The ‘does it matter’ test for competition laws

S. King, here. 

Interview with Suzanne Scotchmer

Techpolicy.com, here. 

The Regulation/Competition Interaction

J. Tapia, D. Mantzari, here. 

Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives

IFLA, here. 

18 % des FAI européens brident le P2P

Numerama, ici. 

Illegal File Sharing - Keysource

Library of the European Parliament, here. 

Differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of Net Neutrality

BEREC, here. 

Murder they wrote – the Dutch kill ACTA

A. Ramalho, here. 

Workshop on Data Protection Regulation

Ameliaandersdotter.eu, here. 

Vice-President Kroes to propose action on consumer choice and "net neutrality"

Press Release, here. 

TF1 v YouTube

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, JUGEMENT rendu le 29 Mai 2012, N° RG : 10/11205, ici.

Google wants greater French acceptance after winning TF1 copyright case

Paidcontent.org, here. 

PEER Economics Report

ASK Centre, Bocconi University, here. 

(Some) Publishers Support Sustainable Open Access

Stm-assoc.org, here. 

Making Open Access a Reality for Science

N. Kroes, here. 

An Unpopular Solution to the Private Enforcement Problem in the UK

A. Stephan, here. 

Conclusion of Copyright Debate in Canada Leaves Many What Ifs...

M. Geist, here. 

Patentability of royalties mechanism concept called into question by US Supreme Court

Out-law.com, here. 

Laboratorio Futuro

L'Espresso, qui (disclosure: lavoro all'Università di Trento).

World Bank Live Event Report: Open Access Policy and Development

Creativecommons.org, here. 

ECN activities in the food sector

ECN Subgroup Food, here. 

BMG Rights Management und GEMA schließen Vereinbarung zur Lizenzierung der anglo-amerikanischen Onlinerechte in ganz Europa

Gema.de, hier. 

»FAZ« und »SZ« mahnen Internet-Monitoringdienst wegen Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzung ab

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Apple Responds to the DOJ e-Books Complaint

J. Wright, here. 

The European Commission puts the ball into Google’s court

The Economist, here. 

Viral Open Source: Competition vs. Synergy

M. Gal, here. 

An economic analysis of education exceptions in copyright

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, here. 

Masters of Big Data: Concentration of Power Over Digital Information

A. Mantelero, here. 

The Case for Copyright Reform

C. Engström, R. Falkvinge, here. 

Huawei Files Antitrust Complaint With EC Against InterDigital

Pcworld.com, here.

Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority

V. Pinotta, M. Sforza, qui.

Towards an EU Doctrine of Anticompetitive Patent-Related Litigation

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), Presentation here. 

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle présentée aux belges

Lettresnumeriques.be, ici. 

Patent wars abuse the system

J. Bessen, here.

Zwölf Thesen für ein faires und zeitgemäßes Urheberrecht

SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Arbeitskreis Urheberrecht,
These N. 11: "Die SPD steht für ein wissenschafts- und bildungsfreundliches Urheberrecht. Dafür müssen die
Rahmenbedingungen  angepasst werden.  Wir brauchen ein Zweitverwertungsrecht für wissenschaftliche Autoren, die ihre Beiträge neben der Verlagspublikation z.B. auf den Seiten der
Hochschule zugänglich machen wollen. Wir treten  außerdem für eine Überprüfung der
Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsschranken ein. Insbesondere die Intranetnutzung in Schulen und
Hochschulen muss dauerhaft auf eine rechtssichere Grundlage gestellt und die
Schrankenbestimmung für die öffentliche Zugänglichmachung für Unterricht und Forschung
entfristet werden."

Competition and Online Search - Blog Symposium Recap

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, here

Ouvrir son WiFi n'est pas illégal en Finlande

Numerama, ici. 

Avviata una consultazione pubblica per la nuova comunicazione sugli impegni

AGCM, qui 

Refusal to dismiss the class plaintiffs’ antitrust claims against Apple and the e-book sellers

Southern District of New York (Cote, J.),  Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 11-MD-2293 (DLC), here.
Apple's "contentions misconstrue the nature of the agreement
described in the Complaint.  Regardless of the nature of the
specific terms of the vertical Agency Agreements when examined
in isolation, the CAC plausibly alleges a horizontal agreement
among the publishers, furthered by Apple, to raise the prices of
eBooks and eliminate retail competition.  A horizontal agreement
to fix or raise prices is per se unreasonable", p. 53.

Structuring Competition in Privacy

R. Picker, presentation here. 

The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspectives

A. Katz, here. 

AG Mazák on AstraZeneca

Case C‑457/10 P, AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission, here. 

Hargreaves One Year On - An Assessment: Legal and International Implications

S. Ricketson, presentation here. 

Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in the EU Under Pressure

T.  Cook (Bird & Bird), presentation here. 

As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new details revealed

Paidcontent.com, here. 

La Hadopi a rencontré les équipes de François Hollande

Numerama.com, ici. 

Abandoning the Orphans: An Open Access Approach to Hostage Works

L. Pallas Loren, here. 

Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

On the Security of Cloud Storage Services

M. Borgmann, T. Hahn, M. Herfert, T. Kunz, M. Richter, U. Viebeg, S. Vowe (Sit.fraunhofer.de), here.

Policy Guidelines FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF OPEN ACCESS

UNESCO, here. 

The interface between competition policy and data protection

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2012 (Editorial), here.

Many Libraries - As the world's books go online, we must resist centralization.

Technologyreview.com, here. 

Key questions in the UK’s shift to open-access research

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

Inside the Georgia State Opinion

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Google casts its web across the African continent. Any complaints?

The Economist, here.

Competition Policy in Ireland: A Good Recession?

P.Gorecki, here. 

Information Privacy: A Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Audio, here. 

Georgia State U. Fair Use Case Decided

Cambridge University Press et al v Becker et al, here. 

New Competition Law in Portugal

"A new Competition Law has recently been approved by the Portuguese Parliament. This has overcome some of the main drawbacks of the previous law, and has strengthened the powers of the Portuguese Competition Authority. Moreover, a new specialist Court for Competition, Regulation and Supervision has also been created. We are confident that these two major changes are a significant step towards a more effective application of competition law in Portugal", Manuel Sebastião, here. See also Pmlj.com, here. 

Positionspapier zum Urheberrecht

VG WORT, hier. 

E-Lending Background Paper

IFLA, here. 

Markets in IP and Antitrust

H. Hovenkamp, here. Now also as journal article: "Response: Markets in IP and Antitrust" (the question: Is pepsi really a substitute for coke?).

Keeping the Internet Neutral

Nytimes.com, here. 

Neutralité du Net : l'UE et la France doivent suivre l'exemple des Pays-Bas

Laquadrature.net, ici. 

TU München bestellt Elsevier-Paket ab

Spiegel.de, hier. 

Chinese Monopoly Rules to Challenge State Firms

Online.wsj.com, here. 

THE TROUBLE WITH ACTA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANTICOUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

M. Geist, here. 

THE NEED FOR PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

FTC, before the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION - UNITED STATES SENATE, here. 

Online Sports Data Company not liable for use of Goal statistics from UK football matches

Twobirds.com, here. 

Does The First Amendment Create A Complete Defense For Google Against Antitrust Regulation?

Searchengineland.com, here. 

Cloud Computing - Privacy and data protection issues

"Sopot Memorandum", International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, here. 

ACTA and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

DRAFT OPINION of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, here. 

FTC Joins Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Filing Brief Supporting the Constitutionality of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Here. 

Where are the jobs? Ask the patent trolls

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Bilateral EPO – WIPO agreement makes for more efficient and balanced global patent system

EPO, Press Release, here. 

Audiovisual Media Services and Connected Devices: Past and Future Perspectives

EU Commission, here. 

The Folly of the FTC's Section Five Case Against Google

G. Manne, here. 

Public access to publicly-funded research

D. Willetts, here. 

The Library of Utopia

Technologyreview.com, here. 

SAS Institute Inc ./. World Programming Ltd - EuGH sichert europäischen Wettbewerb zwischen Softwarelösungen

Ifross.org, hier. 

Conflict Resolution, Public Goods and Patent Thickets

D. Harhoff, G. von Graevenitz, S. Wagner, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights and the WTO: Innovation Dynamics, Commercial Copyrights and International Governance

O. Budzinski, K. Monostori, here. 

Integrating payments in the EU: A new approach

J. Almunia, here. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : 'La loi bafoue le droit d'auteur'

Actualitte.com, ici. 

America’s First Patent Thicket: Sewing Machine War of the 1850s

A. Mossoff, here. 

Strong and independent data protection authorities: the bedrock of the EU's data protection reform

V. Reding, here. 

Google's Wi-Fi-scanning travails

The Economist, here. 

Pourquoi la Culture est devenue le mouton noir de l’Open Data en France

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici. 

Google and Search Engine Market Power

M. Patterson, here. 

Considering the Role of Data Caps and Usage Based Billing in Internet Access Service

Know your limits, A. Odlyzko, B. St. Arnaud, E. Stallman, M. Weinberg, here. 

AG Trstenjak: only in the EU established undertakings can register their trade marks as .eu domain names

Opinion in Case C-376/11 Pie Optiek v Bureau Gevers, here.

ACCC to probe petrol price fixing among retailers

Abc.net.au, here. 

La guerre du droit de prêt en Belgique

Enssib.fr, ici. 

Behavioural Economics and EU Competition Law: Knocking on Open Doors? The Case of Art. 102 TFEU

A. Skourtis, here. 

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy

Informationweek.com, here. 

NGA's commentary on the ICN week in Brazil

W. Blumenthal, here. 

A universal digital library is within reach

P. Samuelson, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights, Interoperability and Compulsory Licensing: Merits and Limits of the European approach

F. Marty, J. Pillot, here. 

Diffusion de données nominatives par les Archives: délibération de la CNIL

Papiers-poussieres.fr, ici. 

FRAND abuse: German court hands Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox 360

Fosspatents.com, here.