Newsonomics: The Guardian is trying to swing Google’s pendulum back to publishers

NiemanLab, here.

Brussels to probe online search listings

FT, here.

"Brussels will this year launch a probe into online platforms such as Amazon and Google examining the way they list search results and how they use customer data...The investigation will look at the role of paid for links and advertisements in search results, along with the ability of individuals and businesses to move from platform to platform"

Apple rejette les applis pour Apple Watch qui donnent l'heure

Numerama, ici. 

Microsoft Will Allow Easy Ports Of Android Apps To Windows 10

AndroidPolice, here. 

Open, Dominate, Close

FairSearch, here and here.

Data is at the heart of search. but who has access to it?

A. Gal, here. 

Google’s Looming Battle Over Search

G. Manne, here.

Business ecosystems come of age

Deloitte, here. 

Facebook Is Shutting Down Its API For Giving Your Friends’ Data To Apps

TechCrunch, here.

No Mistake About it: The Important Role of Antitrust in the Era of Big Data

A. Grunes, M. Stucke, here. 

Oracle under antitrust probe in South Korea

The Korea Herald, here. 

Artificial Intelligence & Collusion: When Computers Inhibit Competition

A. Ezrachi, M. Stucke, here. 

Leistungsschutzrecht: VG Media will angeblich 6 Prozent des Google-Umsatzes in Deutschland

Heise.de, hier.

Online Vertical Restraints Special Project Report

ACCC, here. 

Across Platform Parity Agreements (APPAs): CMA Private Motor Insurance Market Investigation

A. Crisholm, Presentation here (download).

Facebooks Datenauswertung: Verstecken kann sich niemand mehr

FAZ, hier. 

Uber lanza desde España el servicio de comida en casa en 10 minutos

ElMundo, aquì. 

Guardian and FT among news publishers across Europe taking €150m 'handout' from Google

Pressgazette.co.uk, here.

Rate parity: The (US) battle to determine how you buy hotel rooms

ChicagoTribune, here

The Sticky Case of Sticky Data: An Examination of the Rationale, Legality, and Implementation of a Right to Data Portability Under European Competition Law

P. Moura, here. 

Google announces Patent Purchase Promotion, an experimental marketplace for outbidding patent trolls

VentureBeat, here. 

Invention as a combinatorial process: evidence from US patents

H.Youn, D. Strumsky, L. Bettencourt, J. Lobo, here. 

HOTREC General Assembly’s statement on the decisions taken on 21 April 2015 on the commitments of Booking.com

Hotrec, here. 

Google slams Australian piracy site-blocking legislation

ZDNet, here.

Intellectual Property and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry

AGCM, Conference presentations available here. 

Shaken, not stirred. Competition Law Enforcement and Standard Essential Patents.

A. Italiener, here. 

What's Next For Comcast? After Failed TWC Merger, Cable Giant Faces Regulated, Cord-Cutting Future

IBTimes, here.

See also AAI's statement here. 

Europe Looks to Tame Web’s Economic Risks

WSJ, here (via Google search).

Xiaomi is copying its China playbook to win over India’s smartphone market

QZ.com, here. 

The Basics Of Open Patent Licensing

TechCrunch, here. 

What Signals From Twitter Does Google Care About?

SearchEngineLand, here. 

Microsoft Office reaches 100 million downloads on iOS and Android

TheVerge, here. 

Allianz gegen Piraterie-Websites an kartellrechtlichen Bedenken gescheitert

Heise.de, hier.

Homo economicus and Homo sapiens: The CMA experience of behavioural economics

D. Currie, here.

(Terrific read - and compulsory for the students attending my upcoming Fall Antitrust Course)

It’s John Deere’s tractor, folks. You’re just driving it

Wired.com, here. 

EC sends Statement of Objections to Gazprom - Factsheet

Here.

Some further background here (almost 3-year-old paper, but still as fresh as a daisy). 

As rate parity falters, what OTAs and hotels may do next

Tnooz.com, here. 

MLE's Report from the 63rd ABA Antitrust Law Spring Meeting

Here. 

Booking.com: "engagements particulièrement étendus"

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. Décision ici.
Comunicato stampa AGCM qui. 

Competition policy in the EU: Outlook and recent developments in antitrust

M. Vestager, here.

Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Inequality

J. Baker, S. Salop, here. 

Theories of Self-Preferencing Under Article 102 TFEU: A Reply to Bo Vesterdorf

N. Petit, here. 

Zur Zulässigkeit elektronischer Leseplätze in Bibliotheken

Bundesgerichtshof, Nr. 64/2015, hier.

What did GOOGLE do SO WRONG to get a slapping from the EU?

TheRegister, here. 

Google apologises to newspapers over 'nonsense' traffic stats in EU response

Theguardian.com, here. 

Google’s Antitrust Defense: Trust Us, We Know What’s Best

Skift.com, here. 

The EU Reg Is Coming; What Will It Look Like?

Privacyassociation.org, here. 

The Search for Harm

GooglePolicyBlog, here.

Android has helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before

Googlepolicyblog, here. 

EU Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android

Press Release, here.
Commissioner Vestager's statement here.
Minutes of the meeting of the Commission here (on Android: "She pointed out that Google had led development of the Android mobile operating system since 2005, and the majority of smartphone and tablet manufacturers used this system, having concluded agreements with Google to obtain the right to install Google's applications on their devices. She explained that the Commission's in-depth investigation would focus on whether, by doing so, Google had breached EU antitrust rules by hindering the development and market access of rival mobile operating systems, applications and services to the detriment of consumers and developers of innovative services and products").

Europe to accuse Google of illegally abusing its dominance

FT.com, here.

"Ms Vestager on Wednesday will also launch a separate formal investigation into Google’s Android operating system for smartphones.
The Commission probe will examine whether Google imposes uncompetitive terms on handset makers that ultimately favour its own lucrative apps such as YouTube. Google rejects any allegations of wrongdoing and says Android is an open platform distributed free."

2nd Circ. Wary Of Anti-Competitive Intent In Namenda Plan

Law360.com, here. 

Eau de Fracking? Companies Try to Trademark Scents

WSJ.com, here.