OFT's consultation on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases

Here. 

Italian Judge Denies Samsung Request to Ban iPhone 4S

Pcmag.com, here. 

Compatibility Of The Licensing Of Embedded Patents With Open Source Licensing Terms

I. Mitchell, S. Mason, here. 

Vivendi et Groupe Canal Plus ont renotifié à l'Autorité de la concurrence l'opération de rachat de TPS

Communiqué de presse, ici. 

Cloud-based digital rights and storage systems for movies

The Economist, here. 

On "obtain permission” buttons on mobile devices in the academic context

Paidcontent.org, here.

Of Lawsuits and Licensing: The Full Microsoft v. Android Story

DailyTech.com, here.

Competition and Innovation

M. Boldrin, J. Correa Allamand, D. Levine, C. Ornaghi, here.

The Tablet Revolution

Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism in collaboration with The Economist Group, here. 

Solvay annulled on right of access and right to be heard issues

Court of Justice, Judgments in Cases C-109/10 P Solvay SA v Commission and C-110/10 P  Solvay SA v Commission. 

Verantwortlichkeit eines Hostproviders (Blogspot) für einen das Persönlichkeitsrecht verletzenden Blog-Eintrag

BGH Urteil vom 25. Oktober 2011 - VI ZR 93/10, Pressemitteilung, Vorinstanz und Volltext.

Open strategies and innovation performance

A. Barge-Gil, here. 

Competition Policy & Financial Stability: Friends or Foes?

C. Hanley, A. Rae, paper and presentation. 

What Happened to Competition Policy (in Ireland)?

D. McFadden, J. Evans,  presentation and paper. 

Open Standards, patent thickets and antitrust conflicts in the information technology market

Carlo Piana, Trento University, Economics Faculty, October 26, 2011, Room 2C, 4 pm. 

Bruselas investiga un posible pacto entre Johnson & Johnson y Novartis

europaexpress.es, aquì.

Deutsche Content Allianz kritisiert Stillstand des Bundesjustizministeriums bei der Urheberrechtsreform

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

8 Principles of Behavioural Economics mind-mapped

J.Ahye, here. 

Market investigation reference to the UK CC of the supply of statutory audit services

OFT, here.

Hadopi : le Conseil d'Etat rejette les recours du FDN et d'Apple

www.zdnet.fr, ici. 

On Viacom v. YouTube: Protect innovators, not copyright lawyers

M. Lemley, here. 

Microsoft sued in the US for monopoly abuse by Israeli firm

Reuters.com, here. 

The newsonomics of Piano Media

Niemanlab, here. 

The Future of Law and Economics: Essays by Ten Law School Scholars

D. Baird, here. 

Anticompetitive Innovation and the Quality of Invention

A.Devlin, M.Jacobs, here. 

LG Stuttgart: Elektronische Zugänglichmachung an Fernhochschule

Urteil vom 17.10.2011, Az. 17 O 671/10, hier (Telemedicus)

Fourth Amended Authors Guild v. Google complaint

Here.

Copyright Infrastructure In The Digital Age: Raising Awareness At WIPO

www.ip-watch.org, here. 

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on customs enforcement of intellectual property right

Here.

Hearing in CISAC v. Commission

Chillingcompetition, here. 

Private Copying and Fair Compensation: An empirical study of copyright levies in Europe

M.Kretschmer, here. 

Supreme Court of Canada Stands Up for the Internet: No Liability for Linking

M. Geist, here

Mario Monti: Reboot Europe through the Single Market

www.europeantransportforum.eu, here

Off-grid energy study

OFT, here.

EU Commission confirms inspections in suspected cartel in the sector of Euro interest rate derivatives

Press Release, here.

A United States Perspective on Cartel Enforcement

S. Hammond, here (thanks to Kartellblog). 

THE EX-POST EVALUATION OF TWO MERGER DECISIONS

L.Aguzzoni, E. Argentesi, P. Buccirossi, L. Ciari, T. Duso, M. Tognoni, C. Vitale, here.

Finland: Copyright Management Organization abused its Dominant Position

ECN Brief 04/2011, here. 

EU addresses orphan works and 'out-of-commerce' books and journals

C. Scollo Lavizzari, A. Myburgh, here. 

On the interpretation of ‘human embryo’ as of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Court of Justice of the European Union, Judgment in Case C-34/10
Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace e.V., Press Release and Judgment. 

Report on online gambling in the Internal Market

European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Rapporteur: Jürgen Creutzmann, here. 

Bundeskartellamt verhängt Millionengeldbußen gegen Hersteller von Instant-Cappuccino

Pressemeldung, hier. 

On the resale of MP3s and other digital download music and video files: ReDigi

the1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Liberalizar los colegios profesionales para crear más competencia en la economía

Expansion.com, aquì.

An Antitrust Framework for Climate Change

M. Carrier, here.

Regional Agreements of Developing Jurisdictions: Unleashing the Potential

M. Gal, I. Faibish, here. 

PROCEDURE SELETTIVE LEGA CALCIO 2010/11 E 2011/12: AGCM RIAPRE IL PROCEDIMENTO

Bollettino 39/2011, p. 5 ss.

Industrial Competitiveness: "An Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era"

EU Commission, here. 

Sports Business and Multisided Markets: Towards a New Analytical Framework?

O. Budzinski, M. Satzer, here. 

Canada: Monopolisation

K. Ackhurst and D. Gascon, here. 

United States and European Union Antitrust Agencies Issue Revised Best Practices for Coordinating Merger Reviews

Here. 

Les programmes de conformité aux règles de concurrence : Expériences étrangères

Autorité de la Concurrence, ici.

U.S. judge says Samsung tablets infringe Apple patents

reuters.com, here.

Bill introduced to NZ Parliament to deter hard-core cartel behaviour

Here.

WIPO Second Survey on Voluntary Registration and Deposit Systems

Here. 

The Court of Justice Speaks On Licensing Of Satellite Broadcasting

T. Graf, here. 

EU Commission approves the acquisition of Cephalon by Teva, subject to conditions

Press Release, here

Quand la Norvège ne s'inspire pas de l'Hadopi

pcimpact.com, ici. 

Books in the 21st century

N. Kroes, here

Amicus Brief: AAI Opposes Restrictions on Foreign Reach of Sherman Act (Minn-Chem v. Agrium)

Here.

Europa-Abgeordnete drängen auf rasche Reform der Verwertungsgesellschaften

Heise.de, hier. 

Competition in professions - 10 years on. The Liberalisation of Professions and Consumer Empowerment

P. Collins, here.

Informe sobre las relaciones entre fabricantes y distribuidores en el sector alimentario

CNC, aquì.

ACCC appeals Google decision on misleading advertisements

News Release, here. 

Steve Jobs patent enables Apple to shut down any new Android product in Australia

fosspatents.blogspot.com, here. 

Ban on internet sales amounts to a restriction on competition by object, unless objectively justifiied

Court of Justice of the European Union, Case C-439/09, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence, here. 

Apple wins Samsung tablet ban in Australian court

Reuters.com, here. 

That Didn't Take Long: Amazon Sued For Patent Infringement For New Kindle Fire Tablet

Techdirt.com, here.

Indagine conoscitiva sul settore dell’assicurazione di autoveicoli

A. Catricalà, qui

Deutscher Journalisten-Verband kritisiert Vorstoß aus CDU/CSU für ein »faires Urheberrecht«

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Buchbranche fürchtet Einfluss der Piraten

Heise.de, hier. 

Six Provocations for Big Data

D.Boyd, K.Crawford, here. 

Independent rail regulators are key to competitive rail services

European Parliament, here. 

Dutch ruling sends intermediary liability back to the 90s

technollama.co.uk, here. 

Bookshare Passes 150,000 Student Members & 125,000 Titles

Teleread.com, here. 

Medicines Patent Pool Signs Deal With Indian Generics Producer

ip-watch.org, here. 

EU Commission imposes € 8.9 million fine in banana cartel

Press Release, here. 

Online and Overexposed: Consumer Privacy, the FTC, and the Rise of the Cyberazzi

J. Leibowitz, here. 

EU Cartel Statistics

Here. 

UK High Court rules computer simulations can obtain patent protection

Out-Law.com, here. 

Competition and Sport

Background paper prepared by Professor S. Szymanski for the OECD Secretariat. here.

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES IN THE NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EUROPE

M. Cave, OECD Hearing on Net Neutrality, here. 

THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

OECD,  Issues Note by the Secretariat, here. 

Twitter Will Get “Tweet” Trademark, Settles Lawsuit

WSJ, here. 

The Economist on Software Patents

Difference Engine: Programmed nonsense, here. 

EXCESSIVE PRICES

OECD Secretariat, Background Paper, here. 

The economics of compliance

M. Bennett, presentation.

Getting personal: Managers' liability for competition law breaches: a UK perspective

L. Guttuso, presentation. 

WIPO STUDY ON PATENTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

WIPO Secretariat, here. 

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS: TRANSPARENCY ISSUES IN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

OECD, here. 

WIPO STUDY ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN EXHAUSTION OF INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS AND COMPETITION LAW

WIPO Secreteriat, here. 

Opération de concentration entre coopératives agricoles autorisée sous réserve d'engagements

Communiqué, ici. 

Energy markets: Commission welcomes adoption of new rules on wholesale electricity and gas trading

Press Release. 

Competition Enforcement Capacity Building and Competition Advocacy

J. Fingleton, here. 

UNITAID 3rd Consultative Forum; Nineteen IP recommendations

KEI, here. 

Canada: New Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Here. 

Europe 1 – Premier League 0

B. Hugenholtz, here. 

Benzinpreise – Marktmacht, Preissetzung und Konsequenzen

Arbeitskreis Kartellrecht, Bundeskartellamt, Thesenpapier und drei Vorträge. 

FTC Requires Sale of Generic Cancer Pain Drug and Muscle Relaxant as Conditions of Teva’s $6.8 Billion Acquisition of Cephalon

Decision and Order, News Release. 

Russia investigates possible antitrust abuses by TNK-BP, Bashneft

Platts.com, here.

Digital Monopolies A Bigger Threat Than Piracy, Says Miramax CEO

torrentfreak.com, here.

Opinion on the compatibility of ACTA with the European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

D. Korff, I.Brown, here.

ICN Blog: Update on Brazil

Here.

LG Stuttgart entscheidet in Rechtsstreit zur Reichweite des § 52 a UrhGv

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier.

PEER Behavioural Research: Authors and Users vis-à-vis Journals and Repositories

J. Fry, S. Probets, C. Creaser, H. Greenwood, V. Spezi, S. White, here. 

Kartellrechtsforum Frankfurt – Entwurf eines Leitfadens zur Marktbeherrschung in der Fusionskontrolle

J. Zöttl (Kartellblog), hier. 

Ownership Unbundling of Gas Transmission Networks – Empirical Evidence

C. Growitsch, M. Stronzik, here. 

“In order to fight copyright infringements, ISPs may be asked to render specific websites inaccessible to their subscribers”

P. Laurent, here.

WIPO Assemblies on access to copyrighted works by persons with print disabilities

From the WIPO Press Release

Belgisches Berufungsgericht entscheidet: Zugangssperre zu The Pirate Bay

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier.

Premier bilan de l’Hadopi: attendre encore, réformer l’outil ou le mettre à la “poubelle”?

A. Strowel, ici.

US Supreme Court declines to hear second-hand software case

Techdirt, here.

HathiTrust and the Litigation Path

K.Crews, here.

Assicurazioni: multe per oltre 13 milioni a tre imprese e a un’agenzia plurimandataria per intesa restrittiva della concorrenza

I731, qui.

Administrability and business certainty in abuse of dominance enforcement: an economist’s review of the South African record

S. Roberts, here. 

Competition legislation and policy – is it necessary in a developing economy?

L. du Plessis, J. Lurie and A. van Buuren, here.

Heal the World-Competition law and public interest issues

L. Morphet, A. Konstant, here. 

AIME v. Regents of the University of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, No. CV 10-9378 CBM (MANx), here.

How to deal with Chinese State-owned Enterprises under the EU Merger Regulation?

F. Depoortere, here. 

On licences for the broadcasting of football matches granting territorial exclusivity in the EU

Cases C-403/08 and C-429/08, Football Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure and Others; Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd, Judgment and Press Release. 

The Antitrust Economics of Free

D. Evans, here. 

Should Regulators Treat Google Like Standard & Poor's?

M. Patterson in Forbes, here. 

Golan v. Holder: A Look at the Constraints Imposed by the Berne Convention

D. Gervais, here. 

Retrograde Antitrust Analysis is No Fit for Google

J.Wright, here.

Competition Policy and the Patent System

Chap. 4, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here.

Harm to Competition or Innovation; Remedies

Chap. 3, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Competition Policy and the Scope of Intellectual Property Protection

Chap.1, Innovation and Competition Policy: Cases and Materials, H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Putin Pledges to Follow Gazprom Antitrust Inquiry

NYT, here. 

Video on Workshop on China's Anti-Monopoly Law and Enforcement

2011 Spring Meeting American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, here.

In praise of chaos - Governments’ attempts to control the internet should be resisted

The Economist, here. 

Ouverture à la concurrence des transports ferroviaires

Autorité de la Concurrence,
Avis n° 11-A-15 du 29 septembre 2011 sur un projet de décret relatif aux gares de voyageurs et autres infrastructures de services du réseau ferroviaire
Avis n° 11-A-16 du 29 septembre 2011 relatif au projet de séparation des comptes de l’activité gares de voyageurs au sein de la SNCF

Will Two Roads Still Diverge? Private Enforcement of Antitrust Law is Getting Harder in the United States. But Europe May be Making it Easier

A. Foer, E. Schultz, here. 

STUDY ON THE ANTI-COMPETITIVE ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: SHAM LITIGATION

IPEA, here.

Empowering and Protecting Consumers Consultation: OFT Response

Here. 

ACTA: Meeting U.S. Objectives

The Office of the United States Trade Representative, here

Google’s Eric Schmidt expounds on his Senate testimony

Washingtonpost.com, here

Verlegerverbände begrüßen Amazons Tablet als Gegenpol zu Apples iPad

Heise.de, hier.

Firm's damages from antitrust & abuse of dominant position investigations

P. Fotis, here.

Services of General Economic Interest reform: Presenting the draft legislation

J. Almunia, here.

Samsung Gives Apple Proposal to Resolve Australia Patent Dispute

Businessweek.com, here.

OFT consults on amendment to commitments offered in motor insurance case

Here.

EU COMPETITION LAW - ENFORCEMENT ELEMENTS FOR A DISCUSSION ON EFFECTIVENESS AND UNIFORMITY

L. Ortiz Blanco, A. Lamadrid de Pablo, here.

Goldman: Microsoft Is Getting $444 Million Annually From Android Patent Licenses

Businessinsider.com, here.

Italian Software Maker Contests Microsoft's Purchase of Skype

NYT, here.

Abuse of Collective Dominance Under the Competition Law of the Russian Federation

S. Avdasheva, N. Goreyko, R. Pittman, here. 

Amazon enters the tablet battle: It’s all about the shopping

M. Langeveld (NiemanLab), here. 

Public-Knowledge-Projektgründer plädiert für "Kultur des Teilens"

Heise.de, hier. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 faces further delays in Australia

itnews.com.au, here. 

Draft Opinion of the EP Committee on Culture and Education on the orphan works directive

S. Verheyen, Rapporteur, here.

Die Schweiz bekommt (vielleicht) ein schärferes Kartellrecht

Kartellblog, hier. 

Will the final whistle be blown on the exploitation of territorially exclusive sports media rights?

J. Walkey, P. O'Dowd, R. Eccles, here.

To beat Apple, Amazon's trying to be Apple

news.cnet.com, here.

Australian Optus ("cloud storage") dispute with AFL, NRL and Telstra scheduled for December

Here.

On patent infringement by farmers planting the progeny of genetically altered seeds covered by U.S. patents

MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC v. VERNON HUGH BOWMAN, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2010-1068, here. 

University of Michigan continues with its orphan works digitizing project

Teleread.com, here. 

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Published

Preserving the Open Internet; Final Rule, here. 

WIPO General Assembly: Live Webcast

Here, also for the archived videos. 

Apple: Samsung’s $100 Million 3G Request

blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime, here. 

Quick Guide to Collective Management of Text and Image based works

IFRRO, here. 

Apple has been denied the multi-touch trademark by Patent Office

9to5mac.com, here. 

Network Neutrality: The Global Dimension

P. Larouche, here. 

Cloud Computing in the EU Policy Sphere

J. Sluijs, P. Larouche, W. Sauter, here. 

US Seventh Circuit court of appeals on FTAIA’s limits on the Sherman Act’s reach

MINN-CHEM, INCORPORATED, et al., v. AGRIUM INCORPORATED, et al., No. 10-1712, here. 

With its Standout tag, Google News is giving publishers a new incentive to credit the competition

NiemanLab.org, here. 

Search Engines Searching for Trouble? Comparing Search Engine Operator Responsibility for Competitive Keyword Advertising Under EU and US Trademark Law

S.Kulk, here. 

Competition Issues in the Air Transport Sector

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here. 

POTENTIAL PRO-COMPETITIVE AND ANTICOMPETITIVE ASPECTS OF TRADE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here. 

EU Commission opens investigation in e-payment market

Press release here. 

Australian Court decision on Google clarifies misleading advertisements

ACCC's press release here, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Trading Post Australia Pty Ltd[2011] FCA 1086 here. 

LaMiaImpresaOnLine – Assoprovider segnala all’Antitrust

Qui.

Chinese Brands: Does Privatisation Matter?

IP Finance, here. 

CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE INVESTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO BID RIGGING AT PUBLIC FORECLOSURE AUCTIONS

US DoJ, here. 

REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS TO THE WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Here.

Is Android really free software?

R.Stallman, here. 

Datenschützer kritisieren Facebook-Neuerungen

Computerbase.de, here. 

ECJ on AdWords

Case C‑323/09, Interflora Inc. v Marks & Spencer plc, here.

Competition Issues in Trade Associations

US Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice, here, Spain's Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, here; OECD (Background Note), here.

A Keynote Speech at the Second BRICS International Competition Conference

Z. Bohua, here

French Court Orders French Competition Authority to Disclose Antitrust Investigation Documents

McDermott, here. 

Gartner Says Apple Will Have a Free Run in Tablet Market Holiday Season as Competitors Continue to Lag

Gartner, here. 

Opening up Europe: from Common Standards to Open Data

N.Kroes, here. 

Public enforcement and private damages actions in antitrust

J. Almunia, here

European MoU on Key Principles on the Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works

J.Axhamn, here.

El software de segunda mano irrumpe como negocio en España

CincoDias.com, aquì.

Top 10 Antitrust Fallacies to Watch for at Today’s Google Antitrust Hearing

B.Szoka, G. Manne, here.

L'Autorité de la concurrence retire la décision d'autorisation de le la fusion entre CANAL PLUS etTPS

Ici.

THE PRIVATE AND SOCIAL COSTS OF PATENT TROLLS

J. Bessen, J.Ford, M.Meurer, http://bit.ly/r5gMdy

Things You Should Care About in the New Patent Statute

M. Lemley, SSRN http://bit.ly/npAlsG

INFORME SOBRE EL FUNCIONAMIENTO DEL MERCADO DE MANTENIMIENTO DE ASCENSORES EN ESPAÑA

CNC, http://bit.ly/reFPCZ 

The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?

Senate Judiciary Committee - Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Right,  September 21, 2011, 2 pm (8 pm Trento time), here  and webcast.

Scrutinizing Google's Reign

NYTimes.com,  http://nyti.ms/mXS4ez

USTR White Paper On Trade In Medicines Raises Questions

 Intellectual Property Watch http://bit.ly/oIytB8. 

Recidivism Eliminated: Cartel Enforcement in the United States Since 1999

G. Werden , S. Hammond, B. Barnett, http://bit.ly/pWK0WK.

HathiTrust Suspends Its Orphan Works Release

Publishersweekly.com, http://bit.ly/mWtoze.

Margin Squeeze - What Next?

P. Palmigiano, video and presentation.

National Library of the Netherlands makes contract with Google public following Dutch Access to public sector information Act (WOB) request

http://bit.ly/phWD6i

Google and IBM do it again: Google Acquires over 1,000 Patents from IBM in August

SEO by the Sea http://bit.ly/niVXM5. 

The Interaction of Leniency Programmes and Actions for Damages

C. Cauffman, http://bit.ly/pR6ZSR (p. 181).

Judge Sets Schedule in Case Over Google’s Digital Library

NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/o1ZKI5

Universal / Deezer : le droit de la concurrence au dessus du droit d’auteur

Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, Ordonnance de référé 05 septembre 2011, ici (Legalis.net).

Privacy: From the Woods to the Weeds

J. Brill, here. 

Koninklijke Grolsch NV v Commission: failure to explain the reasons why the conduct of a subsidiary is attributed to the parent company

General Court of the European Union, Case T-234/07, here. 

Google - A big fish in the flight-search pond

The Economist, here. 

Seeking New Landscapes - A rights clearance study in the context of mass digitisation of 140 books published between 1870 and 2010

B. Stratton, here. 

The Right Thing - An authors’ rights handbook for journalists

International Federation of Journalists, here. 

Intel to Universities: No Patents, Please, Just Open Source

Innovationexcellence.com, here. 

RESOURCE PACKET ON ORPHAN WORKS: LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES

Association of Research Libraries, here. 

Non-Per Se Treatment of Buyer Price-Fixing in Intellectual Property Settings

H. Greene, here. 

Urteil im Geschmacksmuster-Rechtsstreit zwischen den Firmen Apple und Samsung

Landgericht Düsseldorf, 09.09.2011, 14c O 194/11, hier. 

Hargreaves' Testimony Before the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Video (1:40), here. 

Les trois dimensions de l'économie de la publication

Le Monde. fr, ici. 

Authors, Copyright, and HathiTrust

K.Crews, here.

International Trade and Intellectual Property Rights

K. de Gucht, here. 

The Orphan Wars

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Urheberrechtsnovelle Der „dritte Korb“ – ein „Korb“ ohne Boden?

G. Spindler, hier (S.4 f.)

Lawsuit Seeks the Removal of a Digital Book Collection

NYT, here. Complaint here. 

ICB’s recommendations on reforms to improve stability and competition in UK banking.

Here. 

Addressing Standards Creation: Divergence or Convergence Across the Atlantic?

T. Vinje, A. Van Rooijen and T.Cornell, here. 

A View from Austria: FAS Russia is one of the three best competition authorities in Europe

Here. 

Chinese Vitamin C Cartel: Illegal Conduct Not Compelled by Chinese Law

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, here.

Australian Competition Authority appeals Metcash merger Judgment

Press Release, here. 

The books business: Great digital expectations

The Economist, here.

Policy Objectives in Merger Control

J. Almunia, here

Test de marché des engagements proposés par Carrefour par rapport au contrat de franchise Carrefour Market

Ici 

Optimal Cartel Deterrence: An Empirical Comparison of Sanctions to Overcharges

R. Lande, J. Connor, here. 

How Should Europe (and the World) Respond to Piracy ?

Interview with Francis Gurry, here.

The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

Here. 

Russian Dominance Rules

Clifford Chance, Client Briefing, here. 

Cross-border extended collective licensing: a solution to online dissemination of Europe’s cultural heritage?

J. Axhamn , L. Guibault, here. 

Sprint's Complaint challeging AT&T / T-Mobile merger

Here. 

Les Archives de l'Internet

Bibliothèque nationale de France, ici

Self-Regulated Professions — Post-Study Assessment

Competition Bureau of Canada, here. 

UK IPO office consulting on the proposed international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities

Here.

TERM EXTENSION FOR RELATED RIGHTS IN SOUND RECORDING

J. Hendrik, P. Otto, here.

China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: What is the Welfare Standard?

P. Shan, G. Tan; S. Wilkie, M. Williams, here.

AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO PRICE FIXING

L. Kaplow, here.

The Complete Guide To Freemium Business Models

U. Shmilovici, Techcrunch, here.

Authorized Generic Drugs: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact

FTC, here.

Libri, al via la norma anti-Amazon

La Stampa, qui.

PENALTIES, SELF-PREFERENCING, AND PANDA: Why Google’s Behaviour Makes Antitrust Sanctions Inevitable

FOUNDEM, here.

The OFT and the construction industry

SNR Denton,  here

US v. AT&T and T‑Mobile USA

Here

Orphan works at US universities

insidehighered.com, here.

Stellungnahmen zum Vorschlag der Europäischen Kommission über bestimmte zulässige Formen der Nutzung verwaister Werke

IUWIS, http://www.iuwis.de/orphan_works-richtlinienvorschlag_sammlung

Studie zur digitalen Content-Nutzung (DCN-Studie) 2011

Hier.

The Law and Economics of Network Neutrality

T.Hazlett, J. Wright, here.

Going It Alone: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement as a Sole Executive Agreement

O. Hathaway and A. Kapczynski, here.

Leaked US cables on the Oracle/Sun merger

From KEI, here.

Patent Exclusions and Antitrust after Therasense

H. Hovenkamp, here.

On IFRRO and libraries

M. Vinent, here.

It's Clear Why Software Patents Need to Disappear

K. Noyes, here.

MOVIES ON PAY TV MARKET INVESTIGATION

UK Competition Commission, Provisional Findings Report  here and Possible Remedies here. 

On the Choice of Welfare Standards in Competition Law

L. Kaplow, here.

YouTube einigt sich mit US-Musikverlagen

Heise online, hier.

Use of photographs from social media in our output

BBC, here.

US-Berufungsgericht schränkt Softwarepatente ein

heise online, hier.

Google, GPL und der Mobilfunkmarkt

T. Jaeger, hier.

Distributive Justice and Consumer Welfare in Antitrust

H. Hovenkamp, here.

Generic Competition in Transgenic Soybeans

D. Moss, here.

Class of indirect purchasers of a generic certified

RE WELLBUTRIN XL ANTITRUST LITIGATION, NO. 08-2433  here.

Assessment of CETA IPR Chapter

Final Report for the EU‐Canada Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the EU‐Canada
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, here, p. 319 ff.

Abuse of Dominance in the residential real estate market in India

Competition Commission of India,  Belaire Owner's Association vs DLF Limited and HUDA, here.

First sale doctrine and copies manufactured outside the U.S.

John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, Docket No. 09-4896-cv, here.

Earning Exclusivity: Generic Drug Incentives and the Hatch-Waxman Act

C. Hemphill, M. Lemley, here.

OFT's Aggregates Market Study

Here.

Arming Android

The Economist, here.

Market Definition and the Merger Guidelines

L. Kaplow, here.

Theories of Broadband Competition

J. Eisenach, here.

Bank Competition and Financial stability

OECD, Report, here.

Legal and Policy Challenges for Libraries in the Age of Digital Books

R.Okediji (video), here.

Unvollständige Weitergabe von Wechselkursvorteilen

Schweizerische Wettbewerbskommission, hier.

The FTC’s Proposal for Regulating IP through SSOs Would Replace Private Coordination with Government Hold-Up

R. Epstein, F. Kieff, D. Spulber, here. 

When patents attack Android

Google Blog, here.

On the meaning of research in fair dealing under the Canadian Copyright Act

THE FEDERATION OF LAW SOCIETIES OF CANADA and CANADIAN LEGAL
INFORMATION INSTITUTE/INSTITUT CANADIEN D’INFORMATION JURIDIQUE, Interveners, SOCAN v. Bell et al., here.

L’Oréal v. eBay: The Court of Justice of the European Union Tightens Liability of Online Marketplace Operators

I. Bhattacharya, G. Wunsch, M. Saarinen, L. Cohen, here.

Are there now so many patents in Silicon Valley that it's impossible to innovate?

The Independent, here.

International milk price controversy!

CoreEconomics, here.

Is Simon & Schuster cheating on agency ebook pricing?

A.Pressman (TeleRead), here.

Musikbranche drängt auf Einigung für YouTube-Lizenzen

Heise Online, here.

Leveraging Monopoly Power by Degrading Interoperability: Theory and Evidence from Computer Markets

C. Genakos, K. Kühn, J. Van Reenen, here.

Apple and publishers accused of illegally fixing prices of e-books

Complaint here.

Information Exchange: OFT fines certain supermarkets and processors almost £50 million in dairy decision

Here.

Dominant Firm Pricing and EU Competition Law

D.Geradin, here (presentation)

OECD on Standard Setting

Here.

Dutch press exception revisited!

L. Guibault, here.

Philippines: Anti-trust bill passes second reading

Here.

Antitrust Continuity in a Recession

A. Foer, here.

FTC Staff Says Proposed New York Legislation Would Reduce Competition and Likely Lead to Higher Prescription Drug Costs

Here.

MULTA DI OLTRE 5 MILIONI E MEZZO PER INTESA DISTORSIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA A 4 SOCIETÀ FORNITRICI DI APPARECCHIATURE PER LA RISONANZA MAGNETICA

Provvedimento qui.

NMa wil overname CAIW door KPN nader onderzoeken

Nieuwsbericht, hier

Price-Cost Tests in Unilateral Conduct Cases

ICN, presentation and recording.

Mögliche Gesetzesänderungen in der Schweiz aufgrund des starken Franken

R. Zäch, hier (Video).

NON-PER SE TREATMENT OF BUYER PRICEFIXING IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SETTINGS

H. Greene, here.

EU Commission investigates luxury watch manufacturers

Here.

Meccanismi di trasmissione dei prezzi lungo la catena agro-alimentare: un esercizio di analisi sulla filiera della pasta alimentare secca

D. Giangiulio, qui.

Italian Competition Authority Finds Abusive Conduct in Withholding Data and Internal Communications Praising Company Strategy

V. Pinotti, M. Sforza, here.

A New Approach to Resolving Refusal to License Intellectual Property Rights Disputes

K. Kwok, here.

Perfect 10 Legal Saga: Court of Appeals on the request for preliminary injunctive relief

PERFECT 10, INC., v. GOOGLE, INC., here (from SCRIBD)

The Global Innovation Index 2011

S. Dutta (ed.), here.

Modernes und zukunftsfähiges Urheberrecht – Stand „Dritter Korb“ Urheberrecht

Bundesjustizministerium, hier.

The UK’s International Strategy for Intellectual Property

IPO, here.

"Site Blocking" to reduce online copyright infringement

Ofcom, here.

Reconsidering Antitrust's Goals

M. Stucke, here.
.

Spain Investigates “Anticompetitive” Oracle

eweekeurope.co.uk, here.

Eckpunkte einer 8. GWB-Novelle

Philipp Rösler, hier.

The Government Response to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth

Here.

Ökonomische Grundlagen des Wettbewerbs im Internet

J. Kruse, hier.

A Competition Policy Perspective on Patent Law: The Federal Trade Commission’s Report on the Evolving IP Marketplace

E. Ramirez, L. Kimmel, here.

THE ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT ( ACTA): AN ASSESSMENT

Study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, here.

Wettbewerb im Internet: Was ist online anders als offline?

J. Haucap, T. Wenzel, hier.

Das Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger: Eine ordnungspolitische Analyse

T. Stühmeier, hier.

Interoperability: With what? For whom? And when?

A. Gawer, here.

UK move to back private digital copying

ft.com, here.

Flash Cookies and Privacy II: Now with HTML5 and ETag Respawning

M. Ayenson, D. Wambach, A. Soltani, N. Good, C. Hoofnagle, here.

Banks see red on signalling

theage.com.au, here.

Prodotti fitosanitari: Antitrust sanziona Bayer Cropscience srl per abuso di posizione dominante

AGCM, qui.

Australian Convergence Review: Emerging Issues

Australian Government, here.

Differentiated Intellectual Property Regimes for Environmental and Climate Technologies

K. Marcus, here

Concurrence et distribution

Étude thématique, Autorité de la Concurrence, ici 

When the e-Reader Suppresses the Right to Read

IPKat, here. 

Australia’s approach to expert evidence in competition law cases

The Hot Tub, Video released by the University of Melbourne Competition Law & Economics Network (CLEN), here. 

Mario Monti on GE, Honeywell, Microsoft, and the Pressures Of Antitrust Enforcement

Corporate Crime Reporter, here.

L'Autorité de la concurrence lance une enquête dans le secteur de la réparation et de l'entretien des véhicules

Ici.
Annotations personnelles:

Informe sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de Contratos de Distribución

Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, aquí.

Notas personales:

Standard für kartellrechtskonforme Gestaltung von Marktinformationssystemen im Bereich der Beschaffung von Rohmilch

Bundeskartellamt, Fallbericht, Aktenzeichen: B2 - 118/10, hier. 

Eigene Notizen:

Disqualification Orders for Directors Involved in Cartels

A. Stephan, here.
Some personal notes:

ECJ on public lending and the amount of remuneration

Vereniging van Educatieve en Wetenschappelijke Auteurs (VEWA) v Belgische Staat, Case C‑271/10, 30 June 2011, here. 

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMPETITION LAW REFORM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

M. Chowdhury, here. 

Does Implementation of Merger Regulation Impede Inbound CrossBorder Mergers? Analysis of Developed versus Developing Countries

M. Agarwal, here.

Bestandsaufnahme aktueller Probleme des Urheberrechts und erste Handlungsempfehlungen

 Enquête-Kommission »Internet und digitale Gesellschaft, here und here.

One year post-Bilski: How the decision is being interpreted by the BPAI, District Courts, and Federal Circuit

R. Greene Sterne and M. Holoubek, here.

Office 365: The New Microsoft “Cloud” Likely Comes with Spying Inside

Software Freedom Law Center, here.

Debunking the Purchaser Welfare Account of Section 2 of the Sherman Act: How Harvard Brought Us a Total Welfare Standard and Why We Should Keep it

A. Meese, here.

A GENERATION OF SOFTWARE PATENTS

J. Bessen, here. 

Competition Law: Sanctions, Redress and Compliance

P. Collins, here. 

BGH: Kartellteilnehmer haften auch mittelbar Geschädigten auf Schadensersatz

  Urteil des Kartellsenats vom 28.6.2011 - KZR 75/10, Pressemitteilung. 

Posición de la CNC sobre el acceso a las profesiones de abogado y procurador de los tribunales

Aquì.

FCC: On the state of competition in the mobile wireless ecosystem

Here, from Scribd

SCCR 22: Conclusions

Here. On Limitations and Exceptions, Persons with print and other reading disabilities:

"(....)

4. Following further discussion, the Committee asked the Chair to prepare a Chair’s text for an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities (document SCCR/22/16), which would constitute the basis for the future text-based work to be undertaken by the Committee in its 23rd session.
5. The Committee agreed to recommend to the WIPO General Assembly that Members of the Committee continue discussions regarding the Chair’s document SCCR/22/16 with the aim to agree and finalize a proposal on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities in the 23rd session of the SCCR, in accordance with the timetable adopted at the 21st session of the SCCR.
6. The Committee encouraged the stakeholders to continue the work of the
Stakeholders’ Platform."

Optimierte Verantwortung/slosigkeit - Wer verantwortet eigentlich was in unserer „smarten Welt?“

T. Weichert, Hintergrundtext für die Sommerakademie des Unabhängigen Landeszentrums für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein, hier. 

Internet Search Competition: Where’s the Beef?

D. Balto, here. 

United States Response to Questionnaire Concerning Boundaries and Interfaces With Respect to Copyright and Related Rights

ALAI 2011 Dublin. By J. Besek, J. Ginsburg, L. Helman, P. Loengard, E. Subotnik and E. Bensoul, here. Read also the answers provided in relation to the situation in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Finland. 

E-Book DRM – It’s all about lock-in

Teleread, here. 

The 'Best Practices for Expert Economic Opinions' by the Bundeskartellamt in international Context

A. Christiansen, hier.

Federal appellate court on the "hot news" doctrine

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. et al. v THEFLYONTHEWALL.COM, INC., Docket No. 10-1372-cv, here. 

Relationship between Public and Private Enforcement: Quod Dei Deo, Quod Caesaris Caesari

A. Komninos, here. 

Rechtsstreit um Veränderbarkeit von GPL-Software in der FritzBox

A. Metzger, hier. 

OFT: Competition compliance - Understanding competition law

Film, here. 

Telecoms Regulation, Antitrust and Margin Squeeze: Widening the Already Wide Gap between US and EU Competition Policy?

F. Diez, here. 

University of Michigan Library to share HathiTrust orphan works

Here. 

Mexican Senate against ACTA

Here.

Inquiry into the Competition and Consumer (Price Signalling) Amendment Bill 2010 and Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011

Australian House Standing Committee on Economics, here. 

After Google Book Search: Rebooting the Digital Library

R. Picker, here. 

EFF Urges Supreme Court to Hear Vernor v. AutoDesk First Sale Case

Here.

Draft WIPO Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for the Persons with Disabilities, Educational and Research Institutions, Libraries and Archives

SCCR/22/12, Proposal by the African Group, here.

Proposed Rules for China’s Anti- Monopoly Law Private Litigation

ABA, presentations here. 

Making Coasean Property More Coasean

T. Merrill, H. Smith, here. 

Overcoming Copyright Obstacles in a Post-Google Book Settlement World

P. Samuelson, here. 

Sound recordings and copyright: The sound of silence

The Economist, here. 

AGCM: Relazione sull'attività svolta nel 2010

Qui.

Intellectual Property Strategies

K. Zerby, The Procter Gamble Company, paper here, presentation here

Potential Threats to Patent Rights in Green Technologies

D. Pearson, here. 

Copyright as a Tool for Protecting Technology

S. Milbrath, here. 

“Copying” and “Piracy” in the Digital Age

D. Karjala, here. 

Intellectual Property and Legal Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing

P. Kang, here. 

What is Cloud Computing? An Overview

J. Clessuras and D. Wang, here. 

Providing an Incidental Copies Exemption for Service Providers and End-Users

D. Chen, M. Durkee, J. Friend, and J. Urban, here. 

FTC WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN STANDARD SETTING: TOOLS TO PREVENT PATENT HOLD-UP

June 21, 2011, Agenda, Archived Webcast here, Transcript here, Public Comments here. 

eBook : L'ouverture est possible pour la rémunération des auteurs

ActuaLitte.com, ici

Confronting the Future Strategic Visions for the 21st-Century Public Library

ALA, here.

Bundesrat für verbesserten Datenschutz in Social Networks

Gesetzentwurf zur Änderung des Telemediengesetzes, hier 

EU Draft Guidance Paper − Quantifying harm in actions for damages based on breaches of Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty

Here. 

British Library makes Google search deal on out-of-copyright works

Here. 

What Antitrust Law Can (and Cannot) Teach About the First Sale Doctrine

A. Katz, here. 

IP and Antitrust: Reformation and Harm

C. Bohannan, H. Hovenkamp, here. 

International Competition Enforcement Law Between Cooperation and Convergence - Mapping a New Field for Global Administrative Law

J. Terhechte, here. 

WIPO Non paper on disabilities distributed at SCCR 22 at 1pm on Friday

From KEI, here.

Ensuring Competition in the Clouds: The Role of Competition Law?

I. Walden, L. Da Correggio Luciano, here. 

The Intersection of Consumer Protection and Competition in the New World of Privacy

J. Brill. here. 

Les bibliothèques, champ de bataille pour le renouveau de la propriété intellectuelle à l’OMPI

S.I.Lex, ici, #sccr22.

Four Questionable Rationales for the Patent Misuse Doctrine

T. Cotter, here.

Tout Internet soumis à la censure gouvernementale ?

La Quadrature du Net, ici. 

Spedizioni internazionali: Antitrust sanziona cartello tra imprese con multe per oltre 76 milioni di euro

Qui. 

NZ exposure draft Bill on cartel criminalisation

Here. 

Research Libraries, Publishers Stake Out Positions on International ILL

Libraryjournal.com, here. 

Canadian Federal Court of Appeal confirms landmark decision in a “refusal to deal” case

Here. 

Ninth Circuit Moves Tying Doctrine in the Right Direction. Will SCOTUS Follow?

T. Lambert, here. 

Pressing Beyond E-Books

insidehighered.com, here

IPA, STM respond to IFLA treaty on exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives

Knowledgespeak.com, here.

AAI on Patent Holdup Conduct in Connection with Standard Setting Activities

Here. 

Comparative Analysis of National Approaches of the Liability of the Internet Intermediaries

WIPO Study, prepared by D. Seng, here. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS

WIPO Study, prepared by L. Edwards, here. 

Is the iPad Ready To Replace the Printed Textbook?

Campus Technology, here. 

Irish hotel sues Google over Autocomplete suggestion

TNW, here. 

WIPO SCCR 22 live

On Twitter #SCCR22; live caption: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=WIPO, pw: wipo4me

White House to Decide if Treaty for the Blind Moves Forward

J. Love, here. 

EBOOKS: Kindling for a New Era of Book Publishing

M. Levine, M. Seidenfeld, A. Klebanoff, and R. Eoin Nash, video. 

LIBRO BIANCO SU DIRITTI D’AUTORE E DIRITTI FONDAMENTALI NELLA RETE INTERNET

A cura di F. Sarzana e S. Ippolito, qui. 

Forecast iffy for music cloud services in Canada

M. Geist, here. 

Rapporto sull'Applicazione delle regole di Concorrenza nell'economia Trentina

M. Carpagnano, qui. 

The Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Orphan Works

S. van Gompel, here. 

RESPONSE OF PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT IN RE CREDIT CARDS

Here. 

Digital Book Distribution: The End of the First-Sale Doctrine?

J. Gratz, here. 

How to deal with resale price maintenance: What can we learn from empirical results?

J. Kretschmer, here. 

Post-Sale Restraints and Competitive Harm: The First Sale Doctrine in Perspective

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

CC's Response to the BIS Consultation

Here.

Video of Michel Barnier’s Keynote Speech at WCS “Collective management – A European perspective

Here. 

Search Engine Regulation: A Solution in Search of a Problem?

June 14, 2011, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Geneva time: +6), Luncheon hosted by TechFreedom, web stream here.

Draft WIPO Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for the Persons with Disabilities, Educational and Research Institutions, Libraries and Archives

African Group, here. 

Some countries' responses to Human Rights Council's Internet warning

Here.

Patent Fair Use 2.0

K. Strandburg, here. 

OFT's Response to the BIS consultation: A Competition Regime for Growth: a consultation on options for reform

Here.

Legislative Alternatives to the Google Book Settlement

P. Samuelson, here. 

Renaissance men: Cartels that make life cushy for insiders exact a heavy toll on everyone else

The Economist, here. 

Britannica launches a new web-based ebook service

Teleread.com, here. 

Global Cooperation in Competition Enforcement: Views from Australia and Brazil

M. Bezzi (ACCC), here; A. Melo Netto (Secretariat of Economic Law, Ministry of Justice, Brazil), here. 

TRASPORTO MARITTIMO: ANTITRUST AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DELL’ACQUISIZIONE DI TOREMAR DA PARTE DI MOBY

Qui

Canadian Universities pressing for pay-per-use licences upon request

Letter to the Copyright Board Requesting Amendment to Interim Tariff, here. 

Justice Breyer on confining the "clear and convincing" standard in patent invalidity cases to factual disputes

Concurring Opinion, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. i4i LIMITED PARTNERSHIP et al. U.S. Supreme Court. Case No. 10-290. Argued April 18, 2011 — Decided June 9, 2011, here.

Apple’s ‘Buy Your Way Out of Piracy’ Offer

J. Gans, here. 

Why Propping Up Old Business Models Is Bad For The Economy And Bad For Innovation

Techdirt, here.

Apple makes its subscription rules more friendly to news organizations; but were they really the target?

Niemanlab.org, here. 

Arguments in GSU E-Reserves Trial Conclude; Judge Deals Publishers a Quick Loss on One Count

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

Hargreaves Review: Extended Collective Licensing and Orphan Works

Action on Authors' Rights, here.

STM Statement on Document Delivery

Here. 

WIPO Director General Announces Rights Registry Project for West African States

Here.

Investors Speaking Up About Patents Harming Innovation

Techdirt, here. 

Droits d’auteurs et droits voisins, Droit de l’Internet (dossier de synthèse)

DOSSIER PLA & Liberté d’expression 2011, ici.

Börsenverein fordert Streichung von §§ 52 a und 52 b UrhG

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

FTC Staff Submits Comment to FERC on Assessing the Effects of Proposed Horizontal Mergers on Market Power

Comment here, press release here. 

IP as a Barrier to Entry – A Survey of Economic and Legal Literature

CLIP, here, to be discussed at WIPO Symposium on Intellectual Property and Competition Policy (Geneva, June 14, 2011), Program. 

Copyright for the Single Market – good for artists, good for consumers, good for the economy

N. Kroes, here.

Apple's iCloud: Cloudy with a chance of music

The Economist, here. 

The Follower Phenomenon: Implications for the Design of Monopolization Rules in a Global Economy

A. Padilla, M. Gal, here. 

South Africa’s Pioneer Settlement: an innovative way to remedy competition law violations in developing countries?

L. Mncube, A. Ngwenya, here. 

Antitrust Legislation in Russia: Recent Trends, Achievements and Threats

S. Avdasheva, A. Shastitko, here. 

From Hardback to Software: How the Publishing Industry is Coping with Convergence

L. Sozio, here.

Der Wandel des Buchhandels durch Digitalisierung und Internet

J. Schrape, hier.

Bibliothèques publiques et open data : quels enjeux ?

Bibliobsession, ici. 

Some legal ponderings on Apple WWDC Keynote

J. Grimmelmann, here. See here for some app developers' reactions.

“Consumer choice” is where we are all going - so let’s go together

N. Averitt, R.  Lande and P. Nihoul, here

Microsoft’s Plans for Skype Are Unclear

NYT, here. 

PORTRAIT DES MUSICIENS À L’HEURE DU NUMÉRIQUE

M. BACACHE-BEAUVALLET, M. BOURREAU
ET F. MOREAU, ici.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership - A Model for Twenty-First-Century Trade Agreements?

C. Barfield, here. 

Evaluating the impact of the OFT’s 2001 abuse of dominance case against Napp Pharmaceuticals

OFT, here. 

Lab Hadopi: Séance de travail « Livre numérique »

Compte-rendu ici. 

YouTube et les Creative Commons : ce qui change vraiment

S.I.Lex, ici. 

Do Not Track, Smartphone Privacy and Privacy-by-Design

D. Mulligan and N. Doty, here. 

Enveloping the world: risks and opportunities in the development of increasingly smart technologies

L.Floridi, here. 

Difusión en acceso abierto en España

Artículo 37, Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación, aquì

New Zealand Commerce Commission: Enforcement Criteria in Competition Policy

Here.

Italy, Spain take patent fight to court

EurActiv, here. 

On the Future of Globalization

D. Rodrik, Trento Economics Festival, video here.

Amartya Sen at Trento Economics Festival

The Borders of Economic Freedom, video here (from 33:00).
Some personal highlights:

Bundesgerichtshof zum Urheberrechtsschutz von Lernspielen

Urteil vom 1. Juni 2011 - I ZR 140/09 – Lernspiele, Pressebericht hier. 

EU Commission vs. Microsoft – The On-going Saga - Updated

Groklaw, here. 

US Supreme Court on Induced Infringement in Patent Law

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC., ET AL. v. SEB S. A, May 31 2011, here. 

Slides from GCLC Roundtable on Leniency Programmes

Here.

Counterfeiters: Foes or Friends?

Y.Quian, here

Internet Businesses Must Respect Users’ Privacy: Jon Leibowitz

Here.

Evergreening, Patent Challenges, and Effective Market Life in Pharmaceuticals

C.Hemphill, B.Sampat, here.

Reassessing Tying Arrangements at the End of AT&T's iPhone Exclusivity

J. Jarosch, here. 

Draft A2K amendments to the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection

Here.

AAI Asks FCC to Block AT&T T-Mobile Merger

Here.