Vertical Restraints In Electronic Commerce: An Economic Perspective

Lear Competition Note, here. 

EU Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Penguin in e-books market

Press Release, here. 

Revente de fichiers numériques d’occasion

Laquadrature.net. ici. 

Privacy and Antitrust: Underpants Gnomes, the First Amendment, and Subjectivity

J. Cooper, here. 

FTC Finalizes Settlement in Google Motorola Mobility Case

FTC.gov, here. 

Canada’s Competition Tribunal rejects commissioner’s challenge to Visa and MasterCard rules

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here. 

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization

C VanGrasstek, here. 

Projet de loi relatif à la consommation (action de groupe)

B. Lasserre, ici. 

Cloud Computing: An Overview of the Technology and the Issues facing American Innovators

Hearing, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, here. 

Crowdsourced Finnish copyright bill headed to parliament

Pcworld.com, here. 

Pay-for-Delay Deals: Limiting Competition and Costing Consumers

FTC, here.

Thyssen muss weitere Millionenstrafe zahlen

Faz.net, hier. 

Point d'étape sur les actions répressives à l'encontre de Google en Europe

Cnil.fr, ici.

South African Competition Tribunal confirms settlement with 13 construction firms

Bdlive.co.za, here. 

Why I think the Apple e-books antitrust decision will (or at least should) be overturned

G. Manne, here.

Introduction effects of the Australian plain packaging policy on adult smokers: a cross-sectional study

M. Wakefield, L. Hayes, S. Durkin, R. Borland, here. 

EU Kills Net Neutrality, Threatens Online Openness

G. Moody, here. 

Legal aspects of free and open source software - compilation of briefing notes

European Parliament, here. 

Statutory Audit Services: Provisional Remedy Package

UK Competition Commission, here. 

Protecting Shared and Widely Distributed Traditional Knowledge: Issues, challenges and options

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, here. 

Adventures in the Netherlands - Spotify, Piracy and the new Dutch experience

Spotify, here. 

Issues for Two-Sided Platforms in Canadian Competition Law

G. Bishop, here. 

e-books: Vertical participation in hub and spoke agreements

Competition Bulletin, here. 

Becker on reforming the patent system

Becker-Posner blog, here.

BGH: UsedSoft

Pressemitteilung hier.

The Impact of Reverse-Fixed Payments on Competition

G. Schaffer (for the OFT), here.

Swedish Court asks preliminary questions to ECJ about linking to content

Futureofcopyright.com, here.

Oracle's Reply Brief in Google Copyright Case

Fosspatents.com, here

Competition in the Context of Financial Crisis

American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law 60th Spring Meeting, the Antitrust source,here.

Miracle In Marrakesh: “Historic” Treaty For Visually Impaired Agreed

IP-watch.org, here.

AG Jääskinen on search engines and lack of responsibility for personal data appearing on web pages they process

Case C-131/12, Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, here. 

Behavioural Economics and Competition Policy

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, here (pdf file). Oxera Report (pdf file), here. 

European Publishers, Others Slam Google On “Abusive” Practices, Ask EC To Reject Google Proposal

TechCrunch.com, here. 

New Draft Text Shows Progress On WIPO Treaty On Books For The Print-Disabled

Ip-watch.org, here. 

“Reverse Payment” Settlements Subject to Greater Antitrust Scrutiny: Implications of Supreme Court FTC v. Actavis Ruling

McDermott, Will & Emery, here. 

Engagements pour mettre fin à l'« inertie du marché »: Fret maritime Europe-Antilles

Autorité de la Concurrence, ici. 

Commissioner Wright Moves to Advance Discussion on FTC Act Section 5

A. Murino, here. 

The Fate of Apple and Antitrust: Overcoming Confusion About the eBooks Case

C. Sagers, here. 

WIPO Negotiators Reach Breakthrough On “3-Step Test” In Treaty For Blind

Ip-watch.org, here.

Eurocities: Statement on Open Data

Here.

USPTO releases 142 pages of emails sent by MPAA to USPTO over the treaty for the blind

Keionline.org, here.

Technological Protection Measures and the Blind: Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial

Benetech, here.

The Apple e-book antitrust case: The summations

CnnMoney, here.

It’s Settled: Pay-for-Delay Challenges Had a Big Week

M. Carrier, here.

How EU Competition Law Applies To Data Collection Issues

Jdsupra.com, here.

UK Draft Statutory Exceptions for Education, Libraries & Research

Ipo.gov.uk, here.

Members Of US Congress Seek Pressure On India Over IP Rights

Ip-watch.org, here. 

Here’s Apple’s Closing Slide Deck in E-Book Case, and the DOJ’s, Too

Allthingsd.com, here. 

Genèse ReLIRE : la présomption des droits numériques et l'op-out

ActuaLitte.com, ici. 

Vatican calls for copyright changes to give better access to the blind

Catholicnews.com, here.

Rechtsstreit um exklusiven Zugriff von Juris auf Urteile des BVerfG geht weiter

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Putting Innovation Incentives Back in the Patent-Antitrust Interface

T. Cheng, here. 

Propuesta de Nuevo Código Mercantil

Aquì.

Marrakesh, delegates propose two pages of text on commercial availability

Keionline.org, here.

Bahn 2013: Reform zügig umsetzen!

Monopolkommission, Sondergutachten 64, hier.

Open data : nouvelle directive adoptée par le Parlement européen

Lagazettedescommunes.com, ici.

EU Commission fines Lundbeck and other pharma companies for delaying market entry of generic medicines

Press Release, here. 

Google’s Effort to Skirt Regulation May Invite More Scrutiny

Dealbook.nytimes.com, here. 

The European Orphan Works Directive: An EIFL Guide

Eifl.net, here.

Standpunkt zu vertikalen Preisbindungen

Bwb.gv.at, hier. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : le Conseil d'Etat questionne Matignon et Valois

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Test Of Political Flexibility In Final Lap For WIPO Treaty For The Blind Next Week

IP-watch.org, here. 

Google faces EU antitrust probe over Android licensing

ZdNet, here. 

UK Government Response to Shakespeare Review of Public Sector Information

Gov.uk, here. 

Ordini professionali: restrizione della la concorrenza attraverso intese finalizzate a reintrodurre le tariffe abrogate dalla legge

I749-I750-I753, qui. 

Trasporto marittimo: sanzionate Moby, Snav, Grandi Navi Veloci e Marinvest per intesa restrittiva della concorrenza

I743, qui.

Just-in-time inventions and the development of standards: How firms use opportunistic strategies to obtain standard-essential patents (SEPs)

B. Kang and R. Bekkers, here. 

Supreme Court Says Human Genes Aren't Patentable

Online.wsj.com, here. 

First comment on the Commission's proposed directive on antitrust damage action

P. Buccirossi, here. 

Institutional experimentation? The integration of competion law and regulation enforcement in Spain

F. Marcos, J. Mora-Sanguinetti, here. 

Emerging Economies: Different Economic Problems, Same Competition Law?

S. Ennis, Presentation here 

The UK Competition and Markets Authority: a new institution to tackle a new set of challenges

A. Chrisholm, here. 

EU unlocks a great new source of online innovation (open data)

N. Kroes, here. 

EU Commission explores copyright questions related to data mining

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Wettbewerb: Preiskartelle überall?

Wirtschaftsdienst.eu, hier. 

US Chamber letter to USPTO opposes fair use, expresses "concerns" about WIPO treaty for blind

Keionline.org, here. 

EU Commission published proposals for private antitrust litigation

McDermott Will & Emery, here. 

Measuring Patent Quality: Indicators of Technological and Economic Value

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, 2013/03, here. 

Kartellschadensersatz

Kartellblog.de, hier. 

La UE agiliza la petición de daños y perjuicios para víctimas de cárteles

Cincodias.com, aquì.

Commission proposes legislation to facilitate damage claims by victims of antitrust violations

Press Release, here. 

EU to slap ban on online blocking

Euobserver.com, here. 

When Your Data Is Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?

Npr.org, here. 

Microsoft brief stresses that standard-setting would be a 'blatant antitrust violation' without FRAND

Fosspatents.com, here. 

Diritto d'autore e biblioteche in chiave evolutiva

S. Vezzoso (autrice del blog), presentazione qui. 

Royaume-Uni: Une Loi-cadre à propos des oeuvres orphelines et des licences collectives étendues

Axelbeelen.wordpress.com, ici. 

Informe al Anteproyecto de Ley de Reforma de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil

CNC, aquì.

Who is a patent troll?

Bostonglobe.com, here. 

British booksellers call on government to follow France in fight against Amazon

Mhpbooks.com, here. 

Draft legislation on copyright exceptions in the UK

Ipo.gov.uk, here.
Drafts for the other exceptions will be released as soon as they are ready.

Télévision payante: trois offres de référence de Groupe Canal Plus approuvées

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Alegaciones de la Conferencia de Rectores a la reforma de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual

Crue.org, aquì.

Vollständiger Ausschluss der Akteneinsicht (auch gegenüber dem Kronzeugen) verstößt gegen EU-Recht

L. Maritzen, hier (Kartellblog.de).

Members of Congress call on FTC to prosecute patent trolls

TheVerge.com, here. 

Student Privacy in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, here. 

Erste Lesung des Gesetzes zur Nutzung verwaister und vergriffener Werke

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

App Developers File Amicus Brief in Support of Google

Groklaw.net, here. 

Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet

Council of Foreign Relations, here (pdf file).

A Puzzling Graph on eBook Prices and the DOJ Case

J. Gans, here. 

CJEU on action for damages and access to the file

Case C‑536/11, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Donau Chemie AG et al., here.