Unpaid crowd complementors: The platform network effect mirage

K. Boudreau, L. Jeppesen, here.

Promoting innovation through competition

R. Sims, here.

Copyright Captures APIs: A New Caution For Developers

TechCrunch, here.

Google is not doing enough to stop online piracy, JustWatch research suggests

Smh.com.au, here.

How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb

Tnooz, here.

Firefox Now Offers a More Private Browsing Experience

Blog.mozilla.org, here. 

People's Deepest, Darkest Google Searches Are Being Used Against Them

TheAtlantic, here. 

Creating a copyright exception for education — four principles to keep in mind

Communia, here. 

Verbraucher würden für mehr Datenschutz zahlen

Vzbv.de, hier. . 

Trunki v Kiddee: battle over children's luggage reaches supreme court

Theguardian, here. 

Filmrezension: „Democracy – Im Rausch der Daten“

Netzpolitik, hier. 

Lufthansa touts Google as big-name partner, direct-connects starting elsewhere

Tnooz.com, here. 

Axel Springer: Adblock-Sperre ist ein Erfolg

Heise.de, hier. 

A cartoonist transforms the iTunes Terms & Conditions into a graphic novel. It's amazing.

Boingboing.net, here. 

Google Sued by Rival Whose Maps Got Lost on the Internet

Bloomberg.com, here. 

Towards comprehensive public & private sector whistleblower protection

OECD, Presentation here. 

Commission consults on boosting enforcement powers of national competition authorities

EC, here. 

Roadmap to modernise copyright rules

European Commission, here. 

Who Owns the Patent on Nutmeg?

Newyorker.com, here. 

Das digitale Leben nach dem Tod wird zum Geschäft

Heise.de, hier. 

Who Knows What About Me? A Survey of Behind the Scenes Personal Data Sharing to Third Parties by Mobile Apps

J. Zang, K. Dummit, J. Graves, P. Lisker, and L. Sweeney, here. 

Competition and Antitrust in Internet Markets

J.Haucap, T.Stühmeier, here. 

Kartellrecht und Wettbewerbspolitik für Online-Plattformen

Lisa Hamelmann, Justus Haucap, hier. 

Amazon opens its first real-world bookshop in Seattle

ArsTechnica, here. 

UOKiK concludes proceedings in the hotel online booking case

Uokik.gov.pl, here. 

Vertical restraints

International Seminar, Programme here; Videos here.
L. Peeperkorn (38:27)
- intrabrand matters, s. softening of competition;
- advice: pick up newer economic literature;
- RPM: inefficient means to achieve efficiencies;

Open Data: Six Stories About Impact in the UK

Omidyar Network, here. 

Competition Authorities: Views on Disruptive Innovations

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, here.

Competition Commission of Singapore, here.

European Commission, here. 

Canadian Competition Bureau, here. 

Why Automated Marketing Isn’t Here Yet

Growlot, here. 

The ‘Economics of Attention’: A History of Economic Thought Perspective

A. Festré and P. Garrouste, here. 

Germany is advocating used e-book sales

Goodreader.com, here.

The Fight for Off-Network Video Distribution and Monetization

TechCrunch, here.

Google’s Rising Investments And Partnerships In Insurance Tech

CBinsights, here. 

Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Applications

J. Newman, here. 

Zum Gerichtsstand bei kollektiven Kartellschadensersatzklagen

Gerichtshof Amsterdam, Urteil vom 21.7.2015, Geschäftsnummer: 200.156.295/01 - Kemira/CDC, hier.

Spanish news startup El Español carves out a new digital space while competing with legacy media

NiemanLab, here. 

Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2014 on the electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens

Here. 

La ‘mafia’ del papel higiénico en Chile

ElPais, aquì. 

CMA notes a recent Court of Justice judgment (AC Treuhand)

CMA, here. 

Netzneutralität: Telekom plant Internet-Maut

Spiegel.de, hier.

The US Safe Harbor – breached but perhaps not destroyed!

ICOnewsblog, here. 

Generating innovative and sustainable solutions to social challenges using open data

Open Data Institute and Nesta, here. 

La Audiencia Nacional dictamina que Oracle cometió infracción por abuso de posición de dominio

Poderjudicial.es, aquì. 

High-Cost Short-Term Credit Price Comparison Websites

London Economics for the  for the UK Financial Conduct Authority, here. 

Developing a Franco-­German API: Action Plan for Innovation

«Junge Digitale Wirtschaft» beim Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, Conseil national du numérique, here, ici, hier. 

Federal Investigators Looking at Valeant’s Contact Lens Dealings

ProPublica, here. 

Chinese Taomike Monetization Library Steals SMS Messages

PaloAltoNetworks, here. 

As GDPR Looms, Industry Worries

Iapp.org, here. 

The rating game

TheVerge, here. 

Dutch ACM launches awareness campaign called ‘Each app has its price’

Acm.nl, here. 

Oracle now keeping European data within its EU-based centres

Irishtimes.com, here. 

Économie numérique

N. Colina , A. Landierb , P. Mohnenc et A. Perrot, ici. 

Google’s Court Victory Is Good for Scholarly Authors. Here’s Why.

P. Samuelson, here. 

All About The New Google RankBrain Algorithm

SeachEngineLand, here. 

Platform regulation - antitrust law versus sector-specific legislation

A. Chrisholm, here. 

Strafrechtliche Sanktionen bei Kartellverstößen

Monopolkommission, hier. 

‘Disruptive innovation’ theory comes under scrutiny

BostonGlobe, here.

Google Books and Fair Use: From Implausible to Inevitable?

J. Ginsburg, here. 

Why We Should Join the Movement to Save the Internet in Europe

L. Lessig and B. van Schewick, here. 

Macron Law: A Focus on Online Hotel Reservation Platforms

Eversheds, here. 

This is what YouTube is telling labels who haven’t agreed its new terms

Musicbusinessworldwide.com, here. 

ECJ Judgment in AC-Treuhand (C-194/14 P) – On the scope of Art. 101 (1) TFEU

A. Lamadrid and S. Villiers, here. 

Exposición de Motivos del Decreto Legislativo 1205, que modifica la Ley Peruana de Represión de Conductas Anticompetitivas

Indecopi, aquí

Serial offenders: Why some industries seem prone to endemic collusion

Background Note by the OECD Secretariat, here. 

The impact of disruptive innovations on competition law enforcement

A. de Streel and P. Larouche for the OECD, here. 

Participation In Multiple Cartels Through Time

C. Marshall and L. Marx for the OECD, here. 

Google ad boss: Ad blockers are 'a blunt instrument and we need to be worried'

Uk.businessinsider.com, here.

Privacy race to the bottom: Google v. Facebook

Unsearcher.org, here.

Big data killed the private banking star

FT, here.

When Facebook Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

TechCrunch, here.

Monopolkommission: Bis zu fünf Jahre Haft für Kartellsünder

FAZ, hier.

Retail banking and big data: Cracking the Vault

The Economist, here.

UN Report: Protection of Sources and Whistleblowers

Special Rapporteur tothe UN General Assembly, here.

Why does Google want to pay for digital news experiments in Europe?

NiemanLab, here.

Academics have found a way to access insanely expensive research paper - for free

Qz.com, here.

Transatlantic Privacy After Schrems: Time for An Honest Conversation

J. Brill, here.

Geographical Indications in TTIP: An Impossible Task

Cato.org, here.

Apple's EULA Gives It License to Invade Your Privacy, Government Claims

EFF, here.

Bing Is Profitable

TechCrunch, here. 

Conditional Discounts and the Law of Exclusive Dealing

D. Moore, J. Wright, here. 

Die Hochzeit der Singlebörsen

Handelsblatt, hier. 

What the Google Books Victory Means for Readers

TheAtlantic, here. 

Innovation potential in the digital age

C. Moedas, here. 

Interview: Booking.com CEO Darren Huston

Hoteliermiddleeast.com, here. 

The "More Economic Approach": An Aussie Perspective

R. Sims, here. 

Follow the user - digital news in a digital world

Googlepolicyeurope, here. 

Users are the real winners of the Google books case

K. Brown, here. 

Switching Principles

CMA, Call for Evidence here.

Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement

Google, here. 

AC‑Treuhand AG v.European Commission

Case C‑194/14 P, here. 

Open Data Handbook

Opendatahandbook.org, here. 

Hotel chains disagree over open marketplace concept

TNooz, here. 

Net Neutrality in Europe: Now or Never!

LaQuadrature.Net, here. 

Appeals court reverses itself, gives Amazon a trademark win over watchmaker

ArsTechnica, here. 

How Walmart Can Start Competing Online

HBR.org, here. 

Retail banking market investigation

CMA, Summary of provisional findings report, here.

Yahoo and Google revive search deal after 2008 antitrust lawsuit killed it

VentureBeat, here. See also SearchEngineLand, here. 

Online Platforms and the EU Digital Single Market

UK Parliament, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee:
Consumer experience of online platforms, Transcript of Oral Evidence, here.

Data Experts, Video here. 

Retail Banking: The grip banks have over their customer data is weakening

TheEconomist, here.

Irish privacy regulator concedes must investigate Facebook data

Reuters.com, here.