Chipmaker Qualcomm may face EU antitrust probe

Reuters.com, here.

Competition Commission of India: ruling against 14 carmakers (spare parts)

Here. 

Amazon Pounces On Twitch After Google Balks Due To Antitrust Concerns

Forbes, here.

Consumer Protection and the Collaborative Economy

Consumersinternational.org, here. 

AU Taxi Industry Association's Submission to the Competition Policy Review

Here. 

AAI Urges the FCC to Reject the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Application

Here. 

How Streaming Media Could Threaten the Mission of Libraries

Chronicle.com, here. 

In Praise of Efficient Price Gouging

MIT Technology Review, here. 

Conceptualising Data

R. Kitchin, here (Ch.4 of "The Data Revolution").

Why shutting Uber down is poor regulation by India’s central bank

Qz.com, here. 

How much for your data?

E. Morozov, here. 

Erstes Bußgeld wegen vertikaler Preisbindung im Matratzenfall verhängt

Bundeskartellamt, hier.

STM’s “Open Access” Licenses: Extend, Embrace, and Extinguish

A. Katz, here.

Consumers Union urges FCC to reject the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger

Consumersunion.org, here. 

Verleger blitzen beim Kartellamt ab

FAZ, hier. 

Professions réglementées: la concurrence accentue le dynamisme de l'ensemble des chaînes de valeurs

E. Combe, vidéo ici. 

International Survey on Text and Image Copyright Levies

WIPO/IFRRO, here.

Illegal Cartel Sheds Light On Antitrust Importance

Lowenstein.com, here. 

CADE’s General Superintendence concludes investigation of sham litigation cases

CADE.gov.br, here. 

Facebook forced to respond to privacy complaints of 25,000 Europeans

Zdnet.com, here. Vienna court's order here.

Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices

US Copyright Office, here.

Vertikale Beschränkungen und offene Online- Marktplätze

A. Beil, I. Hohmann, M. Kullas, hier.

How Canada Shaped the Copyright Rules in the EU Trade Deal

M. Geist, here.

Libraries and archives need an international solution for today’s copyright problems

IABD, here. 

Google processes 1 million removal requests per day for alleged copyright infringement

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Müssen Google und Facebook gezähmt werden?

FAZ, hier.

"betont das Bundeskartellamt in einem internen Bericht, der dieser Zeitung vorliegt". Gerne der breiteren Öffentlichkeit bekannt machen!

Survey: Half Of Shoppers Don’t Want Their Smartphones Tracked

Siliconbeat.com, here. 

Digitale Agenda: Bundesregierung legt Pflichtenheft für die digitale Gesellschaft vor

Heise.de, hier. Agenda hier.

"Spezifisch" zum Urheberrecht:

S. 15:
rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen anpassen"; Haftungsprivileg bändigen;  kollektive Rechtewahrnehmung stärken; an der  Überprüfung des europäischen Urheberrechts aktiv
mitwirken.

S. 27:
"Um die Potenziale für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Bildung
voll zu nutzen, werden wir die urheberrechtlich
zulässige Nutzung von geschützten Inhalten zu diesen
Zwecken verbessern. Insbesondere soll eine Bildungs- und
Wissenschaftsschranke eingeführt werden". 

S. 29:
"Wir stellen – soweit urheberrechtlich zulässig – digitalisierte
Kulturgüter und deren Metadaten offen und
möglichst unentgeltlich zur Verfügung."

Zum Kartellrecht:

S. 15:
"Wir werden sicherstellen, dass Innovationen und Wettbewerb
nicht durch missbräuchliches Verhalten marktbeherrschender
Internetkonzerne behindert werden. Wir
setzen uns für eine strikte Anwendung nationaler und
europäischer kartellrechtlicher Vorschriften ein und prüfen,
inwieweit diese unter den sich dynamisch entwickelnden
technologischen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen
der globalen Datenökonomie fortzuentwickeln sind. Insbesondere
prüfen wir, wie die Nichtdiskriminierung von
Wettbewerbern durch marktbeherrschende Plattformbetreiber
und ein diskriminierungsfreier, neutraler Zugang
zu Distributionswegen und Inhalten sichergestellt werden
können. Internetspezifische Kartellrechtsfragen werden
durch Fachgutachten aufgearbeitet."

Florida Polytechnic University opens with a bookless library

Latimes.com, here. 

Fallbericht: adidas gibt pauschale Verkaufsverbote über Online-Marktplätze auf

Bundeskartellamt, hier.

Economía colaborativa y regulación

CNMC, aquí.

Electrabel sanctionnée pour abus de position dominante (Belgique)

Décision, ici.

The Two Amazons: The Disruptor and the Architect

J. Gans, here.

El Gobierno aboga por una regulación "clara" del uso turístico de viviendas por las CCAA

Europapress.es, aquí

Ebolanomics

NewYorker, here.

AGCM's investigation into retail MFNs in the online hotel booking sector

C. Migani, here and here. 

Delaware becomes first state to give heirs broad digital assets access

ArsTechnica, here. 

The Internet's Original Sin

E. Zuckerman, here.

Certification Allows US Trade Negotiators to Rewrite TPP Copyright Rules

EFF.org, here. 

Octane Fitness May Require a Summary Judgment Motion for an Exceptional Case Findings

Retailpatentlitigation.com, here. 

Deux décisions relatives à des refus d’accorder des licences dans des conditions équitables, raisonnables et non discriminatoires dans le domaine de la téléphonie mobile

F. Marty, ici (p.8-9).

This Is YouTube Music Key, Google's Upcoming Subscription Service With Offline Support, Background Audio, No Ads, Free Play Music Key

Androidpolice.com, here. 

The war between Uber and India’s taxi operators is hotting up

Qz.com, here. 

Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms

L. Cohen, U. Gurun, S. Duke Kominers, here. 

The right to be forgotten and the EU data protection reform: Why we must see through a distorted debate and adopt strong new rules soon

M. Reicherts, here. 

At the Edge of the License: Where the ODbL Ends and the Community Guidelines Begin

Blog.openstreemap.org, here.

6 Horrible Things the Sharing Economy Is Being Accused of

Time.com, here. 

Booking.com quietly gets a big hotel chain signed up to white label services

Tnooz.com, here. 

The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development

Here. Signatories so far here. 

Google and Right-to-Be-Forgotten Critics Distort Ruling, EU Says

Bloomberg.com, here. 

Support of the American Bar Association for prompt ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty

Americanbar.org, here. 

Mehr als 1000 deutschsprachige Autoren protestieren gegen Amazon-Methoden

Heise.de, hier.

Microsoft’s Android Anathema

G. Manne, here.

How 'Google Science' could transform academic publishing

Wired.co.uk, here.

Smartphone-Markt: Android über alles

Heise.de, hier.

Great Data, Nice Tale, But What's the Message? The OHIM/EPO Study on the Economic Relevance of IP-Intensive Industries in the EU

A. Kur, D. Harhoff, here. 

The role of libraries in the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with a print disability

F. Martínez Calvo, here. 

Patent trolls target wind power

Windpowermonthly.com, here. 

RiBVerfG Masing: Vorläufige Einschätzung der „Google-Entscheidung“ des EuGH

Irights.info, hier.

Stellen Google, Amazon, Facebook & Co. wirklich die marktwirtschaftliche Ordnung zur Disposition?

J. Haucap, C. Kehder, hier. 

Intel Successfully Defends its Patent Case but Owes its Own Attorneys $9 Million for the Defense

Patentlyo.com, here. 

German TV website leaks what it claims is full text of Canada-EU trade pact

Globalnews.ca, here. 

Justifications for Copyright Limitations & Exceptions

P. Samuelson, here. 

In China, Antitrust Adviser Is Ousted in Qualcomm Inquiry

NYTimes, here.

As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics

NYTimes, here. 

Judge Michel says Alice Decision ‘will create total chaos’

IPWatchDog.com, here. 

What is reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) patent licensing?

B. Shelton, C. Civins, Part I here, and Part II here. 

Did Spain just declare war on the commons?

Communia, here. 

Malen nach Zahlen: Studien zum Freihandelsabkommen

SZ, hier. 

Promoting Innovation

M. Sag, S. Weber Waller, here.

Interview with Joshua D. Wright, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

The Antitrust Source, here. 

Amazon takes on Disney in DVD pricing fight

Latimes.com, here. 

Patent Imperialism

B. Chao, here. 

Informe sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley del Código Mercantil

CNMC, aquí

Federal Circuit upholds a Walker Process claim

OrangeBookBlog, Here.

Do ask, do tell, do nothing: the EU Commission and all those copyright consultations

The1709blog, here.

Stalled Gazprom Antitrust Case May Suggest Unease for Energy Sanctions

NYTimes, here.

NCAA Found To Violate Antitrust Laws In Preventing Schools From Sharing Licensing Revenue With Student Athletes

TechDirt.com, here.

Google’s "Tough" European Summer

WSJ.com, here.

China’s Energetic Enforcement of Antitrust Rules Alarms Foreign Firms

NYTimes, here.

Update on our response to the European Google judgment

Iconewsblog, here.

CIA infosec guru: US govt must buy all zero-days and set them free

TheRegister, here.

Google's responses to the Article 29 Working Party concerning the right to be forgotten

Here.

The Cult of Sharing

Mrteacup.org, here. 

Die Google Republik

ARD, Plusminus, hier. 

Facebook invades your personality, not your privacy

E. Morozov, here. 

Hachette CEO: “More than 80% of the ebooks we publish are priced at $9.99 or lower”

Gigaom.com, here. 

Creating Around Copyright

J. Fishman, here.

The Economics of Digital Consumer Protection: One Commissioner’s View

J. Wright, here.

Science research grants awarded on the basis of patents is patently wrong

TheGuardian.com, here.

Entertaining Summer Reading Re MFNs

"THE CHAIRMAN:  We saw from Mr Italianer's speech at Innsbruck that the CMA could have followed the German approach and actually tackled the rate parity issue head on, but it chose not to do that? MISS BACON:  The German approach was to attack the MFN provision, the OFT's Approach was to look at the discounting restriction.  So there are two different mechanisms of addressing the issues in this market place.  This is not a challenge to the OFT ---- THE CHAIRMAN:  It is not a competition between competition authorities, I know that. MISS BACON:  This appeal is not a challenge to the scope of the CMA's investigation. THE CHAIRMAN:  I know that too. MISS BACON:  I am simply answering the question as to why they were.  As I have pointed out, it is in Mr Rasmussen's evidence. MR WILKS:  Although MFNs were highlighted in the Statement of Objections. MISS BACON:  I am going to come to that.  They were highlighted in the Statement of Objections as part of the relevant context which was why the OFT was opening in this investigation.  What the OFT said in the Statement of Objections was that it was not, it had not investigated the extent to which MFNs did exacerbate these restrictions of competition, and it is common ground, undisputed, that the focus of the OFT's investigation was not on MFNs, it was on the discounting restrictions, it was on what was regarded as RPM."
Here.

A Letter to Our Readers

Authors.United.net, here.

Global Coalition of Access to Research, Science and Education Organizations calls on STM to Withdraw New Model Licenses

Plos.org, here.

Monkey’s selfie at center of copyright brouhaha

ArsTechnica, here. 

Areeda-Turner in Two-Sided Markets

S. Behringer, L. Filistrucchi, here. 

Implication of Globalisation for Competition Policy: The Need for International Co-Operation in Merger and Cartel Enforcement

A. Capobianco, J. Davies, S. Ennis, here. 

Copia privata: la Siae gioca a babbo natale contro la Apple

G. Scorza, qui.
Consumatore italiano ben più "tollerante" di quello britannico (e la buffonata dell'acquisto ed elargizione di telefonini difficilmente immaginabile oltremanica):
"The Government do not believe that British consumers
would tolerate private copying levies. They are inefficient,
bureaucratic and unfair, and disadvantage people who
pay for content."

The HathiTrust Decision

R. Picker, Presentation, here. 

El debate sobre la interoperabilidad informática en el derecho de autor comunitario

B. González Otero, aquì.

Like clueless guinea pigs

E. Morozov, here.