UK consultation on draft regulations for orphan works

Consultation document here.

Barnier on the Unified Patent Court and the risk of patent trolls

Answer to a MEP's question to the Commission, here.

La protection juridique d’une application mobile

Journaldunet.com, ici.

We should be worrying about Google’s assimilation and consolidation, and here’s why

Gigaom.com, here.

Scribd Responds to Writer Beware on Pirated Content

Publishersweekly.com, Here.

5 Industries Facing Disruption In 2014

Project-disco.org, here.

Bitcoin explained

Qz.com, here.

Open Data Licensing (With Emphasis on the Italian Public Sector): Guidelines for Choosing and Applying the Most Suitable License

C. Piana, S. Aliprandi, Presentations's video and slides here.

The Thomson Reuter Commitment Decision

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here.

The Comparative Law and Economics of Standard-Essential Patents and FRAND Royalties

T. Cotter, here.

How the Google Consent Order Alters the Process and Outcomes of Frand Bargaining

E. Dorsey, M. McGuire, here.

The ‘Anti-Amazon Law’ Is About To Become A Reality In France, But It’s Not A Bad Thing

Techcrunch.com, here.

Crowdfunding sans licences libres = piège à gogos ?

Scinfolex.com, ici.

Top Ten Internet Law Developments Of 2013

Forbes.com, here.

AG Cruz Villalón: l’exception de copie privée ne s’applique qu’aux reproductions réalisées à partir de sources licites

Affaire C‑435/12,  ACI Adam BV et al. contre Stichting de Thuiskopie, ici.

Patent Wars in 3D Printing: Afinia Refuses To Buckle Down Against Stratasys

Forbes.com, here.
See also "Many 3D Printing Patents Are Expiring Soon: Here’s A Round Up & Overview of Them", here.

Time to examine rules on data collection and privacy, US commerce secretary says

PcWorld.com, here.

La CNIL condamne lourdement Google à 2 minutes d'amende

Numerama.com, ici.

Patent Litigation Reform: Who Are You Calling a Troll?

J. Brill, here.

Use of meta search engine for data scraping infringes database right

Taylorwessing.com, here.

The Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Two Years Later

C. Kuner, C. Burton and A. Pateraki, here.

Previous update (September 2013) here. 

Allowing parodies within Hong Kong's copyright law: the benefits of an exception for user-generated content

P. Yu, here. 

Google’s Europe Foes Show No Sign of Letting Up in 2014

Blogs.wsj.com, here. ICOMP Report here (pdf download). 

Telematics data sharing, competition law and privacy rights

Out-law.com, here. 

The rise of the reputation economy

World Economic Forum (blog), here. 

Safe to be open: Study on the protection of research data and recommendations for access and usage

L. Guibault, A. Wiebe (Eds.), here. 

Hollywood studios sign up for W3C membership

Zdnet.com, here. 

Apple seeks removal of court-appointed antitrust monitor

Reuters.com, here. 

Bundesregierung: Das reine Betrachten eines Videostreams ist keine Urheberrechtsverletzung

Irights.info, hier.

Suivi des missions relatives au secteur culturel et au numérique après le rapport Lescure

Lasic.fr, ici.

When FRAND meets FOSS: Bottom Up or Top Down?

Consortiuminfo.org, here.

Standard-Essential Patents and the Problem of Hold-Up

J. Kattan, C. Wood, here.

Global Congress Declaration on Fundamental Public Interest Principles for International Intellectual Property Negotiations

Adopted at the Third Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, University of Cape Town, December 13, 2013, here.

2014 copyright policy tactics: Hollywood's stronger engagement with academic institutions and professors

Hollywoodreporter.com, here.

Narrative Report: WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), 26th session

Infoclio.ch, here.

Schlussbericht der schweizerischen Arbeitsgruppe zum Urheberrecht (AGUR12)

IPI.ch, hier.

Copyright Exhaustion Rationales and Used Software

A. Rubi Puig, here.

Google's Open Automotive Alliance: the battle for the dashboard is now

The Verge.com. here. 

Antitrust Marathon V: When in Rome Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law

P. Marsden, S. Weber Waller, P. Fabbio, here. 

Patent trolls & damages

Webinar presentation slides, here. 

Infringement Risk in Copyright-Intensive Industries

J. Band, J. Gerafi, here. 

EU favours licensing over copyright reform for libraries in latest international negotiations

IFLA.org, here. 

The Google Book project: is it fair use?

B. Sookman, here. 

Australian privacy law reform

Oaic.gov.au, here. 

Fashion and Intellectual Property

EuropeanaFashion.eu, here. 

What technological developments (and related legal issues) will 2014 bring?

Taylorwessing.com, here.

Competition law, intellectual property rights and dynamic analysis: Towards a new institutional “equilibrium ?”

F. Jenny, I. Lianos, H. Hovenkamp. F. Marshall, S. Sivaramjani Thambisetty, here.

Chapters, in detail:

I. Lianos, Introduction
S. Thamisetty, WHY PATENT LAW DOESN’T DO INNOVATION POLICY
H. Hovenkamp, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGE IN COMPETITION AND INNOVATION POLICY
F. Jenny, ANTICOMPETITIVE ABUSES OF PATENT SYSTEMS AND THE ROLE OF COMPETITION AUTHORITIES
F. Marshall, A STUDY OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH COLLABORATION

From Hydrogen Peroxide to Comcast: The New Rigor in Antitrust Class Actions

J. Keyte, P. Eckles, and K. Hoffman Lent, here. 

Monopsony 2013:Still Not Truly Symmetric

J. Jacobson, here. 

EU Competition Law Procedural Issues

I. Vanderborre, T. Goetz, here. 

JDownloader2: Neues Licht in der Frage wer, wann für Open Source Software haftet

Ifross.org, hier. 

Nains sans géants. Architecture décentralisée et services Internet

F. Musiani, ici.

The new drug war

The Economist, here.

Injunctions for Frand-Pledged Standard Essential Patents: The Quest for an Appropriate Test of Abuse Under Article 102 TFEU

N. Petit, here.

Die größten deutschen Kartellrechtsfälle

WiWo.de, hier.

Facebook after death: an evolving policy in a social network

D.  McCallig, here.

Supreme Court of Canada Emphasizes Balance in Determining Copyright Scope of Protection

M. Geist, here.

Fundamental Cultural Rights Must be at the Heart of Copyright Reform in Europe!

LaQuadrature.net, here.

Statement of the German Library Association at WIPO SCCR/26

Here.

EU's patience is running out, as massive antitrust fines loom over Google

Zdnet.com, here

Israel publishes bill on disability-related copyright exceptions

The1709blog, here.

OFT consults on amendments to proposed hotel online booking commitments

OFT.co.uk, here.

Commissione Europea su Regolamento AGCOM sul diritto d'autore

Lidis.it, here.

Completed acquisition by Motorola Mobility Holding (Google, Inc.) of Waze Mobile Limited

OFT, here.

Recommandation sur les cookies : quelles obligations pour les responsables de sites, quels conseils pour les internautes ?

CNIL.fr, ici.

LG Düsseldorf weist Millionenklage gegen Zementhersteller ab, weil Abtretungen sittenwidrig

Kartellblog.de, hier. 

Italian Communication Authority Approves Administrative Enforcement of Online Copyright Infringement

Cyberlaw.stanford.edu, here. 

EFTA Court Judgement on Principles Governing PSI Charging

Creditinfo Lánstraust hf. and Registers Iceland and the Icelandic State, Case E-7/13, 16 December 2013, here. 

Advocates Release Best Practices for Making Open Government Data “License-Free”

E-pluribusunum.com, here

Study on the application of Directive 2001/29/EC on copyright and related rights in the information society

De Wolf & Partners, here.

PSI Directive: Results of the Online Survey

EU Commission, here.

Cartel Damages Claims in the European Union: Have We Only Seen the Tip of the Iceberg?

D. Geradin, L.-A. Grelier, here. 

I motori di ricerca devono pagare le notizie

Lettera43.it, qui. V. anche G. Scorza "Agcom, Sovrana assoluta dei contenuti", qui e, dello stesso autore, "Web: e i diritti (d’autore) di 'noantri'?", qui. In questione è quello scempio dell'art. 5 del DDL collegato alla legge di Stabilità 2014, qui. 

Tassa sugli smartphone, la Siae si scrive il decreto

Corriere della Sera, qui. 

Libor fines gathered from UK banks allocated to military charities

BBC.co.uk, here. 

TPP and IP, A Brief Note

P. Krugman, here. 

Unglue.it opens a new chapter – a bookstore for books that want to be free

Libraries.wright.edu, here. 

Google's European antitrust fight: Still battling

TheEconomist.com, here. 

Gazprom Submits Draft Proposals to EU in Antitrust Probe

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Canada’s Competition Bureau Escalates Google Antitrust Investigation

Searchengineland.com, here. 

The Politics of the EU Court Data Retention Opinion: End to Mass Surveillance?

Freedom-to-tinker.com, here. 

Bye bye Internet, la settimana nera delle nuove tecnologie

G. Scorza (IlFattoQuotidiano), qui. 

Ribaudo: "Consumatori indenni dal compenso SIAE". Come?

Dday.it, qui. 

Il Trattato di Marrakesh per favorire l'accesso alle opere da parte di persone con difficoltà di lettura: aspetti applicativi

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

Open access mandate from the European Union.

P . Suber, here.

Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa

J. de Beer, C. Armstrong, C. Oguamanam & T. Schonwetter, here. 

Open Data in Transition: Trento Conference

Judge Dismisses E-Book DRM Antitrust Case

Copyrightandtechnology.com, here. 

Istruttoria nei confronti della supercentrale d’acquisto ‘Centrale Italiana’ e delle 5 catene distributive che ne fanno parte

AGCM, Provvedimento qui. 

Hitler-Hetzschrift: Bayern streitet über "Mein Kampf"-Veröffentlichung

Spiegel.de, hier. 

AG: Data Retention Directive is incompatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights

C-293/12, here. 

UK Government Response to the Technical Review of draft secondary legislation to regulate licensing bodies

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Commercialising Public Research: New Trends and Strategies

OECD, here (DRM protected). 

"At the Crossroads" (consumer privacy in the commercial sphere v. citizens’ privacy in the face of government surveillance)

J. Brill, here. 

Offre légale : la Hadopi invente l'offre "d'apparence légale"

Numerama.com, ici.

Big Data: New Tricks for Econometrics

H. Varian, here. 

Open data and the creation of digital public services

L. Maxwell, Video here. 

Data isn't a four-letter word

N. Kroes, here. 

Report on Legal Rights Objection Procedure (gTLDs)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, here. 

The World’s Most Popular Song Goes to Court

Blog.davismcgrath.com, here.