Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think

Cyberlaw.stanford.edu, here. 

Neelie Kroes on SOPA, MegaUpload, and Cloud Computing

Vieuws.eu, Interview, here (from 01:53). 

Galaxy-Tab-Urteil - Richterspruch ohne Gewinner

Handelsblatt.com, hier. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against Samsung on licensing standard essential patents

Press Release, here. 

Pitruzzella (Antitrust): bene il rating antimafia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Relearning to forget

The Economist, here. 

The Sky is Rising: On the State of the Entertainment Industry

M. Masnick, M. Ho, here. Compare it with M. Lemley, Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?, here. 

Public Access to Digital Data:Responses to US OSTP's Request for Information

Here. 

Plagiat universitaire : le pacte de non-lecture

Lemonde.fr, ici. 

Strong medicine for law breakers – NDRC’s first antitrust action in the pharmaceutical sector under the Anti-monopoly law

Hogan Lovells, Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
Client Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 f., here. 

Private data, public rules

The Economist, here. 

Ein Bärendienst an der Forschung

Nzz.ch, hier. 

EU Commission closes procedural case against Servier

Here. From the press release: "In light of Servier's arguments which would require significant further investigation, the Commission has decided to close the case, and instead focus on the substantive enforcement of competition rules in a number of pending cases, including one involving Servier". Was the Commission flabbergasted  by Servier's backfire?

EU Data protection reform and Cloud Computing

N. Kroes, here. 

UN Special Rapporteur Talks Human Rights, Internet at GW Law

Techpolicy.com, here. 

In line with the international competition best practices? - The new competition law in Brazil

D. Herrera Moraes, here. 

MegaUpload : entretien exclusif avec le responsable technique

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Vergesst das Recht auf Vergessenwerden

S. Möller, hier. 

From Regulatory Tool to Competition Law Rule: The Case of Margin Squeeze under EU Competition Law

H. Auf'mkolk, here (presentation here).

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

ARL, here. 

Setting up the European Cloud Partnership

N. Kroes, here. 

Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in Africa

Mashable.com, here. 

EU data protection proposals a chance for better protection

Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, here. 

Initial response from the ICO on the European Commission’s proposal for a new general Data Protection Regulation

The UK Information Commissioner, here.

EU-Datenschutz-Paket: Wichtiger Schritt zur Modernisierung des Datenschutzes

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, hier. 

FAIR USE AND EDUCATION: THE WAY FORWARD

P. Jaszi, here. 

Global Data Privacy Laws: Forty Years of Acceleration

G. Greenleaf, here. 

EU reform of the data protection rules

EU Commission's Proposals: Communication, Regulation, and Directive. More info (impact assessment etc.) on the EU Data Protection Reform 2012 website. Watch also the press conference (questions from 15:27).
On the last move made by Google (here) in the privacy arena, Madame Reding commented that it was "a first step in the direction of more privacy".
Interestingly, the Commissioner also makes rather clear that she has "expanded the high level German data protection rule to 26 other Member States". Briefly, "one-stop shop", "no minimal rules" but "solid rules...technologically neutral".

LAPSI's Policy Recommendations as to the Competitive Issues that the Re-Use of PSI raises

Here. 

Einschränkungen der Preisgestaltung im Einzelhandel aus wettbewerbsökonomischer Perspektive

J. Haucap, hier. 

The EU Data Protection Reform 2012: Making Europe the Standard Setter for Modern Data Protection Rules in the Digital Age

V.Reding, here. 

E-Books going public through crowdfunding

Publishingperspectives.com, here. 

Researchers find smart meters could reveal favorite TV shows

News.Cnet.com, here. 

Ökonomen in Demut. Oder: Soll Vater Staat Brust-OPs verbieten?

Fazit, hier. 

Google’s New Privacy Policy Aims At Integrating YouTube

Paidcontent.org, here. 

Banking sector and State aid

J. Almunia, here. 

Décision relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la fourniture d’informations météorologiques aux professionnels

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision du 23 janvier 2012, ici

US Supreme Court on withdrawing works from the public domain

GOLAN ET AL. v. HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL., here. 

AGCM: sanzionata Pfizer con una multa di 10,6 milioni di euro per abuso di posizione dominante

Provvedimento qui.

Walled Garden Rivalry: The Creation of Mobile Network Ecosystems

T. Hazlett, D. Teece, L. Waverman, here. 

Ten years InfoSoc: a small note from a biased attendee to the conference

kluwercopyrightblog.com, here. 

UK Student faces extradition to the US on copyright infringement charges

Out-law.com, here. 

Capitalists quite often invent the technology that destroys their own business

The Economist, here. 

As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Report on Trade Secrets for the European Commission

Here.

Thomas Hoeren über SOPA und mögliche Auswirkungen für Europa

Deutschlandradio Kultur, hier (ab 3:35).

Ökonomie neu denken – Jenseits der Finanzkrise

Interviews mit Andreas Suchanek und Armin Falk. 

The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce, here. 

How research goes viral

MIT News, here. 

Patry On What Content Owners Should Do Now

Paidcontent.org, here.

How SOPA Affects Students, Educators, and Libraries

EFF, here. 

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR: Inventory 2011

Here.

AGCM CONTESTA A 12 CONSIGLI DEGLI ORDINI DEGLI AVVOCATI POSSIBILI INTESE RESTRITTIVE DELLA CONCORRENZA

Qui. 

Research Bought, Then Paid For

nytimes.com, here. 

EU Commission: A coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services

Communication here, and Staff Working Paper here. 

Monopolkommission lehnt Oettingers Fusionsidee für Eon und RWE ab

www.financial-informer.de, hier. 

A Rule of Reason Approach to the Antitrust Issues of the Google Book Search Settlement

K. Kwok, here. 

Eviction de HP du marché des serveurs: poursuite de l'instruction au fond des pratiques reprochées à Oracle

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-01 du 10 janvier 2012 , ici.

Revised European Council compromise proposal for a Directive on orphan works

Here. 

Competition law enforcement in the Mediterranean countries: challenges and future perspectives

Round Table organized by the Austrian Competition Authority, Report here. 

Das Patentroulette dreht sich weiter

FAZ.net, hier. 

Harvard University on public access to research

Here. 

International Property Rights Index - 2011 Report

Here. 

Support for Certiorari in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng on the first sale doctrine

Here.

Proposte di riforma concorrenziale ai fini della Legge annuale per il mercato e la concorrenza

Qui.

Ian Hargreaves on Adapting IP to the Digital Age

WIPO Magazine, here. 

Will There Ever Be A Universal, MP3-Like Standard For E-Books?

PaidContent.org, here. 

US Lobbying Against Draft Data Protection Regulation

Edri.org, here. 

China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

Reuters.com, here. 

Finding Success in a Lifelong Passion for Fighting Monopolies

dealbook.nytimes.com, here. 

Conference: InfoSoc @ Ten: Ten Years after the EU Directive on Copyright in the Information Society

Friday 13th January 2012, 09:00,  European Parliament in Brussels, here. 

European Blind Union: No Christmas presents from the EU on the WIPO negotiations

Here. 

Irish Data Protection Commissioner on Facebook: Report of Audit published

Here. 

Orphan Works: Definitional Issues

D. Hansen, here. 

Comparative international data on the communications sector

International Communications Market Report 2011, UK Ofcom, here.

Enjeux autour de la gestion et de la gouvernance de l’information dans le secteur public

Markess Int., ici.

Universal Music Group räumt umstrittene Copyright-Filter bei YouTube ein

Urheberrecht.org, hier.

Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, here (s. Expanded Access to Research Publications and Data, p. 76 ff.). 

Article 29 Working Party on personal data processing at airports

Letter to IATA, here. 

32 millions d'euros alloués aux contenus culturels numériques

lexpansion.lexpress.fr, ici. 

Microsoft wins key patent decision against Motorola Android in US

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Consultation on proposals to change the UK's copyright system

Here. 

20 years of the Czech competition law

UOHS, here. 

Legge sugli "Open Data"

Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, qui. 

National open access and preservation policies in Europe

EU Commission, here. 

Akten in Kartellverfahren bleiben geschlossen

Ftd.de, hier. 

Publishing Insider Tipped Law Firms About E-Book Price Fixing Conspiracy

PaidContent.org, here. 

Convergence Review

AU Convergence Review Committee, Interim Report, here. 

EU patent gets Legal Affairs Committee green light

Here.

Les ayants droit satisfaits de l'adoption du projet de loi sur la copie privée

LeMonde.fr, ici. 

Resolución de la CNC sobre Apple (diseños comunitarios y procedimiento penal)

Aquí

U.S. Trade Body Grants Apple Partial Ban For HTC Phones

PaidContent.org, here. 

US Senators asking the FTC to investigate Google

Letter here. 

Local bus services market investigation

UK Competition Commission, Final Report here. 

The Economics of Privacy

University of Colorado Law School, summary and video of the conference.

The Handbook of Competition Economics 2012: Germany

Here. 

Open Data Strategy for Europe and Ireland

data.fingal.ie, here. 

Better Data for a Better Internet

J. Palfrey, J. Zittrain, here. 

Don't Break the Internet

M. Lemley, D. Levine, & D. Post, here. 

Avis du Comité d’éthique du CNRS sur « les relations entre chercheurs et maisons d’édition scientifique »

Ici.