The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Is Humpty Dumpty Being Put Back Together Again?”

Hearing, Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, here

Why buy Skype?

The Economist, here. 

Google: Our music service is legal

CNet, here. 

Just Google it! - The Google Book Search Settlement: A Law and Economics Analysis

F.Müller-Langer, M.Scheufen, here. 

Towards a New Instrument of Protection for Software in the EU? Learning the Lessons from the Harmonization Failure of Software Patentability

R.Hilty, C.Geiger, here. 

Civil rights groups alarmed at Copiepresse ruling against Google

Cio.de, here. 

Belgique : vers une loi Hadopi... ou une licence globale ?

PCInpact, ici

Google on Protecting Mobile Privacy

A. Davidson, Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, here.Other testimonies here. 

Antitrust Issues Associated with the Sale of e-Books and Other Digital Content

A.Stoeppelwerth, here. 

An Economic Argument for Electronic Privacy

J.Spratt, here. 

Comparative List of Proposals Related to Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually Impaired Persons and Other Persons with Print Disabilities

WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Twenty-Second Session
Geneva, June 15 to 24, 2011, here. 

In a World Without Tracking & Cookies, Can Online Commerce Succeed?

Mashable, here. 

Reader Privacy Act Unanimously Approved by Californian Senate

Here.

Reasons Against Californian "Do Not Track" Proposal: Google, Facebook et al.

Letter to Senator Lowenthal, here. 

Audiovisuelles Erbe im Internet sichtbar machen

Netzwerk Mediatheken, hier. 

Changes to the rules on using cookies and similar technologies for storing information

UK Information Commissioner's Office, here. 

COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY AND STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES: Challenges and policy options

A.Capobianco, H.Christiansen, here. 

Legal changes give Romanian Competition Council teeth

Here

FTC v. DOJ: In this antitrust slugfest, consumers always lose

S.Pearlstein, here. 

Ireland moving towards a US-style “fair use” doctrine?

siliconrepublic.com, here. 

Considerations on the EU competition enforcement system

C. MADERO VILLAREJO, here

Arrêt Google c. Copiepresse

Cour d'appel de Bruxelles, 9ème chambre, 5 mai 2011, ici. 

Trading’s End: Is ACTA The Leading Edge Of A Protectionist Wave?

F.Abbott, here. 

WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Here.

SCOPING STUDY ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

S.Dusollier, here. 

TRIPS Amendments Needed To Restore Balance In IP, Researchers Say

C.Saez, here. 

Copyright, Consumers and Fairness: IP Watchlist 2011

Consumers International, here.

Google loses Copiepresse appeal

ACC, here. 

Suggestion de "torrent", "megaupload", "rapidshare" ne constitue pas en elle même une atteinte au droit d'auteur

SNEP c. Google, Cour d’Appel de Paris, Arrêt du 3 mai 2011, - RG n° 10/53985, ici.

Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of Counterfeit Goods over the Internet

Here.

The Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 (Exposure Draft): A Problematic Attempt to Prohibit Information Disclosure

B.Fisse, C. Beaton-Wells, here. 

Monopolies in Mexico: Compete—or else

The Economist, here. 

FTC v DOJ

H.Morse, here.

India’s New Privacy Regulations

M. Wugmeister, C. Rich, here

And the private copy war continues: news from the Dutch front!

L.Guibault, here. 

Facebook, Google und Yahoo gegen Browser-Datenschutzfunktion

Heise Online, hier

UK LOCAL BUS MARKET INVESTIGATION

Competition Commission, Provisional findings and Notice of possible remedies

Google courts professors about antitrust

Politico, here. 

Ensuring Competition on the Internet: Net Neutrality and Antitrust: Part II, FCC Panel

House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, Statement of Chairman Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, here.

“Paquet Télécom” : Simulacre de consultation et déni de démocratie

Quadrature du Net, ici. 

Evaluating Leniency and Modeling Cartel Durations: Time-Varying Policy Impacts and Sample Selection

J.Zhou, here.

Websites should notify EU users about privacy breaches, says justice commissioner

OUT-LAW, here. 

Christine Varney poses a few questions to NCAA

Here.

JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH GREG MEDCRAFT APPOINTED ACCC CHAIRMAN AND ROD SIMS NOMINATED ACCC CHAIRMAN

Trascript, here.

FTC's testimony on data security

Here.

User Perceptions of Do Not Track

A.McDonald, here.

Big Drugmakers Merge as EU Launches Probe

S.Diehn, here.

No Damages For Bogus DMCA Notices If Service Provider Doesn't Take Down The Content

Techdirt, here

CPTN: GPL-Lizenzierung als Voraussetzung für kartellrechtliche Freigabe

T.Jaeger, hier.

Google adds Flash cookie protection to Chrome

www.h-online.com, here.

Datenlecks bei Sony und Co: Verstöße gegen Datensicherheit und Datenschutz müssen weh tun!

Digitale Gesellschaft, hier. 

Readers' Copyright

J.Litman, here. 

Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger? Ein katholischer Priester/Blogger möglicherweise dagegen

Catholic News service, hier.
Aus dem Bericht:

The EU Commission alone is empowered to make a finding that there has been no breach of Article 102 TFEU

Judgment in Case C-375/09 - Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów v
Tele 2 Polska sp. z o.o., now Netia SA

Working together to ensure Europe plays key role in Internet of the Future

N.Kroes, here.
From the speech:

Trying To Limit Net Access, Dutch Telcos Accidentally Force Government To Speak Out On Net Neutrality

Techdirt.com, here. 

Handbook(s): Rules Applicable to EU Antitrust/Competition Enforcement

Volume 1: General Rules, 425 pp. Volume 2: Sector Specific Rules (Agriculture, Insurance, Motor Vehicles, Postal Services, Transport), 188 pp.

La lucha contra los cárteles en España se americaniza

Expansión.com, aquí

How four major US wireless carriers collect, use and store personal location data

Responses provided to US Reps. Markey and Barton, co-Chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, here.

LG Berlin: Urheberrechtliche Haftung für eingebundene RSS-Feeds

LG Berlin, Beschluss v. 15.03.2011, Az. 15 O 103/11, here (Telemedicus)

Flash Cookie Lawsuit Against Specific Media Dismissed

Mediapost, here. 

Plans for Data Retention and Privacy Laws in Egypt

iapp, here

AT&T Broadband Caps Begin

PCWorld, here. 

Copyright Enforcement in the Cloud

M.Melzer, here. 

FSFE on collective redress

Contribution to the EC public consultation, here. 

SENADO MEXICANO APROBÓ REFORMAS A LA LEY FEDERAL DE COMPETENCIA ECONÓMICA

Comunicado de la COMISIÓN FEDERAL DE COMPETENCIA, Dictamen Gaceta del Senado. 

Oakland County women sue Google over Android's tracking software

Here. 

Fair use analysis of the republishing of an entire newspaper article

RightHaven, LCC, v. Center for Intercultural Organizing, 2:10-CV-1322 JCM (LRL) (DC Nev., 2011), here. 

EU Commission probes Credit Default Swaps market

Here.

BEST PRACTICES ON COOPERATION BETWEEN EU NATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORITIES IN MERGER REVIEW

Draft, here. 

Das Recht auf Vernetzung

S. Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, hier (FAZ.NET).

EU Commission responding to ACTA's criticism from academia

Here

Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger: Wir machen uns den Vorschlag der Verleger nicht zu eigen

Interview mit Stephan Wermicke, hier. 

EU Commission opens investigation on Cephalon/Teva patent settlement agreement

Here. 

Bundeskartellamt gibt Gemeinschaftsunternehmen CPTN für den Kauf von Novell-Patenten frei

Hier. Gleichzeitig DoJ, hier. S. auch FSFE Pressemitteilung. 

Live Aid? Assessing the Ability of the Ticketmaster-Live Nation Consent Decree to Restore Competition Levels in the Primary Ticketing Market

A.Silvenis, here. 

ISPs Challenge to the UK Digital Economy Act Rejected

BT v. Secretary of State for Business, innovation and Skills, here.

Justice Breyer on the patent/monopoly dilemma

Transcript of the Oral Argument in Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership, p. 34 f.

Patent Litigation, Personal Jurisdiction, and the Public Good

M. La Belle, here. 

Article 29 Working Party on the legal framework applicable to smart metering

Here. 

Law and Economics versus Economic Analysis of Law

G.Miller, here. 

Neutralité du Net: La Commission européenne lâche utilisateurs et innovateurs

La Quadrature du Net, ici. A lire aussi ETNO's press release. 

EU Net Neutrality Communication

Here and Neelie Kroes' speech here. 

Antitrust Class Actions in Canada

C.Naudie, here. 

European Union proposal: 3 to 5 year delay in negotiations on a copyright treaty for blind persons

KEI, here. 

Implementing the revised EU Electronic Communications Framework

UK Government, here. 

Search Engine Competition with Network Externalities

C.Argenton and J.Prüfer, here. 

Upgrading the "More Economic Approach": Appropriate Standards of Forensic Economics

One of the topics discussed at this year's International Conference of the Bundeskartellamt was "Requirements of proof in court - the economic approach".

WHY THE GOOGLE BOOK SETTLEMENT FAILED – AND WHAT COMES NEXT?

P.Samuelson, here. 

The Future of Software Patents

J.Bessen, here. 

The New Hungarian Rules on Damages Caused by Horizontal Hardcore Cartels: Presumed Price Increase and Limited Protection for Whistleblowers – An Analytical Introduction

C.Nagy, here.

Code Is Law, Does Anyone Get It Yet?

L.Lessig, here.

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection

Here.

European Self-regulation for Online Behavioural Advertising

IAB Europe, here. Read also Which?' analysis.

AAI SEES MORE UNCERTAINTY AFTER DOJ IMPOSES CONSENT DECREE IN GOOGLE/ITA

Here. 

Cartels: the priority in competition enforcement

J.Almunia, here. More about IKK-2011 in a coming post.

The Failure of Online Social Network Privacy Settings

M. Madejski, M.Johnson, S. Bellovin, here.

Request to the DOJ for Investigation of the Bowl Championship Series

Here.

Rapport d'information sur la neutralité de l’ internet et des réseaux

L. De la Raudière, ici. 

bpost (anciennement La Poste) abuse de sa position dominante sur le marché de l’intermédiation postale (le marché du routage).

Conseil de la concurrence/Raad voor de Mededinging, ici.

Expediente sancionador contra el Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Valdepeñas

Aquì.

The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011

Here. 

Google Book Search in the Gridlock Economy

D.Lichtman, here

Deutsche Content Allianz ins Leben gerufen

Aus der ARD Pressemeldung:

Google/ITA might have come out differently at the FTC?

Spontaneous question raised reading this front page story on WSJ.

The Librarian of Congress on Judge Chin's opinion

Here.

If Search Neutrality is the Answer, What’s the Question?

G.Manne, J.Wright, here.

European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee approves a report favouring the elaboration of an optional European Contract Law

Here. Diana Wallis' report here. Read also the EU Comm's press release. 

Die schlauen, datenfressenden Maschinen

Kap. I und II aus dem Buch von K.Kurz und F.Rieger, Die Datenfresser, S.Fischer Verlag, 2011. 

Urheberrecht im Lichte der EU-Grundrechtecharta: Hyperlinks auf urheberrechtswidrige Angebote zulässig

BGH 14.10.2010 - I ZR 191/08, hier. Aus den Entscheidungsgründen:

Rediscovering the Spirit of Competition: On the Normative Value of the Competitive Process

O.Andriychuk, here. 

Possible reforms to improve stability and competition in UK banking

Independent Commission on Banking, Interim Report - Consultation on Reform Options

UK Government will not force publishers to hand content from behind paywalls to libraries

Here (OutLaw).

THE NEXT DIGITAL DECADE

B.Szoka, A.Marcus, here. 

Google/ITA: Settlement Proposed

DoJ's press release and settlement terms.

How Worried Are Consumers about Privacy?

Techcrunch, here. 

Kartellrechtliche Grenzen eines Markennießbrauchs- und Merchandising-Vertrags mit einem Fußballverein.

LG Hamburg, Urteil v. 06.01.2011, Az. 315 0 451/09, hier. 

OSI Board reponds to FCO Questionaire concerning CPTN Transaction

Here.

Bundesgerichtshof zum Zitat im Geschmacksmusterrecht

 Urteil des I. Zivilsenats vom 7.4.2011 - I ZR 56/09, Pressemitteilung hier. 

News now and in the future

K.Bahrat, Hearst New Media Lecture, here (from 23:18).

Google on How It Protects Copyright and Helps Combat Counterfeiting

K.Walker, before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, Hearing on “Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online, here.

How to Restructure Natural Monopolies. Especially Railways

R.Pittman, presentation and video (English/Russian voiceover).

The Cloud-Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges

N.Robinson, L.Valeri, J. Cave, T. Starkey, H. Graux, S. Creese, P. Hopkins, here.

Overview of Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms for Web Tracking

A.Cooper, H.Tschofenig, here. 

Background and update on negotiations for a WIPO copyright treaty for persons who are blind or have other disabilities

KEI, here.

European Data Protection Commissioners: need for a comprehensive data protection framework

Resolution. 

The Problem of 'Personal Data' in Cloud Computing - What Information is Regulated? The Cloud of Unknowing

W.Hon, C.Millard, I. Walden, Part 1 and Part 2. 

The dream of a virtual library of out-of-print books is dead, for now

S.Turow, letter to the Editor of the NYT.

Location-based services on mobile phones: getting crowded

The Economist, here.

Deal or No Deal? Politik- oder Wettbewerbsorientierung in der Europäischen Wirtschaftsordnung?

O.Budzinski, B.Kuchinke, hier.

Protection of competition in the online marketplace and search neutrality debated at Westminster

Here. 

Who pays for Data Protection?

V.Reding, here. 

Analysis of the consultation launched by the Green Paper on "Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries"

EU COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT, here.

Playtime over in Android Land?

Bloomberg Businessweek, here; Google's reaction, here. 

Unraveling the Rejection: The Google Book Settlement

Copyright Clearance Center, Online Seminar: transcript and audio. 

Digital Agenda: new guidelines to address privacy concerns over use of smart tags

"Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment (PIA) Framework for RFID Applications", N.Kroes' speech and EU Comm's press release. From Kroes' speech: "This PIA Framework for RFID Applications constitutes an interesting model that could be used for other similar situations or areas, such as smart metering and online behavioural advertising." Annex III provides a list of possible privacy risks related to the use of the RFID.

Das Schweizerische Bundesverwaltungsgericht über Google Street View

A-7040/2009, 30. März 2011, Pressemitteilung und Entscheid.
Aus der Pressemitteilung:

Mozilla's "Do Not Track" header gaining support

Here.

IEEE launches its new Cloud Computing Initiative

Here.

BGH "Hartplatzhelden.de" veröffentlicht

Urteil des I. Zivilsenats vom 28.10.2010 - I ZR 60/09, hier (Telemedicus). 

Le Groupement des Cartes bancaires s'engage à réviser à la baisse la plupart des commissions

Communiqué de presse de l'Autorité de la Concurrence; engagements proposés.

OFT and CC publish practice principles for the design and presentation of consumer survey research in merger inquiries

Here.

German copyright policy 2011: Introduction of a new neighbouring right for press publishers?

T.Kreutzer, here. 

Milan Tribunal on Google's liability for libelous "autocompletion"

Order. 

Google Said to Be Possible Target of Antitrust Probe After ITA Acquisition

Bloomberg, here.

The international regulation of transnational mergers

J.Clarke, here. 

On Google Books settlement and congressional intervention

Interview with J.Grimmelmann, here. 

IPRED Versus The Sharing of Culture: Moving Away From Enforcement

La Quadrature du Net, here. 

DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC on International Cooperation and the ICN in 2010

DOJ: here. FTC: here, p.54-55; 58.

Competition and Choice in Retail Banking.

UK Treasury Committee, here. 

Against Notice Skepticism

M.Calo, here. 

“Lex Facebook” – Hessen will Online-Datenschutz verschärfen

K.Ewald, hier.

The State of 'Do Not Track' on the Internet

D.Daw (PCWorld), here.

Was darf Bildung und Forschung an Hochschulen den Staat kosten? Wie setzt das Gemeinwohl dem Recht am geistigen Eigentum und kommerziellen Interessen Grenzen?

OLG München, 24.03.2011, Az. 6 WG 12/09, Pressemitteilung hier.

Resale price maintenance complaint in the Chinese automobile industry

Here (Mondaq).

MEPs Marietje Schaake and Christian Engstrom submit formal questions on appointment of Maria Martin-Prat to EU copyright post

Questions here.

A Guide For the Perplexed Part IV: The Rejection of the Google Books Settlement

J.Band, here. 

OFT statement on Competition Appeal Tribunal’s judgment in construction recruitment forum case

Here. 

Section 2 in a Web 2.0 World: An Expanded Vision of Relevant Product Markets

P.Jones Harbour, T.Koslov, here. 

YouTube's Reply In Viacom Appeal Case

Here. 

Der beste IP 1. Aprilscherz

EuGH kippt deutsche Privatkopie, Telemedicus

Disentangling Industrial Policy and Competition Policy in China

N.Bush, Y.Bo, here

Some Speculation About Mirror Neurons and Copyright

S.McJohn, here.
From the abstract:

Comment on the Draft Recommendation on the protection of human rights with regard to search engines

EFF, here. Council of Europe Draft Recommendation here. 

Patent system reform as seen from the FTC

IPColloquium's guests are S.Michel and W.Cohen, here.

EU Commission confirms it is investigating Deutsche Bahn for abuse of dominant position (also not an April fool)

"It has been alleged that Deutsche Bahn group, and in particular Deutsche Bahn Energie, the de facto sole supplier of electricity for traction trains in Germany, would be giving preferential treatment to the group's rail freight arm. The Commission officials were accompanied by their counterparts from the German competition authority", here.

The Pope has a new copyright law (not an April fool)

Here. 

Zite iPad news app accused of copyright infringement

Here and here.

THE DISSENT: WHY ONE FTC COMMISSIONER THINKS DO NOT TRACK IS OFF-TRACK

T.Rosch, here. 

The Past and Future of Direct Effects Evidence

T.Rosch, here. 

Amazon, Apple et Google soumis au prix unique du livre numérique

Ici (LEXPRESS.fr).

Eckpunktepapier zu Fragen der digitalen Welt

Beschluss des DIHK-Vorstandes, hier.
Zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger:

Google Agrees to Implement Comprehensive Privacy Program to Protect Consumer Data

FTC's Press Release and Agreement. 

Smartphone-Apps – wo bleibt der Datenschutz?

A.Dix, der Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Tätigkeitsbericht für das Jahr 2010, S. 67 ff.

IFPI - Recording Industry in Numbers 2011

Here. 

Android poised to take over as the leading smartphone operating system in 2011

IDC - Press Release. 

Microsoft to file antitrust complaint against Google

S.Musil, here (cnet). Read also Brad Smith's own remarks and the NYT's story with some Google' s first reactions. Also here.

Has Google learned Microsoft's antitrust lessons?

J.Greene, here.

J'aime l'info: plateforme de contributions volontaires pour les médias en ligne

Ici. 

It’s Time for the Recording Industry to Stop Blaming "Piracy" and Start Finding A New Way

EFF, here.

The clear role of public authorities in cloud computing

N.Kroes, here. 

Carburanti: Antitrust avvia indagine conoscitiva su meccanismo indice Platt's e su rete distributiva

Qui. Vedi anche il recente "INFORME DE SEGUIMIENTO DEL INFORME DE CARBURANTES PARA AUTOMOCIÓN" pubblicato dalla spagnola Comisión Nacional de la Competencia. 

Broader issues in applying UK merger regime and possible improvements

C.Maxwell, here. 

Citation Advantage of Open Access Legal Scholarship

J.Donovan, C.Watson, here. 

Hal Varian on Google's Value to US Users and Advertisers

A.Tsotsis (TechCrunch), here. See also Google's "Where we get our numbers"

Preemptive Action Seeks Ruling That Would Prohibit Monsanto From Suing Organic Farmers and Seed Growers If Contaminated By Roundup Ready Seed

PUBPAT's Press Release and Complaint

Driving Innovation: A Case for Targeted Competition Policy in Dynamic Markets

J.Galloway, here. 

Refusal to Supply and Margin Squeeze: A Discussion of Why the 'Telefonica Exceptions' are Wrong

D.Geradin, here. 

Rome Tribunal's preliminary ruling on Yahoo's liability for contributory infringement

Here (in Italian).

Recent decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal involving Google: towards an extra duty of surveillance for hosting providers?

C.Jasserand, here. 

Trafficlieferanten der Medien: Facebook gewinnt, Google verliert

H.Schmidt, FAZ.net (hier)

GPL-Verletzung durch Android-Code?

S.Labesius, hier. 

EU Competition Commissioner on some hot issues

Interview with J.Almunia, here.
Some personal picks:

Search Bias and Antitrust

J.Wright, here. 

Merger control: a view from the departure lounge

P.Freeman, here. 

US Libraries on Google Books ASA's Rejection

Here. 

Canadian Copyright Bill Most Likely to Hit the Scrap Heap

M.Geist, here. 

A Digital Library Better Than Google’s

R.Darnton, here. 

Cornell University Library’s Position on Nondisclosure Clauses in Licenses

Here. 

Reformas y reestructuración del sistema financiero

J.Almunia, aquí.

Inside Judge Chin's Opinion

J.Grimmelmann, here. 

New: The Journal of Universal Rejection

Here.

Protection of GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces): some comments about the ECJ ‘s preliminary ruling in BSA v. Ministervo Kultury.

P.Laurent, here. 

Competition Enforcement Cooperation: ICN Work Product to date

Here. 

FENOMENI DELLA CONTRAFFAZIONE E DELLA PIRATERIA IN CAMPO COMMERCIALE

A.Catricalà, qui.
In riferimento a Google News:

Dynamic Competition in the Newspaper Industry

C.Varney, here.
Business review letters concerning the Global News Service and the AP's News Registry respectively are referred to in Varney's remarks. 

EU Competition law and Energy: Recent cases and issues

C.Gauer, J.Ratliff, here. 

MYTHS ABOUT THE MEDIA: AUDIENCE, BUSINESS, AND MONEY

March 24, 2011, George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, in Association with the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), livestreaming event at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (6:00 p.m. in Geneva, CH)

Rejection of the Google Books Amended Settlement Agreement: Nine Snippets

Judge Danny Chin: "Before the Court is plaintiffs' motion pursuant ,to Rule
23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for final approval of
the proposed settlement of this class action on the terms set
forth in the Amended Settlement Agreement (the "ASA"). The
question presented is whether the ASA is fair, adequate, and
reasonable. I conclude that it is not."
Nine significant snippets:

Is Google a Monopolist?

Interview (Part 1, Part 2) with S.Vaidhyanathan, from TechCrunchTV. 

Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie? The Supply of New Recorded Music since Napster

J.Waldfogel, here. 

Canadian-backed report says music, movie, and software piracy is a market failure, not a legal one

M.Geist, here. 

Creative Destruction and Copyright Protection - Regulatory Responses to File-sharing

Z. Sujon, D.Tambini, here. 

SGEI reform and the application of competition rules to the financial sector: themes for dialogue with the European Parliament

J.Almunia, here.

Righthaven: fair use analysis of the republication of an entire news article by a nonprofit organization

From EFF, here. Read also J.Schultz's Amicus Curiae. 

Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, Inventec over Android e-readers

ZDNet, here. Complaint here. Read also this Groklaw's post.

Les quatre affaires Google de contrefaçon

Cour d’appel de Paris Pôle 5, chambre 2 Arrêts du 14 janvier 2011 (Legalis.net)
Google Inc. / Bac Films, The Factory

Google Inc. / Bac Films, The Factory, Canal+

Google Inc. / Les Films de la Croisade, Goatworks Films

Google Inc. / Compagnie des phares et balises

The Newsonomics of The New York Times’ pay fence

K.Doctor, here. 

Cooperation between the OFT and China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC)

From the OFT's Press release:
"In the context of China's new Anti-Monopoly Law, the OFT will exchange expertise on issues including abuse of dominance, the relationship between intellectual property and competition and market definitions. The MOU also facilitates co-operation with China in handling common and complex consumer protection issues such as cross-border purchasing and protecting consumers online."

In Search of a Competition Law Fit for Developing Countries

E.Fox, here. 

Trade Secrets and Antitrust Law

H.First, here.

Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the world wide web, to help protect ‘open internet’

FT.com, here. 

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Removes Works from the Public Domain

EFF, here. 

Urheberrechtliche Gestaltung von Open-Access-Repositorien

Dossier zum  IUWIS-Workshop am 02. März 2011.

Reconsidering Competition

M.Stucke, here.

Googles Think Tank stößt Debatte um neues Urheberrecht an

Heise online News, hier.

The State of Online Consumer Privacy

J.Leibowitz, here. More about the US Senate Hearing here. Read also V.Reding, Your data, your rights: Safeguarding your privacy in a connected world for a EU perspective. 

Geldbußen in Höhe von 38 Mio. € gegen drei Hersteller von Konsumgütern wegen des unzulässigen Austauschs über wettbewerbsrelevante Informationen

Aus der Pressemeldung des Bundeskartellamtes:" Die Kenntnis über die zu erwartenden Forderungen des Einzelhandels sowie die Reaktionen der maßgeblichen Wettbewerber auf diese Forderungen, konnten das eigene Marktverhalten ebenso entscheidend beeinflussen, wie die Information über beabsichtigte Preiserhöhungen der Konkurrenz. Informationen dieser Art werden von den Unternehmen normalerweise hoch vertraulich behandelt".

SPD will mit Zweitverwertungsrecht Open Access ermöglichen

Hier.

Commentary on Retail Mergers

OFT and Competition Commission, here.

MEP's question to the Commission about support for WIPO treaty for persons who are blind or have other disabilities

Here, from KEI.

Quantification of Harm in Private Antitrust Actions in the United States

H.Hovenkamp, here. 

A Competition Regime for Growth: A Consultation on Options for Reform

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), here. 

Competition Issues in Standard Setting: The New Horizontal Guidelines

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

Commissioning and competition in the public sector

OFT, here.
From the Press Release: "The OFT's 'Commissioning and Competition in the Public Sector' study, published today, argues that having an open, transparent and competitive tender process is not enough on its own to ensure that public services markets are open and contestable, both over the short-term and long-term. Achieving effective competition in public services must also involve: reducing barriers to entry and exit, encouraging a diverse supplier base and ensuring suppliers have the right incentives to make efficiency savings, raise quality and innovate."

The Next Digital Decade: How Will the Internet Change by 2020?

Ideas in action, J.Glassman. Guests: L. Downes, G.Manne, here. 

The State of the News Media 2011

Pew Research Center, here. 

South Africa's Competition Commission rejects Law Society Application for Exemption

Here.

Substitution between Offline and Online Advertising Markets

A.Goldfarb, J.Rotman, here. 

EU public hearing on collective redress

5^th April 2011, here (agenda). Live streaming available

What could – or should – be embraced by IPR monopolies – Is Germany on the way to a new neighbouring right for press publishers?

T.Kreutzer, here. 

Japan Adds $183 Billion to Economy, Doubles Asset Purchases

Bloomberg, here. 

Eine Internetgebühr hilft nicht weiter

Die ZeitOnline, hier. 

African Competition Forum launched in Nairobi

Here.
The launch was announced during a two days conference jointly hosted by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Kenya Monopolies and Price Commission, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance together with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) The newly appointed Chair, Mr Francis Kariuki said: “The ACF will raise awareness and provide support as widely as possible for the creation of strong competition regimes in Africa. The  Forum will share information on appropriate practices in competition law and enforcement and will collaborate in building institutional capacity throughout the continent.”

Sustaining Scholarly Publishing: New Business Models for University Presses

Association of American University Presses, here.

How-To for Sustainable Creativity in the Digital Era

http://fcforum.net/, here. 

Collective rights management bodies in Hungary and Romania take steps to improve competition

Here. 

US Government draft of the intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)

From KEI, here. 

Upon Further Review: Will The NFL's Trademark Licensing Practices Survive Full Antitrust Scrutiny? The Remand of American Needle v. National Football League

M.Edelman, here. 

Australian Internet Industry Association to Develop Code of Practice following iiNet

Here.

Conseil Constitutionnel Français au sujet de la loi LOPPSI

Ici. 

NEXA sulle competenze dell'AGCOM in materia di diritto d'autore

Qui.

EU merger control has come of age

J.Almunia, here. From the speech, on international competition policy:.

The Readers' Bill of Rights for Digital Books

Here.

Myths and patent reform

R.Tiller, here (from opensource.com).

EU Commission and Russian Competition Authority: Cooperation Agreement

European Press Release. Russian Press Release here. US-Russia cooperation agreement here.

Neelie Kroes Addressing the Orphan Works Challenge

Here. 

EU Commission terminates the Stakeholders' Dialogue on Online Copyright Infringement

Here, from pc.impact.com

The Rise of European Competition Policy, 1950-1991: A Cross-Disciplinary Survey of a Contested Policy Sphere

L.Warlouzet, here. 

Road-testing UPP: the Zipcar/Streetcar merger

RBB Brief 36, here. 

U.S. digital project signals the rise of versatile e-textbooks

M.Geist, here.

Indian Draft Merger Regulation Open for Consultation

Draft here.

The Institutional Framework for Doing Sports Business: Principles of EU Competition Policy in Sports Markets

O.Budzinski, here.

BGH: UsedSoft

Hier (Telemedicus). 

Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag zu Fragen der digitalen Welt

Eckpunktepapier (Entwurf), hier.

Study on the Overall Functioning of the European Trade Mark System

Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, here.

US Supreme Court not to review payments by brand name pharmaceutical companies to generics in settlement of patent infringement litigation

Here, from http://www.antitrusttoday.com/

EU Court of Justice: The draft agreement on the creation of a European and Community Patent Court is not compatible with European Union law

Here. 

The Sound of One Hand Clapping: The 2010 Merger Guidelines and the Challenge of Judicial Adoption

J.Stone, J.Wright, here

FTC ON THE EVOLVING IP MARKETPLACE: ALIGNING PATENT NOTICE AND REMEDIES WITH COMPETITION

Here. 

US Supreme Court Justice Breyer on "l'économique" and the judges

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivered a very nice speech (in impressive French), March 7, 2011 at the invitation of the Association Internationale de Droit Economique, in Paris (disclosure: I'm a member of that association). The title of the Seminar was "La prise en compte de l'Economique par la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis, des cours supérieures européennes (CJUE, Cour de Cassation, Conseil Constitutionnel français, etc …)", thus, roughly, on the relevance of economics ("l'Economique", by that meaning, possibly, economic theories, models but also bare economic data) in taking legal decisions at the highest court instances, both in the US and France (but also, as other speakers covered, in Belgium).

This is my personal take on that intense speech.

The future of European competition law in high-tech industries

C. MADERO VILLAREJO, here.

Die schwierige Arbeit der Internet-Enquete

Die Zeit, hier. 

EU Commission closes probe into Hollywood studios after they change terms of contracts for digitisation of European cinemas

Here. 

US Senate Judiciary Committee on “Targeting Websites Dedicated To Stealing American Intellectual Property”

Webcast.

Tom Adams
President and CEO
Rosetta Stone Inc.
Arlington, VA

Scott Turow
President
Authors Guild
New York, NY

Christine N. Jones
EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
Scottsdale, AZ

Thomas M Dailey (at 51:51)
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Verizon
Arlington, VA

Denise Yee
Senior Trademark Counsel
Visa, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

The Dynamics of Disruptive Innovation: How will content-based business succeed?

P. de Sa, Presentation, Webcast (at 24:33).

Canadian Competition Bureau Announces Plans to Moderately Revise the Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Here. Among the announced revisions:
"- clarify that merger review is not a linear process that must start with market definition, but rather an iterative process in which evidence of market concentration is considered alongside other evidence of competitive effects, with the goal of determining whether a merger creates or enhances market power" and
"- provide more detailed guidance on how the Bureau assesses the unilateral effects of a merger, particularly in light of current economic thinking"

Gartner Lowers PC Forecast as Consumers Diversify Computing Needs Across Devices

Here.

Advocate General Ján Mazák on banning internet sales in selective distribution agreements

Opinion in Case C-439/09 Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence & Ministre de l'Économie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi.

Antitrust and Apple’s iPad Magazine Subscription Pricing

J.Gans, here. 

TRANSATLANTIC ANTITRUST: PAST AND PRESENT

R.Brandenburger, here. "Compare" with J. Almunia, New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy, here

L’actualité du droit matériel des pratiques anticoncurrentielles

N.Petit, ici.

Metcash-Franklins Merger: Australian Federal Court to Decide

Australian Senate, Economics References Committee's Report

FAIR ACCESS TO CULTURE AND THE RIGHT TO READ OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS

Exceptions and limitations to copyright with regard to libraries, education and print disabled persons - European Parliament P7C050 - 13th April 2011 10.00-13.00 

10.00 Introduction

Luigi Berlinguer MEP - Overview of the issues
Ádám Kósa MEP President Disability Intergroup - Copyright and disabled people’s rights
Ben White –IFLA/EBLIDA / British Library - The case for Education and Libraries

10.30 Panel 1. The book famine- what are the barriers and solutions?

Wolfgang Angermann– European Blind Union
European Dyslexia Association- Raymond Claes
Q&A from the floor

11.00 Panel 2. A WIPO treaty for print disabled people?

Rodolfo Cattani EBU - Rationale for a treaty and the campaign so far
David Hammerstein – Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue
Q&A from the floor

11.45 Panel 3. Limitations and exceptions to copyright. Opinion of the EP, Commission and Council

An MEP perspective: F. Keller, F.Sosa Wagner.
The Commission’s position (speaker TBC)
Council position – Representative from Hungarian Presidency
Dan Pescod – European Blind Union
Ben White – IFLA/EBLIDA
Q&A from the floor

12.45 Conclusions

Concluding remarks - Luigi Berlinguer MEP

Cross-border merger control in Japan

A.Goto, here

Commissioner Barnier tells the European Blind Union the EU does not support a treaty for persons with disabilities

Here, from KEI (the actual letter here).

Business Sues Facebook to Restore Its Fan Page--Complexions v. Complexions Day Spa

E.Goldman, here.

The Irish Competition Authority in Difficult Economic Times

Annual Report 2010, here.

Zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger: Monopolkommission v. Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger

J.Haucap (Monopolkommission), hier; D. Wolff (BDZV), hier.

Google book search choices

G. Occhipinti Trigona, here.

Fifth Annual Law & Information Society Symposium: Mobile Devices, Location Technologies & Shifting Values

March 25, 2011 Fordham University, program.

EU Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the e-book publishing sector

Here.

Österreichisches Kartellgericht: Preisabsprachen gestattet?

Hier (s. auch Kartellblog)

AGCM - DIVIETO INCROCI GIORNALI-TV: ANTITRUST A GOVERNO E PARLAMENTO, NO AL POTERE DI PROROGA AFFIDATO AL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO

Qui. 

When is Static Analysis a Sufficient Proxy for Dynamic Considerations? Reconsidering Antitrust and Innovation

J.Gans, here.

Economic Issues in Cloud Computing

H.Varian, here.

Media, Aggregators and the Link Economy: Strategic Hyperlink Formation in Content Networks

C. Dellarocas, Z. Katona, W. Rand, here.

The Institutional Design of European Competition Policy

A.Manganelli, A.Nicita, and M.Rossi, here

Bridging the Differences between Copyright's Legal Traditions – The Emerging EC Fair Use Doctrine

M.Senftleben, here. 

Some Skepticism About Search Neutrality

J.Grimmelmann, here.

The Problem of Search Engines as Essential Facilities: An Economic & Legal Assessment

G.Manne, here. 

IN REGULATORS WE TRUST: THE SUPREME COURT’S NEW APPROACH TO IMPLIED ANTITRUST IMMUNITY

R.Brunell, here.

Greece's Competition Commission fines crisis cartel in the fish farming sector

Here. See also Greece's contribution on the topic of crisis cartels to the OECD 10th GFC

Au sujet du pré-rapport parlementaire sur la neutralité du Net

La Quadrature du Net, ici. 

OECD 10th Global Forum on Competition

Forum documents.
In particular:
Session I Cross-border Merger Control: Challenges for Developing and Emerging Economies
Session III Crisis Cartels

UNDERSTANDING THE RAND COMMITMENT

D.Lichtman, here.

Materialien zum deutschen und europäischen Wettbewerbsrecht

F.Säcker, hier. 

WHY (EVER) DEFINE MARKETS?

K.Kaplow, here ("The thesis of this Article is that the market definition process should be abandoned").

Liberation by software

E.Moglen, here (guardian.co.uk).

World Blind Union suspends participation in WIPO & EU Stakeholder discussions, pending agreement at WIPO on legal framework

KEI, here. 

Digitale Langzeitarchivierung als Thema für den 3. Korb zum Urheberrechtsgesetz

Nestor, hier. 

Address to the Blue Sky Conference on future directions in Copyright law

R.McClelland, here.

WIPO pushes for greater access to books for the vision impaired

A.Reid, here.

iiNet: Appeal Dismissed

Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNet Limited, here.

Texas attorney general's office discloses details of Google antitrust probe

Here. 

Independence of the Egyptian Competition Authority: Assessment and Recommendations

Y. Afifi, here (GAR 2010, pp. 4-49).

Sanción a la Asociación Nacional de Perfumería y Cosmética por intercambios de información

Aquí.

Google's New EU Competition Complaint: 1PlusV Says Google Blocks Ad Opportunities

Here (Bloomberg), w. also this video from YouTube.

American Needle and Justice Stevens’ Supreme Court Antitrust Legacy

W.Grimes, here.

Google's Amicus Curiae in a BitTorrent search engine case

Here. 

JRR Tolkien Estate Threatens Lawsuit Over Book Featuring Tolkien As Character

Here (from hollywoodreporter.com).

Kreativität und Urheberrecht in der Netzökonomie

W.Schulz, T.Büchner, hier. 

Russian Supreme Arbitration Court upholds finding of Gazprom Neft's abuse of dominant position

ФАС России press release, in English and Russian. 

An Economic Defense of Flexibility in IPR Licensing: Contracting Around 'First Sale' in Multilevel Production Settings

A.Layne-Ferrar, here.

Open Attribute, a simple way to attribute Creative Commons licensed works on the web

A.Neill, here.

Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices & Challenges in a Networked World

H.Clinton, here.

Statut d’hébergeur de fuzz.fr aussi confirmé par par la Cour de cassation

Arrêt n° 164 du 17 février 2011 (09-13.202) - Cour de cassation - Première chambre civile

Das Plagiat im Wandel der Zeit

A.Schneider, hier. S. auch http://de.guttenplag.wikia.com/wiki/Plagiate

Has the European Commission Become More Severe in Punishing Cartels? Effects of the 2006 Guidelines

J.Connors, here.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE ANTITRUST ISSUES POSED BY GOOGLE’S ACQUISITION OF ITA

R.Stutz, here.

On Horizontal and Vertical "Price Fixing" in Poland

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, here. 

Dailymotion: statut d’hébergeur confirmé par la Cour de cassation

Arrêt n° 165 du 17 février 2011 (09-67.896) - Cour de cassation - Première chambre civile

World Copyright Law through the lenses of the International Intellectual Property Association

IIPA 2011 Special 301 Submission.

Verlegerverbände bewerten die Aussagen Apples zum neuen Abo-Model

Hier.

EU General Court on letting a Member State, in certain circumstances, prohibit the exclusive broadcast on pay television of sport events

Cases T-385/07, T-55/08 and T-68/08 FIFA and UEFA v Commission, Press Release.

Open Source Software to Legally Circumvent Gene Mutations Patents?

Here. See also ifrOSS' take on this.

"Revue du web" et exception de "courtes citations"

TGI de Nancy, jugement du 6 décembre 2010, dijonscope.com (Legalis.net)

Suche nach Plagiaten: Google schlägt Spezial-Software

Heise Online, hier.

Verlage gegen Commentarist: "FAZ" und "SZ" wollen nicht zitiert werden

Spiegel Online, hier.

Pulling a Fast One?: Who Is Really Hurt By C-32's Missing Fair Dealing Circumvention Exception

M.Geist, here. 

Loi sur le prix unique du livre numérique adoptée en France par l'Assemblée Nationale

Ici. Lire aussi l'Avis de l'Autorité de la concurrence, son Communiqué de presse e le Rapport d'information du Sénat " La politique du livre face au défi du numérique ". 

Parliament gives go-ahead for a common EU patent system to be created using the enhanced cooperation procedure enhanced cooperation

Press release.

Avis de l'Autorité de la concurrence relatif à la contractualisation de la filière ovine

Ici.

ABUSE OF DOMINANCE BY HIGH TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISES: A COMPARISON OF U.S. AND E.C. APPROACHES

F.Scherer, here.

Italian Competition Authority's Newest Report on Italy's Political Conflict of Interest

Here, in Italian.

Australian Competition Authority Issues Annual Airport Monitoring Report

Here.

Taking stock and looking forward: a year at the helm of EU competition

J.Almunia, here.

Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation

C.Baldwin, E. Von Hippel, here.

Schadensersatzanspruch bei Lesser General Public License-Verletzung

LG Bochum,  Teilurteil vom 20.01.2011 (Az. I-8 O 293/09)

Some Thoughts on the Role of Intellectual Property in Innovation Market Cases and Refusals to License

T.Rosch, here. 

Hotfile: Complaint for Copyright Infringement

Here. Read also MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS' press release. 

Eye on the Ball: Medicine regulation – not IP enforcement – can best deliver quality medicines

143 Oxfam Briefing Paper.

Chairman of the Australian Competition Commission: First Criminal Case Looming

Here. From the interview: "Every day, every minute, even while you sleep, everything you do will be oversighted by the ACCC"

Vertical Restraints under EU Competition Law: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Framework

N.Petit, D.Henry, here. 

FTC finds that Carolina Dental Board's Conduct is Not Protected by the State Action Doctrine

Here.

Executives of Iowa-Ready Mix Concrete Companies Sentenced to Serve Prison Sentences for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging

Here.

2010 US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement

V.Espinel, here.

Analysis of the FTC's Decision Not to Block Google’s Acquisition of AdMob

R.Stutz, R.Brunell, here.

Ofcom to review net blocking

DCMS' press release.

Submission by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada regarding Bill C-32

Here. 

An Estimate of Infringing Use of the Internet

Envisional's Study commissioned by NBC 

Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress (?)

EU COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

UK Ofcom's proposal on ex ante competition check in respect of trades of mobile spectrum

Notice of proposals to make  900 MHz, 1800 MHz & 2100 MHz  public wireless network licences tradable, here. 

Free Music Can Pay as Well as Paid Music, YouTube Says

Here, from wired. 

Gebrauchtsoftwarehandel: Fragen zur Auslegung der Software-Richtlinie dem EuGH zur Vorabentscheidung vorgelegt

 Pressemitteilung (BGH)

EU Advocate General Kokott on exclusive broadcasting rights

Cases C‑403/08 and C‑429/08 Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others and Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd, here. Guardian report here.

Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Building Respect for IP: Sustainable Solutions to a Global Problem

Final program.

Canadian Federation of Students' position paper on Bill C-32

Here.

Bargaining in the Shadow of the European Settlement Procedure for Cartels

M.Schinkel, here.

OFT launches investigation into E-Book pricing

Here.  

Bill: Patent Reform Act of 2011

Here.

South African Competition Authority invites construction firms to apply for fast-track settlement

Here.

Open Access the Slovak Way? Compulsory licence for PhD thesis and "Habilitation" works

Here, from http://husovec.blogspot.com/

An Overview and the Evolution of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

M.Kaminski, here.

Entente de partage de clientèle dans le secteur maritime: la court d'appel de Paris réforme la décision de l'Autorité de la concurrence

Décision du 15 avril 2010 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la manutention pour le transport de conteneurs au port du Havre et Arrêt de la Cour d'appel de Paris du 20 janvier 2011.

Does Antitrust Enforcement In High Tech Markets Benefit Consumers? Stock Price Evidence from FTC V. Intel

J.Wright, here. 

Antitrust and Vertical Integration in “New Economy” Industries

B.Owen, here. 

OFT on inefficiencies in the equity capital market

Equity underwriting and associated services

EU Commission blocks proposed merger between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air

Press release.

RPM's hard life in California: Bioelements

Final Judgment.

Exchange of information on the pricing of loan products sanctioned in the UK

Here.

Italian "class" action against Microsoft for bundling and refusal to reimburse Windows

Techrights, here. Here the writ of summons filed (in Italian)

FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules and Implications for Research Libraries

Association of Research Libraries, here.

Lessons from the Financial Crisis

M.Stucke, here.

Österreich: Spediteure anerkennenTeilnahme an Kartellen vor Kartellgericht

Hier. S. auch die Bestätigung, dass die Kommission "dawn raids" bereits durchgeführt hat.

Central banks and competition authorities: institutional comparisons and new concerns

J.Vickers, here.

OPINION OF SOME DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN ACADEMICS ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

Here. Read also this post related to a meeting with European ACTA negotiators, dismissing the concerns raised.

OSI and FSF jointly ask US Department of Justice to investigate CPTN transaction

Here.

New Agency, New Authority: What You Need to Know About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

J.Villafranco and K. McPartland, here.

OECD: ROUNDTABLE ON CROSS-BORDER MERGER CONTROL - CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES

Background Note. Read also UNCTAD's contribution.

Italian Competition Authority accepts Google's commitments related to Google News Italia and urges Italian Parliament to revise copyright legislation

Here.

Commission launches second monitoring exercise of patent settlements in pharma sector

Here.

Antitrust in High-Tech Industries

R. Crandall, C. Jackson, here.

Why There Might Not Be Many Damage Claims Arising from the Spanish Property Insurance Cartel?

F.Marcos, here.

Free Software in Contemporary Civil Society

Sociology Faculty at Trento University.
Speakers: Karsten Gerloff, Carlo Piana, Tiziano Sartori, Patrick Ohnewein, Fabio Ropelato, Program (in Italian).

The Coming Extinction of Homo Economicus and the Eclipse of the Chicago School of Antitrust: Applying Evolutionary Biology and Ethics to Structural and Behavioral Antitrust Analyses

T.Horton, here.

Economic background of the Microsoft/Yahoo! case

A. Amelio and D.Magos, here.

The Microsoft/Yahoo! Search Business case

T.Vecchi, J.Vidal and V. Fallenius, here.

Oracle/Sun Microsystems: The challenge of reviewing a merger involving open source software

C.-C. Buhr, S.Crome, A. Lübbert, V.Pozzato, Y.Simon, R.Thomas, here.

Antitrust 2025

M.Stucke, here.

Bundeskartellamt: Sektoruntersuchung Stromerzeugung/Stromgroßhandel

Hier.

Information exchange: Motor insurers offer formal commitments to the OFT

Here.

Judge Posner on the interpretation of the pleading standard set forth in Twombly

IN RE: TEXT MESSAGING ANTITRUST LITIGATION. Appeal of: Verizon Wireless, et al., Defendants, No. 10-8037, here.

The Open Source Initiative's concerns regarding the recipient of Novell’s patent portfolio

Letter sent to the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt). See also the letter sent by the FSFE, in German (original ) and English.

E-Learning: Intranet-Klausel ( § 52a Urheberrechtsgesetz) vor Gericht

Alfred Kröner Verlag gegen Fernuniversität in Hagen, Klageschrift.

Règles du code de procédure civile et pratiques anticoncurrentielles

Cour de cassation française, 7 janvier 2011 Société Philips France – Arrêt n° 587

"Comité des Sages" on bringing Europe's cultural heritage online presents its report "The new Renaissance"

Here. See also  the Summary Record of the public hearing of the Comité des Sages on "Bringing Europe's cultural heritage online".

IBM's Patent Application for an "Intellectual Property Component Business Model for Client Services"

Here.

WIPO Seminar Series on “The Economics of Intellectual Property”: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Intellectual Property and Litigation

Christine Greenhalgh, January 12, 2011 paper here.

A Brief Introduction to Competition Concerns in 'Pay-for-Delay' Settlement Agreements Between Brand-Name and Generic Drug Companies

R.Peritz, here.

The Capper-Volstead Act, Agricultural Cooperatives, and Antitrust Immunity

C.Varney, here.

Counterfactual Tests in Competition Law

C.Veljanovski, here.

Solving the Drug Settlement Problem: The Legislative Approach

M.A.Carrier, here.

Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools

K.M.Schmidt, here.

Politiques européennes de concurrence et économie sociale de marché

F.Marty, ici.

First evaluation of the impact of the Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights

Here.