AIPPI Congress Report 5: Antitrust and Pharma - seeking a balance

IPKat, here.

ACCC proposes to deny authorisation for banks to collectively bargain with and boycott Apple on Apple Pay

ACCC, here.

How to regulate Internet giants

ARCEP, here. 

OECD Hearing on Big Data

BIAC, Note here. 

Eine „Charta der Digitalen Grundrechte der EU“

FAZ, hier. 

Geo-blocking: removing barriers to e-commerce

Competitiveness Council, Background Note, here. 

Wir Individualisten: Datenschutz als Egotrip

N. Härting, hier. 

The Advocate General's Opinion in Intel v Commission: Eight Points of Common Sense for Consideration by the CJEU

N. Petit, here. 

Blockchain: competition issues in nascent markets

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here (p. 23 ff.)

What are the competition implications of “digital disruption”?

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here (p.17 ff.)

Online retailers should tread carefully after Trod

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here (p.10 ff.)

Xiaomi says shrinking smartphone sales won't hit the company

Reuters, here. 

A Proposal to Limit the Anti-Competitive Power of Institutional Investors

E. Posner, F.Scott Morton, E. Glen Weyl, here. 

Barcelona hits Airbnb with a hefty fine

TheEconomist, here.

Economists are prone to fads, and the latest is machine learning

TheEconomist, here.

Skyscanner sells to Ctrip for $1.75 billion

Tnooz, here. 

Monsanto Sued Over Alleged CEO, Board Bayer Merger Conflicts

Bloomberg, here. 

The Interesting Case of the Vertical Merger

J. Sallet, here. 

Lutte contre les cartels et comportement des managers

E. Combe, ici, 

“I want my update!”

Consumentenbond, here. 

Competition in the GCC SME Lending Markets: An Initial Assessment

World Bank, here. 

Russia losing patience with Google over non-compliance with antitrust ruling

RT, here. 

Response to the Preliminary Report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry

CMA, here. 

9. GWB-Novelle und Digitalisierung: Innovative oder innovationshemmende Gesetzgebung?

P. Pohlmann, hier. 

The challenges of measuring GDP in the digital, borderless world

D. Coyle, here. 

Facebook, Google and now Verizon are accelerating their tracking efforts despite consumers’ privacy concerns

Recode, here. 

Going with the flow: The global battle for your personal data

ArsTechnica, here. 

“The Big Data rich and the Big Data poor”: the new digital divide raises questions about future academic research

K. Metzler, here. 

Hub-Konferenz des Bitkom: Die "New new Economy" boomt

Heise.de, hier. 

Samsung receives antimonopoly watchdog's query on price coordination, prepares response

Tass, here. 

Neutrality in Distribution

B. Batchelor, Presentation here. 

Retailers look to artificial intelligence to bag sales

FT, here.

Uber: No, We’re Not Going To Sell User Information

Consumerist, here. 

Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources

Reuters, here.

(See also here).

Schumpeter über Ökonomik und Ökonomen

FAZ, hier. 

Fears raised over Google company’s deal to use NHS medical data

FT, here.

Kartellamt soll Internetnutzer besser schützen

Morgenpost.de, hier. 

Otto verwirrt mit persönlicher Hotline-Ansprache

Golem.de, hier. 

Un label pour le matériel libre !

Pingbase, ici. 

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Are Remaking Themselves Around AI

Wired, here. 

The ethics of big data as a public good: which public? Whose good?

L. Taylor, here. 

Accordo fra Amazon ed Fca: Fiat Panda e 500 «acquistabili» con un click

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Protecting consumers from exploitation

M. Vestager, here. Video here. 

Consultation publique sur le Règlement européen sur la protection des données: Synthèse des contributions

CNIL, ici. 

The EU’s Android Antitrust Complaints Are Contrived

Wired, here. 

Smartphones als Lernmittel

Heise.de, hier. 

Die Verbraucherschutzbehörde fürs Internet kommt

FAZ, hier.. 

One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence

AI100Stanford, here.

We are on the verge of a consumer M&A avalanche

TechCrunch, here.

Once again, Siri helps attackers bypass your iPhone’s passcode

Hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com, here. 

Facebook halts WhatsApp data sharing across Europe over privacy concerns

ArsTechnica, here. 

How to fight weapons of math destruction

EDRi, here. 

Le numérique sous l'angle du droit de la concurrence

I. De Silva, Vidéo ici.

(Assez bizarre...Complètement ignorées les décisions allemandes en matière de rate parity - parité tarifaire).

The “Sharing” Economy: Issues Facing Platforms, Participants & Regulators

FTC, here. 

Budget US Android smartphones found secretly sending personal data to China

TechCrunch, here. 

Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators eyeing its $26.2BN LinkedIn bid

TechCrunch, here.

La CJUE décapite ReLire, le régime français des livres indisponibles

NextImpact, ici, 

Salesforce CEO says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about it

Recode, here. 

The ethics of data and of data science: an economist’s perspective

J. Cave, here. 

Ce n’est pas une blague : Microsoft vient de rejoindre la Linux Foundation

Numerama, ici. 

Facebook says it miscalculated more metrics, but it’s telling advertisers not to worry

Recode.net, here.

These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers

ProPublica, here. 

Amazon Files Lawsuits to Keep Counterfeit Goods Off Website

Bloomberg, here. 

Auditing for Transparency in Content Personalization Systems

B. Mittelstadt, here. 

Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity"

BoingBoing, here. 

Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial

NYTimes, here. 

Antitrust in the digital age

M. Grenfell, here. 

(Most competition authorities waiting for Coty?) 

Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

EC, here. 

Europe’s new privacy regime will disrupt the adtech Lumascape

Pagefair, here.

The Ripple Effects of Online Marketplace Bans

A. Ezrachi, here (research supported by the Computer and Communications Industry Association - CCIA).

I Think, Therefore I Invent: Creative Computers and the Future of Patent Law

R. Abbott, here. 

AI at Facebook

A. Bordes, Video here. 

The Trick Data Scientists Use To Know You’re Paying Attention To Beyoncé

FastCompany, here. 

Bundling

H. Singer, Presentation here. 

Privacy is an essentially contested concept: a multi-dimensional analytic for mapping privacy

D. Mulligan, C. Koopman, N. Doty, here. 

Les applications de messagerie sortent leurs « bots » pour séduire les marques

LesEchos, ici. 

Clicks and mortarboards: how can higher education make the most of digital technology?

Nesta, here. 

Google, Facebook Move to Punish Fake News Sites With Ad Rules

Bloomberg, here. 

‘I’m sorry, my friend, but you’re implicit in the algorithm…’ Privacy and internal access to #BigDataStream

An interview with Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, here. 

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics – Who does the thinking?

IEEE AI & Ethics Summit 2016, here. 

Die Union will der Ministererlaubnis Zügel anlegen

FAZ, hier.

Man hacks Alexa into singing fish robot, terror ensues

TheVerge, here.

Work done: “Microsoft” rushed to the disadvantage of others

FAS, here.

Can Google Make Its Mark on the Cloud?

Bloomberg, here.

While Amazon Alexa quickly becomes part of the family, Google Home is like a stranger who knows too much about you

Recode, here.

Russia to Block Access to LinkedIn Over Alleged Legal Violations

Bloomberg, here.

Microsoft-LinkedIn deal gets approved in South Africa

Mybroadband.co.za, here.

FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Contact Lens Rule

FTC, here.

Google sanctioned in Italy for abuse of economic dependence

Preiskel & Co, here.

Skating on Thin Ice: The European Commission challenges the governance rules of an international sports association as being incompatible with European antitrust rules

P. Alexiados, P. Figueroa, here.

Twitter and Facebook go soul-searching after Trump's win

Bloomberg, here.

CJEU annuls EUIPO decision on registration of Rubik’s Cube shape as EU trade mark

Judgment in Case C-30/15 P Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO, here. 

The Data Said Clinton Would Win. Why You Shouldn’t Have Believed It.

NYTimes, here. 

Algorithmic accountability and transparency in the digital single market

European Parliament Hearing, Video here. 

Rapport de la mission de réflexion sur la création d’un droit voisin pour les éditeurs de presse

L. Franceschini, ici. 

Why we should worry about WhatsApp accessing our personal information

ICO for the Guardian, here. 

Siri can now send money via PayPal

TechCrunch, here. 

Ergebnisse der 92. Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzbehörden

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

Parallels Between Europe’s Antitrust Cases Against Google and Microsoft

NYTimes, here.

Bradley Tusk points out the bright side of Trump presidency in memo to portfolio companies

TechCrunch, here.

Future of Big Mergers Under Trump? Like Much Else, It’s Unclear

NYTimes, here.

Robots and the Developing World

UNCTAD, here. 

Le prêt d'ebook assimilable au prêt d'un livre papier, sous conditions

Actualitte, ici.
Judgment in Case C-174/15, here.  

Looking beyond transatlantic data transfers

Brookings, here.

Facebook’s new ads let brands connect with you on Messenger

Recode, here. 

Trump on Antitrust

NatLawReview, here.

Guidelines on the protection of personal data processed by mobile applications provided by European Union institutions

EDPS, here.

Apple says Australian banks are ‘not interested’ in promoting mobile payments competition

Nfcworld.com, here. Apple's submission here. Other submissions here. 

U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil: Data can help everyone

Recode, Podcast here.

Commission to open probe into tech companies’ algorithms next year

EurActiv, here.

The Role of Demand-Side Remedies in Driving Effective Competition: A Review for Which?

A. Fletcher, here. 

The Brilliance of Spotify Internal APIs to Mitigate Payments

Nordicapis, here. 

FCC Releases Order Imposing New Privacy Rules on ISPs and Telcos

Paulhastings.com, here. 

Start-ups sollen Bahn helfen, sich zu digitalisieren

Heise.de, hier. 

Competition and Data Protection Policies in the Era of Big Data: Privacy Guarantees as Policy Tools

N. Jentzsch, here.

Guidelines on the protection of personal data processed through web services provided by EU institutions

EDPS, .here.

Evidence to the Royal Society and British Academy on Data Governance

The Royal Statistical Society, here.

Facebook agreed to pause using data from UK WhatsApp users for advertisements or product improvement purposes.

ICO, here.

If Facebook earns 1.2 dollars for every user, how come users of CitizenMe can earn more than Facebook profits pro capita?

CitizenMe, here. 

CMA warns online sellers about price-fixing

CMA, here. 

Twitter-as-platform-cooperative

Wired, here. 

The state of debate – what to expect from the EU e-commerce sector inquiry

Squire Patton Boggs, here.

SANCTIONS IN ANTITRUST CASES

OECD Background Paper, here.

Is hyperlinking copyright infringement? EU vs. US

M. Stanganelli, here.

M&S, Disney and the BBC on why data is key to loyalty

MarketingWeek, here.

The Facebook/Admiral Scandal Shows The Limits And Dangers Of Big Data Capitalism

HuffPost, here.

Regulating Rideshare: Uber & Lyft in Austin, TX

Federalist Society, video here.

Examination of differential pricing practices related to Internet data plans

CA Competition Bureau, here.

LinkedIn Deal Exposes Dominance In The CRM Market

Forbes, here.

Lost in the splinternet

TheEconomist, here.

Will Open Banking trigger the API of Me?

C. Wood, Video here. Read also here.
More about Figo here.

News of Charges in Price-Fixing Inquiry Sends Pharmaceuticals Tumbling

NYTimes, here.

Digital Exhaustion: North American Observations

A. Katz, here.

Les données personnelles: entre protection et exploitation

G. Buttarelli, ici.

China internet authority formalizes regulations for live-streaming industry

Reuters, here.

Tenth Circuit Rules That Invocation of IP Rights Is Presumptively Valid Defense to Antitrust Refusal to Deal Claims

Orrick, Here.

Sozial geschickte Chatbots

TechnologyReview, hier.

Consumers Need To Pay More Attention To Monetizing Their Personal Data

TheMerkle, here.

Sole and despotic dominion

C. Doctorow, here.

Sen. Al Franken asks Uber and Lyft about alleged racial discrimination against passengers

TechCrunch, here. 

Slapped wrists for “privacy law breakers” Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, and Mio

ArsTechnica, here. 

Abgegriffene Browserdaten: Mozilla entfernt "Web of Trust"

Heise.de, hier. 

Uber's redesigned app wants to mine personal information on your phone

LATimes, here. 

Microsoft/LinkedIn deal notified for EU merger control clearance: Will it be smooth sailing?

Lavoielegal.eu, here. 

The Competitive Landscape for Machine Intelligence

Bloomberg Beta, here. 

Google and Facebook are booming. Is the rest of the digital ad business sinking?

Recode, here. 

These Apps Let Anyone Build a (Dumb) Chatbot

Bloomberg, here. 

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield challenged

White & Case, here. 

Cloud: Datenschützer prüfen Speicherung von Unternehmensdaten im Ausland

Heise.de, hier. 

Reform des europäischen Urheberrechts: Viel Luft nach oben

VZBV, hier. 

Court challenge to Privacy Shield will have wide reverberations

The Irish Times, here. 

Carnegie Mellon to open research center focused on AI ethics

ZDNet, here. 

Review: ‘The Attention Merchants’ Dissects the Battle for Clicks and Eyeballs

NYTimes, here. 

Walmart joins antitrust suit alleging tuna collusion

Under Current News, here.

Improving Quality Isn’t Anti- Competitive, Part II

Google, here.

The German Bundesgerichtshof changes its concept of parody following CJEU Deckmyn v. Vrijheidsfonds/ Vandersteen

Kluwercopyrightblog, here. 

Europe rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley

FT, here.

Flywheel Taxi sues Uber for antitrust violations

SF Gate, here.

Managing the Machines

 A. Agrawal, J. Gans, and A. Goldfarb, here. 

It’s Finally Legal To Hack Your Own Devices (Even Your Car)

Wired, here.

Merger trends in innovation markets on the two sides of the Atlantic

F. Jenny, Presentation here. 

Ninth Annual Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy: Conference Summary

Techpolicy, here. 

Facebook clamps down on piracy as it wipes out several music-sharing groups

TheNextWeb, here. 

Justice Department Sues DIRECTV for Orchestrating Information Sharing Agreements with Three Competitors

DOJ, here. 

Competition watchdog criticised by MPs over bank reform

TheGuardian, here. 

How big will big data be under the GDPR ?

Iapp, here. 

Will The FCC’s Privacy Regs Actually Change The Status Quo On Consent?

AdExchanger, here. 

Facebook isn't looking out for your privacy. It wants your data for itself

TheGuardian, here.

Why Amazon Alexa is so dominant right now

VentureBeat, here.

Workers in gig economy need minimum wage, says ex-minister

TheTimes, here.

What is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners

BlockGeeks, here.

Facebook is right to sink Admiral’s app

Openrightsgroup, here.

Proposed Update of Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation

FTC, DOJ, here. 

Loi Macron: les notaires opposés jusqu'au bout à l'ouverture à la concurrence

Challenges, ici.

Privacy group takes challenge on Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s independence

Irishtimes.com, here. 

Feature statt Bug: Facebook redet Diskriminierung als „multikulturelles Marketing“ schön

Netzpolitik, hier. 

Ennio Morricone Sues to Reclaim Rights to Film Scores

  HollywoodReporter, here.

  See also here.

How Zcash Tries to Balance Privacy, Transparency in Blockchain

Americanbanker.com, here. 

What could Facebook target next? Our mental health data

TheGuardian, here. 

The (curiously unhelpful) proposed update of the Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

Fordham IPLJ, Video here (bootleg quality, sadly).

Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property: Proposed Update, here. 

Missing: SEP, FRAND, pay-for-delay (Actavis), etc.

Overall impression: update  in the current form curiously non informative, better read speeches given by agency officials, apply for business review letters, etc., or get in touch (say agency officials themselves ;-)). Possibly, fear of being too influential abroad?

Youtube zahlt Gema

FAZ, hier. 

Varsity Brands

Oral argument before the Supreme Court, here.
See also here and here.
Audio of the oral argument here.

Copyright Office Gratuitously Kills the DMCA Safe Harbor For Thousands of Websites

E. Goldman, here.

Copyright Impacts Everything

M. Masnick, Video here. 

The e-Commerce Sector Inquiry

T. Kramler, R. Rende Granata, Presentation here.