Stellungnahme zur Debatte um das „Geistige Eigentum“

K.-N. Pfeifer, hier. 

Online Infringement of Copyright and the Digital Economy Act 2010

UK Ofcom, here. 

State action as one of “The Global Limits of Competition Law”

D. Gerard, here. 

Public Policy Implications of New Technology

J. Grimmelmann, testimony on New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space and the Implications for Public Policy, written testimony here, video here. 

EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of ACTA By European Parliament Next Week

TechDirt, here. 

Pharmacies Allege Antidepressant Manufacturers Hampered Generic Competition

Rite Aid Corp et al. v. Wyeth Inc. et al, Complaint here. 

Quand Google défie le droit, par Alain Strowel

Ipdigit.eu, ici. 

Antitrust Enforcement and Media Industries: Competition and Beyond

G. Kimmelman, here. 

CIVIL LIBERTIES AND COMPETITION POLICY

B. Foer, here. 

Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications

Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings ("Finch Report"), here. 

Oracle ./ Google – Verwendung von Teilen der Java-API keine Urheberrechtsverletzung

D. Jansen, hier. 

Open Data : 20 questions qui se posent au gouvernement français

Libertic.wordpress.com, ici. 

Spanish Supreme Court rules in favour of Google search engine (copyright)

R. Xalabarder, here. 

France -Youtube guilty but not liable? some more precisions on the status of hosting providers

C. Jasserand, here. 

Clear roads ahead? Judgment on selective distribution systems from the European Court of Justice

G. Bushell, here. 

Can Consumer Choice Promote Trans-Atlantic Convergence of Competition Law and Policy?

T. Rosch, here. 

ABA Submits Comments to DOJ Re Agency Model

Bookweb.org, here. 

Some French fresh air to the Google Books project

The1709blog.blogspot.fr, here

UK Consultation on Copyright: Summary of Responses

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Economic crisis splits EU education

Scienceguide.nl, here. 

Ex-NFL players' antitrust claims are royalties claims, says court

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. 

Daniel Zimmer: Viele von uns zahlen zu hohe Wasserpreise

Faz.net, hier. 

Dynamic Analysis and the Limits of Antitrust Institutions

D. Ginsburg, J. Wright, here. 

Offizieller Entwurf zum Leistungsschutzrecht veröffentlicht

Irights.info, hier. 

ECJ ruling on copyright in software

Taylorwessing.com, here. 

Parliamentarians discuss UK copyright reform

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

LA PART D’OMBRE DE GOOGLE LIVRES

Owni.fr, ici. 

Modeling Interactions between User and Producer Innovation: User-Contested and User-Complemented Markets

C. Raasch, E. von Hippel, here. 

Finnish Geodata Opened Up

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

FDP bezieht Position zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Heise.de, hier. 

Diskussionspapier der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion zum Urheberrecht in der digitalen Gesellschaft

Blogfraktion.de, hier. 

Freedom of Choice - The Emergence of a Powerful Concept in European Competition Law

P. Nihoul, here. 

Les enjeux de l’extension de l’Open Data au monde de l’entreprise

Internetactu.net, ici. 

Google announces digital book venture in France

PaidContent.org, here.
"Google said the new deal is not directly tied to a law passed by France this spring that creates a new royalty collection mechanism for out-of-print works that will be owned in part by the state and managed in part by the Bibliothèque nationale. But the company added the law is accelerating efforts to put digital copies of the publishers’ books into circulation" (emphasis added).

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DEL CONSIGLIO NOTARILE DI MILANO PER POSSIBILE INTESA RESTRITTIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA

Provvedimento n. 23606, qui. 

MS and privacy: data on people’s online behaviour are worth both paying for and arguing over

The Economist, here. 

Libraries 2020: Imagining the library of the (not too distant) future

K. Purcell, here (slide 52 ff.). 

Google: Writing a new chapter for French books

Googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com, here. 

A Conundrum of Permissions: Installing Applications on an Android Smartphone

P. Gage Kelley, S.  Consolvo, L. Faith Cranor, J. Jung, N. Sadeh, D. Wetherall, here. 

Pharmaceutical prices under regulation: Tiered copayments and reference pricing in Germany

A. Herr, M. Suppliet, here. 

Curing the Problem of Software Patents

M. Risch, here. 

Anti-Piracy Patent Stops Students From Sharing Textbooks

TorrentFreak, here. 

OFT’s Proposed Reforms Fall Short of Ensuring Independence in Antitrust Decision Making

B. Lyons, here. 

Piratenpartei CH zur Modernisierung des Urheberrechts

Positionspapier, hier. 

Argentina takes steps towards open access law

Scidev.net, here. 

Wasserpreise: Flucht ins Trockene

Faz.net, hier. 

Antitrust enforcement: Challenges old and new

J. Almunia, here. 

China amends patent law in fight for cheaper drugs

Reuters.com, here. 

Sharing the knowledge burden

The Economist, here. 

AstraZeneca V. EC — Reflections on the Advocate General’s Opinion

Covington & Burling LLP, here. 

Comune di Sestu (Sardegna) pubblica i dati di bilancio secondo i criteri degli open data

Notizia qui; Sestu qui. 

Getting Started with Open Data: A Guide for Transportation Agencies

S. Kaufman, R. Wagner, here. 

Google's Antitrust Problem is All About Privacy

Slate.com, here. 

New licence will allow law firm clients free access to publishers' work

Out-law.com, here. 

Patent Oppositions as Competitive Tools: An Analysis of the Major Players in the European Market of White Goods

A. Sterlacchini, here. 

Piraten und Urheberrecht: eine Übersicht

Piratenpartei-bayern.de, hier. 

L’OPEN DATA À LA CROISÉE DES CHEMINS JURIDIQUES

Owni.fr, ici. 

Kleine Tankstellen gegen große Mineralölkonzerne

Deutscher Bundestag, hier. 

FTC on import bans in matters involving RAND-encumbered standard essential patents

Statement to the International Trade Commission, here.

The Economist on Data Mining and the Analysis of Insurance Risk

Here. 

Droits de diffusion des matches du championnat de football de Ligue 2

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Off Topic (?): Are we living in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451?

Gigaom.com, here. 

Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems

J. Palfrey and U. Gasser, Video from the book launch here (References at 48:33; Q&A 48:44).

Wettbewerb und Rekommunalisierung

F. Engelsing, hier (via kartellblog.de). 

The Essential Facilities Doctrine – What was Wrong in Microsoft?

L. Hou, here. 

Bundeskartellamt erlässt Preissenkungsverfügung gegen Berliner Wasserbetriebe von insgesamt 254 Mio. € für die Jahre 2012 bis 2015

Bundeskartellamt.de, hier. 

CERN adopts new scheme for easy access to intellectual property

Cern.ch, here. 

LA SUISSE ÉTUDIE UNE PROPOSITION DE LÉGALISATION DU PARTAGE NON-MARCHAND

Paigrain.debatpublic.net, ici. 

AMICI CURIAE US AND FTC ON WALKER PROCESS CLAIMS

RITZ CAMERA & IMAGE, LLC, v. SANDISK CORPORATION, here. 

L’ouverture des données publiques (« Open data »)

Conseil national du numérique, ici.

Energiewende - „Auf uns rollt ein Kosten-Tsunami zu“

Faz.net, hier. 

Shining Light into Black Boxes

A. Morin,  J. Urban, P. D. Adams, I. Foster, A. Sali,  D. Baker, P. Sliz, here. 

.combat: A messy and expensive row is brewing over new suffixes for internet addresses

The Economist, here. 

EU MS support for WIPO "books for blind people" treaty spring 2012

Euroblind.org, here. 

COPYRIGHT IS NOT ABOUT COPYING

A. Drassinower, here. 

Open Data in Cultural Heritage Institutions

D. Dietrich and J. Pekel, here. 

MARKET DEFINITION

OECD background paper by U. Schwalbe and F. Maier-Rigaud, here. 

STOCKTAKING ON EVALUATION

P. Ormosi, here. 

THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL ANTITRUST

M. Stucke, here. 

Libro bianco per il riutilizzo dell’informazione del settore pubblico

EVPSI, here. 

Emaar let off the hook in abuse of dominant position

Thehindubusinessline.com, here. 

L’économie numérique des biens culturels: la droite, la gauche et la licence globale

Fondation Jean-Jaurès, NOTE n° 135, ici. 

REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES AFTER THE TRANSPOSITION OF THE SERVICES DIRECTIVE

CNC, here (Spanish here). 

Compulsory licensing, price controls, and access to patented foreign products

E. Bond and K. Saggi, here.

Off-Topic: George Soros at Trento Economics Festival

Video here, remarks here. 

What Does the Georgia State Decision Mean for Libraries?

An ARL Briefing with J. Band and B. Brandon, here. 

No perks for Java

The Economist, here. 

Google warned to change search results or face court over antitrust issues

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

The potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo

L. Bennett, here. 

Google Files Complaint in Europe Against Microsoft, Nokia

Businessweek.com, here.

Competition in search and the alleged “manipulation” of search results

A. Lofaro, presentation here.

Policy Challenges of Cross-Border Cloud Computing

R. Berry and M. Reisman, here. 

Open Data in Trentino - Opportunities and Challenges

M. Napolitano, presentation here. 

Three Key EU Parliament Committees Vote 'Just Say No' To ACTA

Techdirt.com, here. 

Impacts of Patent Expiry and Regulatory Policies on Daily Cost of Pharmaceutical Treatments: OECD Countries, 2004-2010

E. Berndt and P. Dubois, here.

The Antitrust/Consumer Protection Paradox: Two Policies at War with Each Other

J. Wright, here. 

No Copyrights on APIs: Judge Defends Interoperability and Innovation

Eff.org, here. 

Google Books Class Certified

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Justizministerin für mehr Nutzerfreiheiten im Urheberrecht

Heise.de, hier. 

The EU Competition Rules on Intellectual Property Licensing

Slaughter & May, here.