Licensing music works and transaction costs in Europe

KEA, here. 

Network Neutrality and Privacy According to Art. 8 ECHR

B.-J. Koops, J. Sluijs, here. 

Copyright, Interfaces, and a Possible Atlantic Divide

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), here.
Abstract: "Recent copyright cases on both sides of the Atlantic focused on important interoperability issues. While the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Ltd. assessed data formats under the EU Software Directive, the ruling by the Northern District of California Court in Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. dealt with application programming interfaces. The European decision is rightly celebrated as a further important step in the promotion of interoperability in the EU. This article argues that, despite appreciable signs of convergence across the Atlantic, the assessment of application programming interfaces under EU law could still turn out to be quite different, and arguably much less pro-interoperability, than under U.S. law."

HathiTrust: A Landmark Copyright Ruling

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

ACTA Has Changed the European IP Climate

A. Metzger, here. 

Spanish Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Google Search Engine…and a Flexible Reading of Copyright Statutes?

R. Xalabarder, here. 

Mobile Device Location Data - Additional Federal Actions Could Help Protect Consumer Privacy

US GAO, here. 

The French Laws "Hadopi # 1&2 "

A.-S. Vassenaix-Paxton, Presentation here. 

Internet Classified Ads Become Antitrust Battleground

Antitrusttoday.com, here. 

List of Submitted Amendments to the PSI Directive

EP ITRE Committee, here. 

Why Google is right and the Authors Guild is wrong on book scanning

Gigaom.com, here. 

Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy in the Information Technology Sector – a Searle Center Conference Recap

Techpolicy.com, here. 

When Internet Traffic and Peering Agreement meet French Competition Law

Berkeleyantitrust.blogspot.com, here. 

HathiTrust Wins on Fair Use, and just about everything else

M. Sag, here.

Court Rules on HathiTrust and Fair Use

K. Crews, here. 

The America Invents Act 500: Effects of Patent Monetization Entities on US Litigation

R. Feldman, S. Jeruss, J. Walker, here

Authors Guild v. Hathitrust

US District Court Southern District of New York, 11 CV 6351 (HB), Opinion and Order here.

SDO IP Policies in Dynamic Industries

D. Teece, P. Grindley,  E. Sherry, written contribution to the ITU Patent Roundtable, here (Word file).

The Federal Trade Commission’s Investigation of Google

D. Oliver, D. Racheter, here.

Deezer's streaming music service now available in 160 countries, US market 'not ready'

TheVerge.com, here. 

Widening Scrutiny of Google’s Smartphone Patents

NYTimes.com, here. 

WIPO's Contribution to ITU Patent Roundtable

Here (Word file). Full list of written contributions here. 

Open Access is the Default in Europe

Dw.de, here. 

Canada Copyright Board on the tariffs of online music services

Decision, here..

Opinion 08/2012 providing further input on the data protection reform discussions

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here.

FTC Submits Amicus Brief Explaining that Drug Companies Use “No-Authorized Generic” Agreements to Delay Generic Competition

Ftc.gov, here.

Privacy and Modern Advertising: Most US Internet Users Want “Do Not Track” to Stop Collection of Data About their Online Activities

C. Hoofnagle, J. Urban, S. Li, here. 

Google's privacy policy: EU data protection chiefs 'to act within days'

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Privacy Regulation and Market Structure

J. Campbell, A. Goldfarb, C. Tucker, here. 

The Shadow of Steve Jobs in Apple’s Maps Push

Nytimes.com, here. 

Privacy by Design: A Counterfactual Analysis of Google and Facebook Privacy Incidents

I. Rubinstein, N. Good, here. 

A private celebration: Waves turns five!

DSRI-Vorträge u.a. zu aktuellen Datenschutzthemen

Legalmemory.blogspot.com, here. 

International Survey on Private Copying

Stichting de Thuiskopie, WIPO, here.

The Patent, Used as a Sword

Nytimes.com, here. 

The New Google-AAP Settlement: Some Questions and Antitrust Speculations

A. Katz, here. 

A Google book deal is good for everyone — except maybe Amazon

Gigaom.com, here. 

What Does the Chicago School Teach About Internet Search and the Antitrust Treatment of Google?

R. Bork, J. Sidak, here. 

French Rules Governing Post Mortem Transmission of Droit de Suite Held Constitutional

The1709blog.blogspot.fr, here. 

The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation

Vancouver Declaration (draft recommendations), here. 

Europeanization of EU member-state competition policy: The commission’s leadership role

P. Barros, J. Clougherty and J. Seldeslachts, here. 

FTC Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review in AndroGel "Pay-for-Delay" Case

 Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc, petition for certiorari, here. 

Oracle and Google File Appeals

Groklaw, here. 

Do-Not-Track Standards Discussion Heats Up

Privacyassociation.org, here. 

Google, Publishers Settle Lawsuit over Book Scanning

Publishersweekly.com, here. See also AAP's statement here. 

Datenschutz versus Technologie?

Computerwoche.de, hier. 

Aktuelles zum Urheberrecht aus Deutschland

C. Sprang, Audio hier. 

Digital archives: Don't let copyright block data mining

M. Jockers, M. Sag & J. Schultz, Nature.com, here. 

Microsoft Faces $7.4B Euro Fine for “Error” of Missing Browser Ballots

Redherring.com, here. 

Patent Wars: EU’s Top Regulator Takes Front Line Position

McDermott Will & Emery, here. 

Statistical, Ecosystems and Competitiveness Analysis of the Media and Content Industries: The Newspaper Publishing Industry

A. Leurdijk, M. Slot, O. Nieuwenhu, here. 

Charging for PSI re-use

EPSI Platform, here. 

Proposte di riforma concorrenziale ai fini della Legge annuale per il mercato e la concorrenza anno 2013

AGCM, qui.

Antitrust Enforcement Regimes: Fundamental Differences

K. Hylton, here. 

Should the FTC Sue Google Over Search?

Panel discussion hosted by TechFreedom, Video here. 

WHEN ANTITRUST MET FACEBOOK

C. Yoo, here. 

SOCIAL NETWORKS, ADVERTISING, AND ANTITRUST

C. Tucker and A. Marthews, here.

ANTITRUST AND THE MOVEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

ANTITRUST IN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES: IMPROVING THE FEDERAL ANTITRUST JOINT VENTURE

W. Kovacic, here. 

Intellectual Property and Human Rights in the Nonmultilateral Era

P. Yu, iposgoode.ca, here. 

Data Days: Datenschutz so wichtig wie Umweltschutz

Heise.de, hier. 

A Network of Competition Advocates

E. Perez Motta, here. 

Project empowers open data in public administration

Researchinformation.info, here. 

Programa de Clemencia

CNC, Video (0:47), aquí. Ver también Vídeo sobre el "programa de clemencia" elaborado por la Autoridad Holandesa de Defensa de la Competencia, con los subtítulos en español adaptando parte de su contenido a la regulación española, aquì.

WIPO: The Year in Review

F. Gurry, here. 

New small claims track for businesses with IP disputes

News.bis.gov.uk, here.

Search engine freedom: on the implications of the right to freedom of expression for the legal governance of Web search engines

J. Van Hoboken, here. 

Report of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to the fiftieth session of the WIPO General Assembly

WIPO.int, here. 

Ansgar Ohly: Fast jeder Urheberrechtler lehnt das Leistungsschutzrecht ab

IGEL, hier. 

Do patent and copyright law restrict competition and creativity excessively?

R. Posner, here. 

Dutch Royal Library: Public Interests over Private

Blogs.publishersweekly.com, here. 

Librarian Patience Has Run out on E-Book Lending Issues, Library Association Says

Digitalbookworld.com, here. 

Antitrust and Google search bias

Knowledgeproblem.com, here. 

Why Norway’s rigorous stance on Cloud computing highlights the primacy of strong privacy policies

Privacysurgeon.org, here. 

Is the google platform a two-sided market?

G. Luchetta, here. 

Cookie Law Across Europe

Cookiepedia.co.uk, here.

Let's Spread the Word About Fair Use

Chronicle.com, here. 

Understanding past merger remedies: report on case study research

UK Competition Commission, here. 

File-Sharing for Personal Use Declared Legal in Portugal

Torrentfreak.com, here. 

Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe

European Commission, here. See also the Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the document, here. 

Einleitung der Sektoruntersuchung Raffinerien und Mineralölgroßhandel

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

Responses of European competition policy to the challenges of the global economic crisis

A. Czékus, here. 

Fashion and copyright

The1709blog.blogspot.it, here. 

Apple reportedly waived one year of Google Maps contract in switch to iOS Maps

Appleinsider.com, here. 

Zukunftsforum: Quo vadis Urheberrecht?

Telemedicus.info, hier.

OECD: Economic crisis and weak outlook hit R&D

Oecd.org, here. 

HUNTING THE WILD GEESE: COMPETITION ANALYSIS IN A WORLD OF “FREE”

F. Polverino, here. 

Re-use of Public Procurement Data

Epsiplatform.eu, here.

Maßnahmen zur Steigerung des Wettbewerbs auf den Kraftstoffmärkten in Deutschland

J. Haucap, R. Dewenter, U. Heimeshoff, here.

Europe's Cloud Computing Strategy Calls for More Standardization

M.cio.com, here

MySQL: A Business Parable

- Open Source, the IP always owned

- LAMP web stack, MySQL a de-facto standard (FB, Google, Twitter, Yahoo)

- dual licensing (consulting and support, T-shirts sale: uninteresting to VC)
- VC, looking for an "exit"

- Sun and then Oracle acquisitions

- Oracle "not a charity"

From the Open Forum Europe 2012 Conference, here. 

MEDIDAS EN MATERIA DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS Y SERVICIOS FERROVIARIOS.

CNC, aquí.

LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHT: VERLEGER BLICKEN NACH EUROPA

Leistungsschutzrecht.info, hier. 

Proposed legislation in Finland aimed at preventing misuse of dominant market position of retail chains

Hs.fi, here. 

Private copying of infringing works: questions for the CJEU

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Patentverletzung vs. GPL-Verletzung

Ifross.org, hier

EuGH muss über elektronische Leseplätze entscheiden

Urheberrecht.org, hier

Antitrust Policy in the Information Age: Protecting Innovation and Competition

J. Wayland, here

Ten years on from the Budapest Open Access Initiative: setting the default to open

Soros.org, here. 

Facebook - Report of Re-Audit

Irish Data Protection Commissioner, here.