Cars, newspapers and permissionless innovation

B. Evans, here. 

Data protection and service providers - new obligations, liabilities and contract changes loom

Out-Law.com, here. 

Microsoft is using Bing to discourage Windows 10 users from downloading Chrome and Firefox

VentureBeat, here. 

Wettbewerbspolitik in digitalen Märkten aus Verbrauchersicht

Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, hier. 

Quand "l'ubérisation" gagne (aussi) nos assiettes

LExpress.fr, ici. 

When Big Data Becomes Bad Data

Propublica.org, here. 

The Role of Market Transparency in Assessing MFN Clauses

I. Vandenborre, M. Frese, here. 

Canadian company accuses majors of anti-competitive behaviour over public domain Beatles tracks

Completemusicupdate.com, here. 

Responses to CMA Consultation Regarding Potential Remedies in the Energy Market Investigation

C. Waddams, M. Hviid, D. Deller, here. 

Checking Out? Hilton’s App Now Lets You Grab An Uber

TechCrunch, here. 

Uber verbieten, um Monopole zu schützen

J. Haucap, hier. 

Wie Online-Händler Kunden zum Kauf drängen

NDR.de, hier. 

Il caso Booking: prove generali di cooperazione tra le autorita nazionali di concorrenza

N. Latronico, qui.

The Essential Guide to drafting Commission documents on EU competition law

F. Ronkes Agerbeek, here. 

A lawyer's alleged double life could screw up one of the biggest antitrust settlements in US history

UK.businessinsider.com, here. 

Google Redress and Integrity Platform

Grip.eu, here. Press release here. 

CCI charges Google with rigging search results; Flipkart, Facebook corroborate complaints

Economictimes.indiatimes.com, here. 

Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline

NYTimes, here. 

Flight Centre's legal win to be challenged

News.com.au, here.

Judgment here. 

Anything wrong with asking for the best price?

J. Sim, H.L. Tan, here. 

Offline? How Europe can catch up with US technology

 Centre for European Reform, here. 

The essence of Josh Wright’s FTC tenure was to ensure that benefits outweigh costs; the rest is commentary

G. Manne, here. 

Improving quality isn’t anti-competitive

Googlepolicyeurope.blogspot, here. 

Price Comparison Websites

D. Ronayne, here. 

Rechtswidrige Beschränkungen des Online-Vertriebs bei Laufschuhen von ASICS

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

PRS for Music takes SoundCloud to court

Musicweek.com, here. 

Internet and Mobile Association of India Opposes Zero Rating

Press Release, here. 

Digital Star Chamber

F. Pasquale, here. 

#BajarPrecioGasolina: 30 recomendaciones de la CNMC

CNMC, aquì. 

Lobby-Kampf um die EU-Datenschutzreform kommt ins Kino

Heise.de, hier. 

Digital platforms: Competition and government oversight

Application Developers Alliance, here.

UK Competition Authority Takes Action Against Suspected Excessive Pricing of Pharmaceuticals

Cooley.com, here. 

BGH verwirft Apple-Patent auf die typische Schiebe-Geste zum Entsperren der iPhones und iPads

FAZ, hier. 

Vente de jeux d'occasion : Fleur Pellerin appelée à plus de clarté

Numerama, ici. 

Digital surveillance 'worse than Orwell', says new UN privacy chief

TheGuardian, here. 

Intellectual Property Issues in a Global Context: Management & Policy Concerns

D. Teece, here.

EU seeks views on the Satellite and Cable Directive

Press announcement here.

Is Amazon Creating a Cultural Monopoly?

NewYorker, here. 

Canadian Maple Syrup ‘Rebels’ Clash With Law

NYTimes, here. 

In Uber’s Quest to Win Over China, Tencent Blocks the Way

Bloomberg.com, here.

Authors United asks DOJ for Amazon probe

Thebookseller.com, here. 

Open Data : Météo-France ouvre ses modèles atmosphériques

Nextinpact.com, ici.

Exploring Zero-Rating Challenges: Views From Five Countries

C. Rossini, T. Moore, here. 

Disneyland Paris faces pricing probe

BBC, here.

Uber: The Mirage of the Marketplace

Slate.com, here. 

The ‘gig economy’ is coming. What will it mean for work?

TheGuardian, here. 

Why the internet of things favours dominance

TheGuardian, here.

On Extraterritoriality and the Gazprom Case

M. Martyniszyn, here. 

EDPS recommendations on the EU’s options for data protection reform

Opinion 3/2015, here. 

The European Commission’s Battle Over Pay-TV Services: Can Segmenting the EU Market Be Justified?

A. Stephan, here.

Copyright reform through competition law? The Commission’s statement of objections in the pay TV investigation

P. Ibanez-Colomo, here.

The online classroom is a surveilled classroom: no privacy here

NYBook.com, here.

Apple Music's Worst Feature? You can't delete it

Wired, here.

Advocate general deals another blow to economic assessment of rebates

KluwerCompetitionLawBlog, here. 

Is streaming good for music?

BBC World Service, Beach Podcast  here.

Can anything curb the dominance of the internet's big guns?

TheGuardian, here.

European Commission sends Statement of Objections on cross-border provision of pay-TV services available in UK and Ireland

Press Release, here. 

Oracle seeks permission to update copyright lawsuit against Google

Reuters, here.

Oracle Request to Supplement Java Lawsuit here. 

Aeroflot boykottiert Kartenzahlung

Biztravel, hier.

Wenn die Bestpreisklauseln wegfallen, sinken dann jetzt die Preise?

FAZ, hier. 

Supply Chains Morphing Into ‘Value Webs’

Deloitte, here. 

Consumer Watchdog alleges Apple Music plot to crush streaming music business

Katyonthehill.com, here.
Letter here. 

Australian Online Copyright Infringement Research

TNS for the Department of Communications, here. 

CJEU ruling in Huawei/ZTE leaves the door open to injunctive relief in SEP litigation

Allen & Overy, here. 

Google, Facebook get behind Samsung in patent battle with Apple

CNET.com, here. 

Taylor Swift: Can online travel learn from her haggling skill?

Tnooz, here. 

Auch Monopolist darf Patentverletzer verklagen

FAZ, hier. 

On-demand Transport: A discussion paper for future innovation

West Australian Department of Transport, here. 

Das Bundeskartellamt und die TV-Branche

DWDL.de, hier. 

UK non-paper on the sharing economy

Department for Business, Innovation and Skill, here. 

Airline passengers file antitrust suit against the world’s three largest global distribution systems (GDSs) for airline tickets

Tnooz.com, here. 

Uber Says Spain Legal Case Has Been Referred To The European Court Of Justice

TechCrunch, here. 

Inside Spotify’s hunt for the perfect playlist

Wired, here. 

UK government releases rules to get self-driving cars onto public roads

ArsTechnica, here. 

The Importance of Protecting Our Attention

ABC, here. 

16 Franken pro Ticket – Swiss führt GDS-Gebühr ein

TravelInside.ch, hier. 

Countries should address disruptive effects of the digital economy

OECD, Press Release, here. 

Lufthansa claims it is on solid legal ground over GDS tax move

Tnooz.com, here. See also here. 

Everything to know about the FTC’s antitrust review of Apple’s music business

WashingtonPost, here. 

Brazil agency to offer pro-competition view on any Uber lawsuits

WKZO, here. 

CJEU: Huawei v. ZTE

Press release, here. Judgment here.

"Moreover, in February 2013 a German Regional Tribunal posed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) five questions whose answers could be influential in shaping the interpretation of Article 102 TFEU with regard to intellectual property rights’ enforcement in the context of standardization" from some notes I took back in April 2013, here (it feels like AGES ago).

Bundeskartellamt verhängt Bußgelder gegen Rüstungslieferanten wegen Kartellabsprachen

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

European Commission opens antitrust investigations against Qualcomm—again

ArsTechnica, here.

Leniency, damages, and EU competition policy

P. Buccirossi, C. Marvão, G. Spagnolo, here. 

TripAdvisor Wins in Italy as Court Rejects Hotels’ Fake Reviews Complaints

Skift, here.

And Then the Earth Shook: Google Enters Travel Booking

Skift, here. 

Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92%

Wsj.com, here. 

Google accidentally reveals data on 'right to be forgotten' requests

TheGuardian, here. 

Position Paper on Amazon’s Book Selling Practices

Authors United, here.

Challenges for Competition Policy in a Digitalised Economy

European Parliament, here. 

Banken im Strudel der Digitalisierung

Capital.de, hier. 

Patent Landscape Report on Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons

WIPO, here. 

Silently debuting homestays, Booking.com jabs Airbnb

Tnooz.com, here. 

Focus on the User

Here.

Costly comparison

The Economist, here.

Accusing Amazon of Antitrust Violations, Authors and Booksellers Demand Inquiry

NYTimes, here.

Spotify makes case against Apple in Congress

Politico.com, here. 

Authors Guild Slams 'Inadequate' E-book Royalty

PublishersWeekly, here,
Authors Guild's analysis here.

Platform Shift

M. Van Alstyne, here.

FTC exploring Apple rules for streaming music rivals in App Store

Reuters, here.