DES DONNÉES CULTURELLES À DIFFUSER

Owni.fr, ici.

OLG Hamburg: Rapidshare II

Urteil v. 14.03.2012, Az. 5 U 87/09, hier. 

The Philosopher Whose Fingerprints Are All Over the FTC's New Approach to Privacy

Theatlantic.com, here. 

BALANCING PRIVACY AND INNOVATION: DOES THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL TIP THE SCALE?

FTC, here. 

WP29: Opinion on the data protection reform proposals

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here. 

EGC: Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission

T-336/07, aquì. Read also the EU Commission's Press Release, here.

Diritto d’autore: Antonio Catricalà al lavoro su norma interpretativa per poteri Agcom

Key4biz.it, qui.

UK Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study

R. Hooper, Phase 1 Report, here.

Antitrust proceedings and the application of legal privilege under English law

Herbertsmith.com, here. 

Consent and competition: getting the right balance

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

Promusicae me denuncia por infracción a su honor

E. Dans, aquì.

Das nebulöse Leistungsschutzrecht im Unterausschuss Neue Medien

T. Rößner, hier. 

European Parliament Rejects Referral Of ACTA To EU High Court

Ip-watch.org, here. 

EU reaches preliminary deal on future-proof roaming solution for mobile phone users

Here.

Antitrust and the Movement of Technology

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

EU – US Privacy and Protection of Personal Data: Americans Are from Mars, Europeans Are from Venus

Ediscoverymap.com, here

Steady flow: evolution not revolution in the Water White Paper?

Oxera, here. 

Hadopi : les chercheurs américains répondent aux critiques du "Monde"

Electronlibre.info, ici.
Etude en question ici. 

Le patrimoine immatériel des personnes publiques

Très utile "Dossier du participant", ici. 

La France et les enjeux européens de la numérisation de l'écrit

Commission des affaires européennes (rapport présenté à l'Assemblée nationale), ici. 

Study on monetising privacy

N. Jentzsch, S. Preibusch, A.  Harasser, here.

US Supreme Court Discusses Bohannan and Hovenkamp, Creation Without Restraint

S. Ghosh, here. 

Restriction de la concurrence sur les marchés de la vente d'aliments secs pour chiens et pour chats dans la distribution spécialisée

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-10 du 20 mars 2012, ici. 

CRESCERE IMPARANDO: UNA ROAD MAP PER LA CULTURA

F. Vella, qui. 

Data Strategy Board set up to advise UK government on which data to set free

The Guardian, here. 

Academic Publishing is Broken

The-scientist.com, here. 

UK Merger Fees - Impact Assessment

BIS, here. 

Draft Framework Guidelines on Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules for European Gas Transmission Networks

ACER, Public Consultation, here. 

EU-U.S. joint statement on data protection

Here. 

Google Amicus Brief in Disney v. Hotfile

Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al.,  Case No. 11-20427-Civ here.

Cigarette Packaging Regulation: The Intersection of Free Speech, Free Trade, Due Process, Property and Intellectual Property

Worldtradelaw.typepad.com, here. 

AGCM: SANZIONATO CARTELLO SEGRETO TRA GLI AGENTI MARITTIMI NEL PORTO DI GENOVA

Provvedimento qui.

ISPs' six strikes enforcement plan in force next July

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

From Curia to Caries: music to the public in the dentist's chair

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here.  

A surprisingly large collection of jokes about economists and economics

Here. 

PARERE IN TEMA DI MISURE PER CONTRASTARE LA C.D. "PIRATERIA INFORMATICA"

Punto-informatico.it, qui. 

Gespräche über freiwillige Two-Strikes-Regelung gescheitert

Heise.de, hier.

The Apple E-Book Kerfuffle Meets Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics

Truthonthemarket.com, here.  

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI POSTE ITALIANE PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE NEL SETTORE DEI SERVIZI POSTALI LIBERALIZZATI

Provvedimento qui. 

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced

BIS, here.
The future CMA included, 14 will be the competition authorities in the EU (other, less employed names: office, commission and council). What about a unified US Antitrust Authority?

The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds

M. Lemley, here. 

Italian Pfizer Case (3)

T. Graf, here.
(1 here and 2 here)

Copyright and Educational Uses: The Unbearable Case of Italian Law from a European and Comparative Perspective

G. Mazziotti, here. 

The Value and Benefit of Text Mining to UK Further and Higher Education

JISC, here. 

WTO: Ukraine files dispute against Australia over trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products

Here. The complaint is here. 

MOVIES ON PAY TV MARKET INVESTIGATION: Developments since our provisional findings

UK Competition Commission, here

Anyone aware of a coming IP/Competition conference with still open submissions?

In case you are, I'd love to know (mail). Many thanks in advance.

BEREC: blocking of VoIP and P2P traffic is common

Here. 

Patent Infringement Litigation: Filings on the Rise

Patentlyo.com, here. 

Rechtliche Aspekte der Nutzung, Verbreitung und Weiterentwicklung von Open-Source-Software

Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Informationstechnik
Bundesministerium des Innern, hier.

L'Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne un cartel franco-allemand à hauteur de 95,5 millions d'euros dans le secteur de la farine en sachets

Ici. 

From Pipe to Platform: The US CIO on the Future of Open Data

Niemanlab.org, here. 

What Makes an Effective Teacher? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

V. Lavy, here. 

Competitiveness of the euro area and within the euro area

M. Draghi, here. 

National Libraries and a Museum open up their data using CC0

Here.

Orphan Works: Mapping the Possible Solution Spaces

D. Hansen, here.

AG Mazák on the appropriateness of commitments

Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-551/10 P - Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, here. 

Google and European Competition Law

M. Carve, H. Williams, here. 

Some Issues at the Intersection of Antitrust Law and Innovation Policy (3)

H. Hovenkamp, video here (from Kartellblog.de). Paper here.

Reform-minded professors consider backing NCAA antitrust exemption

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Offres, terminaux, chaîne de valeur : quelles perspectives pour le livre numérique ?

HADOPI, ici. 

Netzneutralität

Vierter Zwischenbericht der Enquete-Kommission „Internet und digitale Gesellschaft“, hier. 

La CNC inicia un estudio sobre la competencia en el transporte de mercancías por ferrocarril

Nota de Prensa aquí. 

Government Pressuring Publishers to Adjust Pricing Policy on E-Books

Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com, here. 

Antitrust’s State Action Doctrine and the Ordinary Powers of Corporations

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

GAS: AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI ENI PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui.

Aggregates market investigation - issues statement

UK Competition Commission, here. 

Exclusion as a Core Competition Concern

J. Baker, here. 

Competition policy for innovation and growth: Keeping markets open and efficient

J. Almunia, here. 

Tarifs sociaux de l'électricité et droit de la concurrence

Autorité de la concurrence, Avis ici. 

Scaling the Patent System

C. Mulligan, T. Lee, here. 

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the data protection reform package

Here.

Android und das Open Source Konzept

Ifross.org, hier. 

Accessible ICTs and Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities

UNESCO, here. 

Creation without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation

Symposium named after the title of the new book written Christina Bohannan and Herbert Hovenkamp; contributions linked from here. 

Workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

European Parliament, video here. 

WIPO: International Patent Filings Set New Record in 2011

Press Release, here. 

Panel on the European Competition Model: Report

European Competition Forum 2012, here. 

Are Bookstores and Libraries Doomed by Digitization?

R. Posner, here. 

Koalition bringt Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage auf den Weg

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Meltwater Holding BV v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited: Is Google Next?

C. Doagoo, here. 

ICE bekommt Konkurrenz

Ftd.de, hier. 

Football Dataco: skill and labour is dead!

E. Derclaye, here. 

“Honor your commitments” - The patent hold-up problem after antitrust regulators in the United States and the European Union cleared Google’s acquisition of Motorola’s patent pool

N. Cerros, here. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against MathWorks over interoperability issues

Press Release, here. 

Media and Antitrust: An overview of EU and national case law

M. Herron, C. Pouncey, here. 

ECJ on football fixture lists and originality in the selection or arrangement of the data

Case C‑604/10, Football Dataco Ltd et al. v Yahoo! UK Ltd et al., here. 

Plaintiffs Seek Fair Use Ruling in Mass Book Digitization Case

Blog.authorsguild.org, here. 

Advocacy Intervention of the Italian Competition Authority concerning Competition Reform Proposals

ECN Brief 1/2012, here. 

Petit guide de survie juridique à l’usage des auteurs d’oeuvres indisponibles

S.I.Lex, ici. 

Positionspapier des dbv zur aktuellen Fassung der EU-Richtlinie zu verwaisten Werken

Hier. 

Towards Flexible Copyright?

F. Teeven, here. 

Sì al rating antimafia per promuovere le aziende virtuose

IlSole24Ore.com, qui. 

Les nouvelles règles de confidentialité de Google soulèvent des inquiétudes

CNIL, ici. 

India at WTO TRIPS Council: Concerns over ACTA and TPPA

Here (from keionline.org). 

Competition policy and growth

J. Almunia, here. 

Fair Share: Warum Verlage gegen Google schlechte Karten haben

A. Lohse, hier. 

A single European open data licence?

N. Kroes, here. 

In praise of structural reform

The Economist, here. 

Privacy Commissioner of Canada: letter to Google regarding privacy policy changes

Here.