Large patent holders hate this reform proposal. That’s a good sign.

Washingtonpost.com, here..

House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte releases new discussion draft legislation to address patent litigation abuse

IPO.org, here. 

Don’t wait for Congress, says judge in Google Books case

PaidContent.org, here.
Transcript of the hearing here. 

Zweitverwertungsrecht: Mehr Open Access oder bloßer Placebo?

E. Steinhauer, hier. 

Does copyright law work? New and ongoing empirical research suggests: not always

Columbia Journalism Review, here. 

La gestion collective a commencé pour les oeuvres du registre ReLIRE

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Android and the Tesco Effect

G. Moody, here. 

Will Netflix help fight online piracy in the Netherlands?

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Erixon: TTIP will move to fast track if first results come early

Euractiv.com, here. 

Judge appears to back Google's defense of digital books project

Cnet.com, here. 

Open-Government Laws Fuel Hedge-Fund Profits

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Federal Court Rules That Patent Infringement Can Violate Antitrust Laws

Bracewell&Giuliani, here.

The US ebooks judgment: A view from across the Atlantic

Bristows.com, here. 

Open Data: Broad, Deep, Connected

Open Knowledge Conference, Programme here, Stream Archive here. 

Mastercard et Visa: baisse significative de leurs principales commissions interbancaires respectives

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Crackdown on fake online reviews sees 19 companies fined

TheVerge.com, here. 

The Future of Reverse Payment Settlements in the wake of FTC v. Actavis

Symposium, Preprints here (antitrustprof_blog)

Google/Waze: Initial Undertakings Given by Google to the OFT

Here. 

Google Maps versus OpenStreetMap: charting new territory on the Web?

Inaglobal.fr, ici. 

Wie sich der Bundesrat aus der Schlinge einer Ablehnung des Zweitverwertungsrechts zieht

R. Kuhlen, hier. 

Exception "handicap" au droit d'auteur et développement de l'offre de publications accessibles à l'ère numérique

Ministère de la Culture, Inspection générale des affaires culturelles, ici, ici. 

Spotify veut se démarquer avec des contenus exclusifs

Numerama.com, ici. 

Open Data: Not Just Good. Better

Opencorporates, Presentation, here. 

Solving the Orphan Works Problem for the United States

D. Hansen, K. Hashimoto, G. Hinze, P. Samuelson, J. Urban, here. 

AG Sharpston on technological protection measures

The1709Blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Spar-Chef erhebt Spionagevorwürfe gegen die Wettbewerbsbehörde

Salzburg.com, hier. 

VG Wort will Leistungsschutzrecht-Gelder eintreiben

Heise.de, hier.

Private copying levy: The aftershocks of Padawan

L. Guibault, here. 

The Role of Voluntary Agreements in the U.S. Intellectual Property System

US House, Hearing, written testimonies here. 

Meeting Highlights Use Of Open Data In Science, Health And Sustainable Development

Ip-watch.org, here. 

Understanding the Role of Search in Online Piracy

Prepared by Millward Brown Digital for the MPAA, here. 

Licensing of spatial Open Data: FreeGIS.net Data license guidelines

Epsiplatform.eu, here.

TTIP: Die Wunschlisten der Lobbyisten

Blog.die-linke.de, hier.

Data protection reform: restoring trust and building the digital single market

V. Reding, here.

The Coase Theorem and Big Business

NYTimes.com, here.

Challenges in Competition Policy and Regulation in a Globalizing World

Panel, Video here.

• Justus Haucap (Monopolkommission)
  
• Kai-Uwe Kühn (Europäische Kommission)
  
• Jorge Padilla (Compass Lexecon Europe)

Challenging Times for Multilateralism

F. Gurry, here. 

Informe sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de modificación del Texto Refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual y de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil

CNC, aquì. 

Open data : le rappel à l'ordre de Matignon aux ministères

LesEchos.fr, ici. 

The 2013 Marrakesh Treaty: Providing Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Print Disabled

Program on Information Justice and the Public Interest, American University Law School, Public Forum, Video here. 

Institutional Advantage in Competition and Innovation Policy

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Antitrust And Innovation: Rebalancing The Scale

J. Brill, here. 

Commissioner Wright (FTC) takes antitrust-minimalist position on standard-essential patents

Foss.patents.com, here. 

Net Neutrality Delayed, Net Neutrality Denied

M. Copps, here. 

Parliamentary questions in The Netherlands about copyright and the distribution of e-books

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

European Research Council funds arXiv – a taste of changes to come

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

No competition minister in Australia's new Cabinet

J. Clarke, here. 

Touch ID: Datenschützer warnt vor Fingerscanner in iPhone

Spiegel.de, hier. 

EU competition policy and innovation

J. Almunia, here. 

Single Digital Market: Brussels Drops the Call

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Rémunération des artistes sur Internet : la SPEDIDAM perd une nouvelle fois

PCImpact.com, here. 

Developing an Evidence Base on Orphan Works

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Competition Policy and Knowledge-Based Capital

OECD, Key Findings, here.

The AUCC Guidelines: another Trojan Horse?

A. Katz, here. 

Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales

OECD, Policy Roundtable, here. 

SSOs, FRAND, and Antitrust: Lessons from the Economics of Incomplete Contracts

J. Wright, here. 

The ‘miracle of Marrakesh’: negotiating the VIP Treaty for books for the blind

N. Suzor, here. 

EDRi’s “FAQs” on net neutrality: a rebuttal

R. Heath, here. 

Enforcement of the competition rules – next steps for reform

G. Barling, here. 

La grogne des taxis contre la concurrence des smartphones

Liberation.fr, ici. 

Telekom - Netz der Zukunft

Netzneutralitaet.cc, Video, ab 1:38, hier.

Commissioner Kroes misses historic opportunity to guarantee net neutrality

M. Schaake, here. 

Russia's Latest Idea: An Internet Whitelist For Copyright Materials

Techdirt.com, here. 

Facebook Privacy Change Is Subject of F.T.C. Inquiry

NYTimes.com, here. 

Benzinpreis-App im Bürokratiestau

Blog.zdf.de, hier. 

FRAND part of Posner ruling likely to be affirmed

Fosspatents.com, here. 

Google rivals seek review of new concessions in E.U. antitrust case

Computerworld.com, here. 

Copyright and the Government: The ‘Missing’ Proviso in Section 105

R. Picker, here. 

Decision standards for price-based exclusionary strategies: The equally efficient competitor test in the light of Post-Danmark

F. Marty, Presentation, here. 

Kroes' Unacceptable Anti-Net Neutrality Law Rushed Despite Criticisms

LaQuadrature.net, here. 

Agreed Use and Fair Use: The Economic Effects of Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions

G. Barker, here.

Legal battle between Cisco and Multiven flares up with EU antitrust complaint

ITWorld.com, here. 

Fiscalité du numérique: le Gouvernement salue une "contribution utile" du CNNum

Numerama.com, ici. Avis ici. 

iPhones, fingerprints and privacy

P. Bernal, here. 

Opposition to Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers’ request to exempt e-readers from the accessibility requirement

Organizations representing the interests of people with disabilities, here. 

Privacy and Big Data - Making Ends Meet

J. Polonetsky, O. Tene, here. 

2013 OECD Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data

OECD, here. 

Leak: DG JUSTICE Analysis Of Kroes' Attack On Net Neutrality

Edri.org, here. 

CNMC: perfil político y técnico bajo para la nueva institución

Cincodias.com, aquì.

Kroes’s telecoms plan faces Commission hostility

EurActiv.com, here. 

Evaluating Graduated Response

R. Giblin, here. 

Bid-Rigging in Canada: Recent Developments

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here. 

UK open-access route too costly, report says

Nature.com, here. 

Open Access

UK Parliament, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Volume I here, Volume II here. 

Some thoughts on the new anti-Google (Android) complaint

Chilling Competition, here. 

Status of the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation: Where Do We Stand?

C. Burton, A. Pateraki, here. 

Broadcasters' court victories over FilmOn X threaten Aereo's expansion

TheVerge.com, here. 

Verizon v. FCC

Oral argument, audio here. 

The Commissioner of Competition v. VisaCanada Corporation and MasterCard International Incorporated

Competition Tribunal, File No.: CT-2010-10, here. 

Draft secondary legislation to regulate collecting societies

Consultation, ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Illegales E-Book-Portal will Verleger zu Allianz zwingen

Wiwo.de, hier.

IP for Small Business

UK IPO, App, Android store, Apple store.

D.C.’s cab rules should put consumers first

J. Wright, here.

What To Do If You Get A Patent Troll Demand

C. Chien, here.

L'école numérique prend forme aux Pays-Bas, la France est plus timide

Numerama.com, ici.

The Fertilizer Oligopoly: The Case for Global Antitrust Enforcement

C.Taylor, D. Moss, here. 

Judge in ebook price-fixing case issues permanent injunction against Apple

TheVerge.com, here. 

Nach PRISM: Europas Datenschutz braucht jetzt Vorfahrt

V. Reding, hier.

Gemeinsam für einen starken europaweiten Datenschutz

Europäische Kommission, Memo, hier. 

Breathing Space for Cloud-Based Business Models

M. Senftleben, here.