Digital Matching Firms: A New Definition in the “Sharing Economy” Space

ESA, here.

On the Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things

EPIC, here. 

ANSI Standard ad-supported piracy?

D. Marti, here.

Google VR plans include Getty photos

USAToday, here.
Getty: complainant number 39.

ICO on the privatisation of the Land Registry

Here.

Facebook’s Adgate: The thing is…I’m still not wrong.

D. Carroll, here. 

Alternatives for our smart cities

E. Morozov, Trento Economics Festival, Video  here (from 04:06).

Making Sense of Blockchain Smart Contracts

Coindesk.com, here.

Amazon steps up pursuit of merchants who pay for fake reviews

SeattleTimes, here.

An HBS Professor Argues Uber's API Restrictions Violate Antitrust Laws

BostInno, here.

How Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant Will Make Money Off You

Technology Review, here.

Oracle v Google: The Jury Has Spoken, But What Did it Say?

R. Sanders, here.

3D Scanning: A World Without Copyright

M. Weinberg, here.

How Uber Uses API Restrictions to Block Price Comparison and Impede Competition

B. Edelman, here.

The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World

P. Domingos, visiting speaker at MS Research, here. Transcript here.

EU’s forthcoming Net Neutrality rules Leaked: Here’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Netzpolitik, here. 

Main Provisions and Benefits of the Marrakesh Treaty (2013)

WIPO, here. 

Awkward Conversation With Facebook

D. Carroll, here. 

Working together to support fair competition worldwide

M. Vestager, here. 

An Economic Policy Perspective on Online Platforms

B. Martens (JRC Science Hub), here.

"This report is based on the findings and conclusions that can be drawn from existing economic research literature and evidence; it does not present any new evidence. However, it is not meant to provide an exhaustive economic literature review on platforms; it focuses only on a limited number of issues that may be relevant from a regulatory policy perspective. It focuses on potential market failures in digital platforms and examines to what extent existing regulatory tools and self-regulation in platforms can address these failures, or whether there is a need for additional regulatory intervention."

European Commission Announces eCommerce Package

Cooley, here. 

There is no Open Science without the use of open standards and Free Software

Blog.3rik.cc, here. 

You should go check Facebook's new privacy settings ASAP

Wired, here. 

Économie de partage : des assureurs se disent prêts

Journal-assurance.ca, ici.

Madonna Gets Victory Over 'Vogue' Sample at Appeals Court

Billboard, here.
Decision here. 

Economía colaborativa: 1.150 respuestas a nuestras recomendaciones

CNMC, aquì. 

Companies once thought they’d make big money off big data–now it’s their biggest liability

QZ.com, here. 

Market-Based Finance: Its Contributions and Emerging Issues

FCA, here. 

Setting the record straight on privacy dimensions in big data

K. El Emam, here. 

Algorithms: The Future That Already Happened

Lareviewofbooks.org, here. 

Elon Musk doesn’t think Google will compete with Tesla — but Apple could

Techcrunch, here.

The English High Court recently permitted a party to use predictive coding technology in a contested application.

Morgan Lewis, here.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks the answer to better privacy may be AI

Mashable, here.

The most serious threat facing the auto industry? Carpooling

Wired, here.

A European agenda for the collaborative economy

EC Communication, here.
Supportive analysis, here.

La Cnil offre un petit sursis à Facebook sur le traçage des non-membres

Numerama, Ici.

The Surprising Resilience of the Patent System

M. Lemley, here.

Alexa could be the 4th pillar of Amazon, says Jeff Bezos

VentureBeat, here.

La CNMC multa con 128,8 millones de euros a ocho fabricantes de pañales para adultos, a su asociación y a cuatro directivos por formar un cártel

CNMC, aquí.

Why Google’s fair use victory over Oracle matters

P. Samuelson, here.

Antitrust in WeChat times

Hogan Lovells, here.

TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN PEERS (P2P). A STEP FORWARD

ACCO, here.

Adblocking goes mobile

PageFair, here.

CJUE : peut-on revendre une licence Microsoft d’occasion sur un disque non authentique ?

Nextimpact, ici.

Zeitenwende im Urheberrecht: Verfassungsgericht erlaubt Sampling

NetzPolitik, hier.

Internet of Things: antitrust concerns in the pipeline?

Baker & McKenzie, here.

Nostrums for Rostrums

Economist, here.

Study on the role of online intermediaries

For the EC, here.

Google Wins Trial Against Oracle, Saves $9 Billion

S. Jeong, here.

Automakers, tech companies decide to make deals, not war (competition?)

Reuters, here.

Schuhe aus der Hochgeschwindigkeitsfabrik

FAZ, hier.

Why the Very Silly Oracle v. Google Trial Actually Matters

S. Jeong, here.

Géoblocage : la musique et les e-books ont gagné une bataille

Contexte, ici.

Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market Opportunities and Challenges for Europe

EC Commission, here.
Staff Working Paper on Online Platforms here. 

How competition supports innovation

M. Vestager, here.

EVA joins CEPIC‘s competition law complaint against Google Image Search

CEPIC, here.

2nd Circuit Libor ruling

Here.

Theranos teaches Silicon Valley a hard lesson about accountability

WashingtonPost, here. 

Control Mechanisms for CRM Systems and Competition Law

R. Hilty, T. Li, here.

CMA response to BIS consultation on moving Land Registry operations to the private sector

CMA, here. 

Saisine d’office pour avis portant sur l’exploitation des données dans le secteur de la publicité en ligne

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision ici.
A voir aussi:

fiche 1 : le secteur de la publicité en ligne en chiffres

fiche 2 : les acteurs de la publicité programmatique

fiche 3 : big data et publicité sur internet

Machine Bias

Propublica.org, here.

International enforcement cooperation in mergers: main principles and recent experiences

EC, Competition policy brief, here.

Q&A: The impact and evolution of the sharing economy

PewResearchCenter, here. 

Copyright reform comes a little closer in Ireland

E. O'Dell, here. 

Platform Privacy: The Missing Piece of Data Protection Legislation

M. Westerlund and J. Enkvist, here. 

The rise of APIs

TechCrunch, here. 

Germany’s supreme court ruling on online games and bots could affect entire EU

VentureBeat, here. 

Regulating Revolution: An Introduction to 3D Printing and the Law

A. Daly, here. 

Internet Competition & Regulation of Online Platforms

CPI and Computer and Communications Industry Association, here. 

AI will create 'useless class' of human, predicts bestselling historian

TheGuardian. here.

Comment survivre à la «disruption»

LeTemps, ici.

Transaction costs and the sharing economy

Uberlandia, Brazil

A. Henden, I. Windekilde, here.

Competition and Poverty

T. Begazo and S. Nyman, Here.

How Can Competition Law Enforcement in the Digital Economy Help in the Fight Against Poverty?

A. Mansour, Here.

Ownership and licensing of the articles posted on SSRN: principles for reassuring authors

AuthorsAlliance.org, here.

Scientists Are Just as Confused About the Ethics of Big-Data Research as You

Wired, here.

The application of the law to machine learning and artificial intelligence

Law Society,  Podcast here.

The big tech drive to encourage hotel loyalty

HotelMarketing, here.

Remembering Ronald Coase's Legacy

O. Williamson, here.

How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist

T. Harris, Here.

Google answered some of our questions about its fancy new AI chip

Recode, Here.

Istruttoria nei confronti di Net Service per ipotesi di abuso della posizione dominante

Provvedimento qui.

La CNMC impugna el Decreto sobre viviendas vacacionales en Canarias

CNMC, here.

Oracle-Google Dispute Goes to Heart of Open-Source Software

NYTimes, here. 

Kartellrechtliche Beschränkung von Online-Verkäufen über Amazon und eBay

Cmshs-bloggt.de, hier.
Vorlagebeschluss hier.

Goodreads is finally cashing in on its devoted community

Wired, here. 

UK High Court on Plain Packaging

"The" Expert

Here.
Worthwhile read for your week-end.

Read also here.



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Thank you for smoking

Third Circuit Provides Guidance on Loyalty Discounts

Schiff Hardin, Here.

Google's Data Dominance

M. Kearns, here.

Big Data Enters the Agenda of EU Antitrust Authorities

Skadden, here.

Technology‑led Innovation and Emerging Services in the Canadian Financial Services Sector

Competition Bureau, here.

Google’s chatbot strategy is missing something important

VentureBeat, here. 

Data Mobility at the Intersection of Data, Trade Secret Protection and the Mobility of Employees in the Digital Economy

G. Surblyte, here.

Google Appeals French Right-To-Be-Forgotten Ruling

NYTimes, here.

The Dutch parliament bans zero rating

EDRi, here.

Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy

Pew, Study here. 

TTIP on Competition

Wikileaks, here. 

The CMA is right to place its faith in tech, not gimmicks

Cityam.com, here. 

Majority of accommodation providers in the EU offer online booking

Eurostat, here.