download).

Licensing Acquired Patents

M. Hirsch, here.

Aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete market investigation

Competition Commission, Final Report, here.

Google's Acquisition Of Nest And Your Privacy

Forbes.com, here.

Google purchases Nest for $3.2 billion

TheVerge.com, here.

Against the "Making Available" Right

G. Lunne, Statement, Committee on the Judiciary,  Hearing:The Scope of Copyright, here.

Identifying a Maverick: When Antitrust Law Should Protect a Low Cost Competitor

T. Owings, here.

Incentive Scoring Methodology for Merger Analysis

S. Moresi, S. Salop, here (pdf download).

Uber car attacked as Paris taxi strike turns violent

Verge.com, here.

EU Commission investigates restrictions affecting cross border provision of pay TV services

Press Release, here. J. Almunia's Statement here.

Hohe Bußgelder wegen Preisabsprachen bei Bier

Faz.net, hier.
Pressemitteilung des Bundeskartellamtes, hier. 

Quel statut légal pour le data-mining ?

Scoms.hypotheses.org, ici.

UK consultation on draft regulations for orphan works

Consultation document here.

Barnier on the Unified Patent Court and the risk of patent trolls

Answer to a MEP's question to the Commission, here.

La protection juridique d’une application mobile

Journaldunet.com, ici.

We should be worrying about Google’s assimilation and consolidation, and here’s why

Gigaom.com, here.

Scribd Responds to Writer Beware on Pirated Content

Publishersweekly.com, Here.

5 Industries Facing Disruption In 2014

Project-disco.org, here.

Bitcoin explained

Qz.com, here.

Open Data Licensing (With Emphasis on the Italian Public Sector): Guidelines for Choosing and Applying the Most Suitable License

C. Piana, S. Aliprandi, Presentations's video and slides here.

The Thomson Reuter Commitment Decision

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here.

The Comparative Law and Economics of Standard-Essential Patents and FRAND Royalties

T. Cotter, here.

How the Google Consent Order Alters the Process and Outcomes of Frand Bargaining

E. Dorsey, M. McGuire, here.

The ‘Anti-Amazon Law’ Is About To Become A Reality In France, But It’s Not A Bad Thing

Techcrunch.com, here.

Crowdfunding sans licences libres = piège à gogos ?

Scinfolex.com, ici.

Top Ten Internet Law Developments Of 2013

Forbes.com, here.

AG Cruz Villalón: l’exception de copie privée ne s’applique qu’aux reproductions réalisées à partir de sources licites

Affaire C‑435/12,  ACI Adam BV et al. contre Stichting de Thuiskopie, ici.

Patent Wars in 3D Printing: Afinia Refuses To Buckle Down Against Stratasys

Forbes.com, here.
See also "Many 3D Printing Patents Are Expiring Soon: Here’s A Round Up & Overview of Them", here.

Time to examine rules on data collection and privacy, US commerce secretary says

PcWorld.com, here.

La CNIL condamne lourdement Google à 2 minutes d'amende

Numerama.com, ici.

Patent Litigation Reform: Who Are You Calling a Troll?

J. Brill, here.

Use of meta search engine for data scraping infringes database right

Taylorwessing.com, here.

The Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Two Years Later

C. Kuner, C. Burton and A. Pateraki, here.

Previous update (September 2013) here. 

Allowing parodies within Hong Kong's copyright law: the benefits of an exception for user-generated content

P. Yu, here. 

Google’s Europe Foes Show No Sign of Letting Up in 2014

Blogs.wsj.com, here. ICOMP Report here (pdf download). 

Telematics data sharing, competition law and privacy rights

Out-law.com, here. 

The rise of the reputation economy

World Economic Forum (blog), here. 

Safe to be open: Study on the protection of research data and recommendations for access and usage

L. Guibault, A. Wiebe (Eds.), here. 

Hollywood studios sign up for W3C membership

Zdnet.com, here. 

Apple seeks removal of court-appointed antitrust monitor

Reuters.com, here. 

Bundesregierung: Das reine Betrachten eines Videostreams ist keine Urheberrechtsverletzung

Irights.info, hier.

Suivi des missions relatives au secteur culturel et au numérique après le rapport Lescure

Lasic.fr, ici.

When FRAND meets FOSS: Bottom Up or Top Down?

Consortiuminfo.org, here.

Standard-Essential Patents and the Problem of Hold-Up

J. Kattan, C. Wood, here.

Global Congress Declaration on Fundamental Public Interest Principles for International Intellectual Property Negotiations

Adopted at the Third Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, University of Cape Town, December 13, 2013, here.

2014 copyright policy tactics: Hollywood's stronger engagement with academic institutions and professors

Hollywoodreporter.com, here.

Narrative Report: WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), 26th session

Infoclio.ch, here.

Schlussbericht der schweizerischen Arbeitsgruppe zum Urheberrecht (AGUR12)

IPI.ch, hier.

Copyright Exhaustion Rationales and Used Software

A. Rubi Puig, here.

Google's Open Automotive Alliance: the battle for the dashboard is now

The Verge.com. here. 

Antitrust Marathon V: When in Rome Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law

P. Marsden, S. Weber Waller, P. Fabbio, here. 

Patent trolls & damages

Webinar presentation slides, here. 

Infringement Risk in Copyright-Intensive Industries

J. Band, J. Gerafi, here. 

EU favours licensing over copyright reform for libraries in latest international negotiations

IFLA.org, here. 

The Google Book project: is it fair use?

B. Sookman, here. 

Australian privacy law reform

Oaic.gov.au, here. 

Fashion and Intellectual Property

EuropeanaFashion.eu, here. 

What technological developments (and related legal issues) will 2014 bring?

Taylorwessing.com, here.

Competition law, intellectual property rights and dynamic analysis: Towards a new institutional “equilibrium ?”

F. Jenny, I. Lianos, H. Hovenkamp. F. Marshall, S. Sivaramjani Thambisetty, here.

Chapters, in detail:

I. Lianos, Introduction
S. Thamisetty, WHY PATENT LAW DOESN’T DO INNOVATION POLICY
H. Hovenkamp, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGE IN COMPETITION AND INNOVATION POLICY
F. Jenny, ANTICOMPETITIVE ABUSES OF PATENT SYSTEMS AND THE ROLE OF COMPETITION AUTHORITIES
F. Marshall, A STUDY OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH COLLABORATION

From Hydrogen Peroxide to Comcast: The New Rigor in Antitrust Class Actions

J. Keyte, P. Eckles, and K. Hoffman Lent, here. 

Monopsony 2013:Still Not Truly Symmetric

J. Jacobson, here. 

EU Competition Law Procedural Issues

I. Vanderborre, T. Goetz, here. 

JDownloader2: Neues Licht in der Frage wer, wann für Open Source Software haftet

Ifross.org, hier. 

Nains sans géants. Architecture décentralisée et services Internet

F. Musiani, ici.

The new drug war

The Economist, here.