British Airways to pay £58.5 million penalty in OFT fuel surcharge decision

OFT, here.

Don't let software patents stop us standing on the shoulders of giants

J. Zittrain, here. 

International cooperation to fight protectionism

J. Almunia, here. 

UEFA’s Battle for its Brand

F. Gindrat, here. 

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION ON ACTA

EP Committee on International Trade; Rapporteur: David Martin, here.

Twitter promotes patent peace with Innovator’s Agreement

Paidcontent.org, here. 

The value of future damages claims in energy: proven, probable or possible?

OXERA, here. 

Innovation in EU merger control: walking the talk

R. Veugelers, here. 

Access Copyright signs Model Licence with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Ifrro.org, here. Read also this comment by M. Geist and this other one by A.Katz.

Google target of new federal privacy probe (Safari)

Mercurynews.com, here. 

Bundesliga weiter in der „Sportschau“ und bei Sky

Faz.net, hier. 

Wo bleiben Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsurheberrecht in der aktuellen Urheberrechtsdebatte?

Iuwis.de, hier. 

DA FUSIONE ALITALIA-AIRONE MONOPOLIO SULLA ROTTA LINATE-FIUMICINO. NOVANTA GIORNI DI TEMPO PER PRESENTARE LE MISURE UTILI A RIMUOVERE TALE POSIZIONE ENTRO IL 28 OTTOBRE 2012

Provvedimento qui. 

When Copyright Law and Science Collide: Empowering Digitally Integrated Research Methods on a Global Scale

J. Reichman, presentation delivered April 13, 2012, Orphan Works & Mass Digitization: Obstacles & Opportunities, Berkeley, here. 

Measuring the Internet: the Data Challenge

W. Lehr, here. 

Open Science for the 21st Century: Declaration of All European Academies

ALLEA, here. 

2011 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

European Commission, here. 

Supreme Court grants cert to Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons

Scotusblog.com, here. 

Technology Regulation

Panel at Stanford University, video here.
• Prof. Richard Epstein, New York University School of Law
• Prof. Anthony Falzone, Stanford Center for Internet and Society
• Prof. Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
• Mr. Peter Thiel, President, Clarium Capital
• Hon. Ted Ullyot, General Counsel, Facebook
• Moderator: Dean Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School.

Interpretation and Institutional Choice at the WTO

G. Shaffer, J. Trachtman, here. 

New government report on IP doesn't say what Big Content thinks it says

Arstechnica.com, here

Academic publishing: Open sesame

The Economist, here. 

EBook-Kartellklage: Quellen

German American Law Journal, hier. 

History Repeats: Publishers, Retailers, and Antitrust

A.Katz, here. 

Zur Rolle des Urheberrechts und zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage

T. Kreutzer im Interview, hier. 

John Palfrey Discusses Online Privacy with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Video here. 

France solves its XXe century book problem!

L. Guibault, here. 

The DOJ believes that Apple is forcing you to pay more for e-books

P. Karolczyk, here. DOJ's antitrust suit here. EU Commission's comment, here. 

THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF UNILATERAL CONDUCT LAWS

The ICN The Unilateral Conduct Working Group, here. 

PREDATORY PRICING ANALYSIS

The ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group, here.  

ICN's Framework for Merger Review Cooperation

Proposed by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), here. 

Antitrust and Google

R. Bork, here. 

Private Digital Libraries and Orphan Works

R. Picker, presentation here. 

SOCIETE BOUYGUES TELECOM contre la France

ECHR, Requête no 2324/08, ici et communiqué de presse ici. 

Viacom v. YouTube

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, Docket No. 10-3270-cv.

AGCM su alcune delle problematiche ancora aperte in tema di "liberalizzazioni"

G. Pitruzzella, audizione parlamentare, qui, p. 3-5.
Settori interessati:
- carburanti
- assicurazioni
- banche

Competition law in the European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon

I. Lianos, here (from Academia.edu).

EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on ACTA

Draft opinion, here. 

The Next Generation of Global Competition Law

S. Weber Waller, here. 

Das Normungs- und Standardisierungsumfeld von Cloud Computing

Booz & Company und FZI, hier.

Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications - Lima 2011

WIPO, here.

Mehr Regeln treiben die Spritpreise nach oben

Faz.net, hier.

OFT refers private healthcare market to Competition Commission

Here.

Accords de « peering » et neutralité de l'Internet

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. A lire aussi lemonde.fr, ici. 

The Interesting Part About Amazon’s In-App Payments Beta Is That Developers Have Pricing Control

Techcrunch.com, here. 

Abus de position dominante : trois nouvelles plaintes contre Google

Pcinpact.com, ici. 

CENTER FOR COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ANNOUNCES THREE MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION

Copyrightinformation.org, here. 

Smart, Useful, Scary, Creepy: Perceptions of Online Behavioral Advertising

B. Ur, P. Leon, L. Faith Cranor, R. Shay and Y. Wang, here. 

The Effects of Gasoline Price Regulations: Experimental Evidence

J. Haucap, H. Müller, hier. 

Vertical Antitrust Enforcement: Transatlantic Perspectives on Restrictions of Online Distribution under EU and U.S. Competition Laws

G. Accardo, here. 

What is driving private antitrust enforcement? The German approach

S.Peyer, here. 

Google and Personal Data Protection

F. van der Sloot, F. Zuiderveen Borgesius, here. 

India’s First Compulsory License: Patents vs Public Health?

Iposgoode.ca, here. 

Prometheus v Mayo – A European view

P. Cole, here. (patentlyo.com)

HADOPI, 1 an ½ APRÈS SON LANCEMENT

Ici. 

How Privacy Has Become an Antitrust Issue

A. Franken, here. 

DES DONNÉES CULTURELLES À DIFFUSER

Owni.fr, ici.

OLG Hamburg: Rapidshare II

Urteil v. 14.03.2012, Az. 5 U 87/09, hier. 

The Philosopher Whose Fingerprints Are All Over the FTC's New Approach to Privacy

Theatlantic.com, here. 

BALANCING PRIVACY AND INNOVATION: DOES THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL TIP THE SCALE?

FTC, here. 

WP29: Opinion on the data protection reform proposals

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here. 

EGC: Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission

T-336/07, aquì. Read also the EU Commission's Press Release, here.

Diritto d’autore: Antonio Catricalà al lavoro su norma interpretativa per poteri Agcom

Key4biz.it, qui.

UK Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study

R. Hooper, Phase 1 Report, here.

Antitrust proceedings and the application of legal privilege under English law

Herbertsmith.com, here. 

Consent and competition: getting the right balance

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

Promusicae me denuncia por infracción a su honor

E. Dans, aquì.

Das nebulöse Leistungsschutzrecht im Unterausschuss Neue Medien

T. Rößner, hier. 

European Parliament Rejects Referral Of ACTA To EU High Court

Ip-watch.org, here. 

EU reaches preliminary deal on future-proof roaming solution for mobile phone users

Here.

Antitrust and the Movement of Technology

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

EU – US Privacy and Protection of Personal Data: Americans Are from Mars, Europeans Are from Venus

Ediscoverymap.com, here

Steady flow: evolution not revolution in the Water White Paper?

Oxera, here. 

Hadopi : les chercheurs américains répondent aux critiques du "Monde"

Electronlibre.info, ici.
Etude en question ici. 

Le patrimoine immatériel des personnes publiques

Très utile "Dossier du participant", ici. 

La France et les enjeux européens de la numérisation de l'écrit

Commission des affaires européennes (rapport présenté à l'Assemblée nationale), ici. 

Study on monetising privacy

N. Jentzsch, S. Preibusch, A.  Harasser, here.

US Supreme Court Discusses Bohannan and Hovenkamp, Creation Without Restraint

S. Ghosh, here. 

Restriction de la concurrence sur les marchés de la vente d'aliments secs pour chiens et pour chats dans la distribution spécialisée

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-10 du 20 mars 2012, ici. 

CRESCERE IMPARANDO: UNA ROAD MAP PER LA CULTURA

F. Vella, qui. 

Data Strategy Board set up to advise UK government on which data to set free

The Guardian, here. 

Academic Publishing is Broken

The-scientist.com, here. 

UK Merger Fees - Impact Assessment

BIS, here. 

Draft Framework Guidelines on Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules for European Gas Transmission Networks

ACER, Public Consultation, here. 

EU-U.S. joint statement on data protection

Here. 

Google Amicus Brief in Disney v. Hotfile

Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al.,  Case No. 11-20427-Civ here.

Cigarette Packaging Regulation: The Intersection of Free Speech, Free Trade, Due Process, Property and Intellectual Property

Worldtradelaw.typepad.com, here. 

AGCM: SANZIONATO CARTELLO SEGRETO TRA GLI AGENTI MARITTIMI NEL PORTO DI GENOVA

Provvedimento qui.

ISPs' six strikes enforcement plan in force next July

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

From Curia to Caries: music to the public in the dentist's chair

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here.  

A surprisingly large collection of jokes about economists and economics

Here. 

PARERE IN TEMA DI MISURE PER CONTRASTARE LA C.D. "PIRATERIA INFORMATICA"

Punto-informatico.it, qui. 

Gespräche über freiwillige Two-Strikes-Regelung gescheitert

Heise.de, hier.

The Apple E-Book Kerfuffle Meets Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics

Truthonthemarket.com, here.  

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI POSTE ITALIANE PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE NEL SETTORE DEI SERVIZI POSTALI LIBERALIZZATI

Provvedimento qui. 

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced

BIS, here.
The future CMA included, 14 will be the competition authorities in the EU (other, less employed names: office, commission and council). What about a unified US Antitrust Authority?

The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds

M. Lemley, here. 

Italian Pfizer Case (3)

T. Graf, here.
(1 here and 2 here)

Copyright and Educational Uses: The Unbearable Case of Italian Law from a European and Comparative Perspective

G. Mazziotti, here. 

The Value and Benefit of Text Mining to UK Further and Higher Education

JISC, here. 

WTO: Ukraine files dispute against Australia over trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products

Here. The complaint is here. 

MOVIES ON PAY TV MARKET INVESTIGATION: Developments since our provisional findings

UK Competition Commission, here

Anyone aware of a coming IP/Competition conference with still open submissions?

In case you are, I'd love to know (mail). Many thanks in advance.

BEREC: blocking of VoIP and P2P traffic is common

Here. 

Patent Infringement Litigation: Filings on the Rise

Patentlyo.com, here. 

Rechtliche Aspekte der Nutzung, Verbreitung und Weiterentwicklung von Open-Source-Software

Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Informationstechnik
Bundesministerium des Innern, hier.

L'Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne un cartel franco-allemand à hauteur de 95,5 millions d'euros dans le secteur de la farine en sachets

Ici. 

From Pipe to Platform: The US CIO on the Future of Open Data

Niemanlab.org, here. 

What Makes an Effective Teacher? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

V. Lavy, here. 

Competitiveness of the euro area and within the euro area

M. Draghi, here. 

National Libraries and a Museum open up their data using CC0

Here.

Orphan Works: Mapping the Possible Solution Spaces

D. Hansen, here.

AG Mazák on the appropriateness of commitments

Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-551/10 P - Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, here. 

Google and European Competition Law

M. Carve, H. Williams, here. 

Some Issues at the Intersection of Antitrust Law and Innovation Policy (3)

H. Hovenkamp, video here (from Kartellblog.de). Paper here.

Reform-minded professors consider backing NCAA antitrust exemption

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Offres, terminaux, chaîne de valeur : quelles perspectives pour le livre numérique ?

HADOPI, ici. 

Netzneutralität

Vierter Zwischenbericht der Enquete-Kommission „Internet und digitale Gesellschaft“, hier. 

La CNC inicia un estudio sobre la competencia en el transporte de mercancías por ferrocarril

Nota de Prensa aquí. 

Government Pressuring Publishers to Adjust Pricing Policy on E-Books

Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com, here. 

Antitrust’s State Action Doctrine and the Ordinary Powers of Corporations

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

GAS: AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI ENI PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui.

Aggregates market investigation - issues statement

UK Competition Commission, here. 

Exclusion as a Core Competition Concern

J. Baker, here. 

Competition policy for innovation and growth: Keeping markets open and efficient

J. Almunia, here. 

Tarifs sociaux de l'électricité et droit de la concurrence

Autorité de la concurrence, Avis ici. 

Scaling the Patent System

C. Mulligan, T. Lee, here. 

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the data protection reform package

Here.

Android und das Open Source Konzept

Ifross.org, hier. 

Accessible ICTs and Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities

UNESCO, here. 

Creation without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation

Symposium named after the title of the new book written Christina Bohannan and Herbert Hovenkamp; contributions linked from here. 

Workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

European Parliament, video here. 

WIPO: International Patent Filings Set New Record in 2011

Press Release, here. 

Panel on the European Competition Model: Report

European Competition Forum 2012, here. 

Are Bookstores and Libraries Doomed by Digitization?

R. Posner, here. 

Koalition bringt Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage auf den Weg

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Meltwater Holding BV v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited: Is Google Next?

C. Doagoo, here. 

ICE bekommt Konkurrenz

Ftd.de, hier. 

Football Dataco: skill and labour is dead!

E. Derclaye, here. 

“Honor your commitments” - The patent hold-up problem after antitrust regulators in the United States and the European Union cleared Google’s acquisition of Motorola’s patent pool

N. Cerros, here. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against MathWorks over interoperability issues

Press Release, here. 

Media and Antitrust: An overview of EU and national case law

M. Herron, C. Pouncey, here. 

ECJ on football fixture lists and originality in the selection or arrangement of the data

Case C‑604/10, Football Dataco Ltd et al. v Yahoo! UK Ltd et al., here. 

Plaintiffs Seek Fair Use Ruling in Mass Book Digitization Case

Blog.authorsguild.org, here. 

Advocacy Intervention of the Italian Competition Authority concerning Competition Reform Proposals

ECN Brief 1/2012, here. 

Petit guide de survie juridique à l’usage des auteurs d’oeuvres indisponibles

S.I.Lex, ici. 

Positionspapier des dbv zur aktuellen Fassung der EU-Richtlinie zu verwaisten Werken

Hier. 

Towards Flexible Copyright?

F. Teeven, here. 

Sì al rating antimafia per promuovere le aziende virtuose

IlSole24Ore.com, qui. 

Les nouvelles règles de confidentialité de Google soulèvent des inquiétudes

CNIL, ici. 

India at WTO TRIPS Council: Concerns over ACTA and TPPA

Here (from keionline.org). 

Competition policy and growth

J. Almunia, here. 

Fair Share: Warum Verlage gegen Google schlechte Karten haben

A. Lohse, hier. 

A single European open data licence?

N. Kroes, here. 

In praise of structural reform

The Economist, here. 

Privacy Commissioner of Canada: letter to Google regarding privacy policy changes

Here. 

TARIFFE PROFESSIONALI: ANTITRUST AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DEL CONSIGLIO NOTARILE DI LUCCA PER POSSIBILE INTESA RESTRITTIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA

Provvedimento qui.

BVerfG: Speicherung und Verwendung von Telekommunikationsdaten teilweise verfassungswidrig

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

La loi sur la numérisation des livres indisponibles du XXème siècle: analyse

Société des Gens de Lettre, ici.

Competition for Innovation

H.Hovenkamp, here.

Study on data collection and storage in the EU

European Network and Information Security Agency, here. 

Le prix unique du livre numérique : quelles implications pour le droit de la concurrence ? — Questions à Maître Pauline Le More, avocate au barreau de Paris

Images.lexbase.fr, ici. 

Dutch university blocks bitTorrent traffic of their students

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Wert anuncia que revisará "el conjunto" de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual

Lavanguardia.com, aquí

Zum 100. Geburtstag von Joseph Schumpeters „Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung"

H. Kurz,  faz-community.faz.net, hier. 

Cultural heritage institutions concerned over proposed European orphan works directive

L. Guibault, here. 

EU-US data protection negotiations during 2011

EU Commission, here. 

Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at White House Privacy Event

Here. 

Solving Europeana’s mass-digitization issues through Extended Collective Licensing?

J. Axhamn and L. Guibault, here.

Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy

The US White House, here. 

C'tee in Israel proposes businesses separate holdings

Jpost.com, here. 

Meeting of „europe-v-facebook.org” and Facebook Representatives: summary of Arguments

Europe-v-facebook.org, here. 

GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps for patients

UK Department of Health, here. 

Delays, drafts and distinguished discussants: the unitary patent moves on

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

GPS-based Insurance Rates: The Devil is in the (Data) Details

J. Zittrain, here. 

Bundesrat hält an Kartellrechtsrevision in der Schweiz fest

NZZ Online, hier. 

ACTA to be referred to the European Court of Justice

K. De Gucht, here. D. Martin's reaction here. 

Press-clipping y gestión colectiva de derechos de propiedad intelectual en España

CEDRO,  aquí.

"First come first served": the European Commission's priority rule in Seagate/Samsung and Western Digital / Hitachi and practical implications

Herbertsmith.com, here. 

Noch kein Ergebnis im Streit zwischen GEMA und YouTube

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Economic Analysis of Pay-for-Delay Settlements and Their Legal Ruling

L. Gratz, here. 

One Network’s Effect: The Rise and Future of the ICN

M. Coppola Timeo, here. 

UBS Turning Whistleblower in Libor Probe Puts Pressure on Rivals

Businessweek.com, here. 

Why (Ever) Define Markets? An Answer to Professor Kaplow

G. Werden, here. 

Private Enforcement and Collective Redress: the Benefits of Empirical Research and Comparative Approaches

Competition Law Review - Volume 8 Issue 1, here. 

Public and private enforcement of EU competition law

A. Italiener, here. 

The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music Sales: Evidence from an Event Study in France

B. Danaher, M. Smith, R. Telang, S. Chen, here.

Plate-forme dédiée au prêt et l'achat d'ebooks en bibliothèque au Portugal

Actualitte.com, ici. 

MegaBust's MegaQuestions Cloud the Net's Future

P. Corwin, here. 

US Hearing on Litigation as a Predatory Strategy

Before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet,
House Judiciary Committee. Written testimonies: M.Lao, here; J. Richards, here. Video here. 

Loosen up copyright law, says Dutch government

Rnw.nl, here. 

Berliner Open Data-Strategie

Frauenhofer FOKUS, hier. 

Competition Bureau's affidavits reveal Libor manipulation system and extent of Canada's probe

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. See also here.

Copyrights' many crossroads

M. Martin-Pratt, here (video, The Creators Conference - audio pretty poor).

IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN CARTEL INVESTIGATIONS

OECD, Background Note, here; country contributions here. 

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in International Antitrust Law – A U.S. Perspective

H. Buxbaum, R. Michaels, here. 

German services: Protected and inefficient

The Economist, here. 

Competition Law, Extraterritoriality and Bilateral Agreements

F. Wagner-von Papp, here. 

AU Federal Court on the qualification of simulcast via the Internet as broadcasting

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Ltd v Commercial Radio Australia Limited [2012] FCA 93 (15 February 2012), here. 

Google's thoughts on the right to be forgotten

Here. 

AP v. Meltwater: Complaint

Here. 

EU Court of Justice on general filtering systems to prevent copyright infringement

C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers (SABAM) v Netlog NV, here.

Competition in UK Banking

J.Fingleton, here. 

Competition Work at the OECD

F. Maier-Rigaud, N. Taylor, here. 

Barnier to seek mandate to negotiate a WIPO Treaty for the blind

Here (video).

Acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google approved

EU Commission here; US Department of Justice here. 

Second hand music files trader avoids injunction as copyright case moves to full trial

www.out-law.com, here. 

Evolution or Revolution? The Italian Competition Authority and the Pfizer Decision: A Reply to Thomas Graf

S. Grassani, here. 

Global antitrust in 2012: 10 key themes

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, here. 

Fair Use of Copies of Non-Patent-Literature Made in Patent Examination

USPTO, here. 

Golan v. Holder: A Farewell to Constitutional Challenges to Copyright Laws

J. Band, here.

Plagio e creatività: un dialogo tra diritto e altri saperi

R. Caso (a cura di), qui. 

OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATION CATALYSTS

T.Wu, OECD Hearing on Digital Economy, here. 

Zentralvermarktung der Medienrechte der Fußball-Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga ab Saison 2013/2014

Bundeskartellamt, Beschluss hier. 

Bottin Cartographes / Google France, Google Inc.

Tribunal de commerce de Paris 15ème chambre Jugement du 31 janvier 2012, ici. 

UNILATERAL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WITH ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECTS (E.G. THROUGH PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS)

OECD, Background Paper, here. 

Vergleichende Studie über Modelle zur Versendung von Warnhinweisen durch Internet-Zugangsanbieter an Nutzer bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen

R. Schwartmann et al., hier. 

WEKO eröffnet Untersuchung gegen Banken

Hier. 

COMPENSARE I DANNI DA LIBERALIZZAZIONI?

A.Heimler, qui. 

High Court on the"Karen Murphy" issues after C-403/08

Football Association Premier League Ltd & Ors v QC Leisure & Ors [2012] EWHC 108 (Ch), February 3, 2012, here. 

COPYRIGHT + CREATIVITY = JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

WIPO, here. 

‘The Hotel Stinks’: Online Reviews and Consumer Law

Competition Policy Blog, here. 

The evolution from sector-specific regulation towards competition law in EU telecom markets from 1997 to 2011 - Different effects in practical implementation

N. Freud, E-O. Ruhle, here. 

Patent thickets, patent fees and patent quality: EPO Advisory Board sets priorities for investigations

EPO.org, here. 

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXème siècle : vers la consécration de la gestion collective des livres indisponibles ?

Labs.hadopi.fr, ici. 

The Counterfactual Method in EU Competition Law: The Cornerstone of the Effects-Based Approach

D. Geradin, I. Girgenson, here.

Google condamné pour abus de position dominante de son service Google Maps en France

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Sharing : Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age

P. Aigrain, here. 

Almunia on the reasons to prohibit the merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext

Video, here. 

Die 8. GWB-Novelle aus wettbewerbspolitischer Sicht

Monopolkommission, hier. 

Musikindustrie scheitert mit Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Heise-Urteil

Heise.de, hier. 

Optus wins TV Now litigation on cloud storage of free-to-air TV programs

Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 (1 February 2012), here. 

Entscheidung des Amtsgerichts Bonn in Sachen Pfleiderer

AG Bonn vom 18. Januar 2012, hier. Mittelung des Bundeskartellamtes hier. 

MERCATO DEL GAS: AGCM SANZIONA LE SOCIETA’ ESTRA RETI GAS SRL E ESTRA SPA PER ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui. 

Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think

Cyberlaw.stanford.edu, here. 

Neelie Kroes on SOPA, MegaUpload, and Cloud Computing

Vieuws.eu, Interview, here (from 01:53). 

Galaxy-Tab-Urteil - Richterspruch ohne Gewinner

Handelsblatt.com, hier. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against Samsung on licensing standard essential patents

Press Release, here. 

Pitruzzella (Antitrust): bene il rating antimafia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Relearning to forget

The Economist, here. 

The Sky is Rising: On the State of the Entertainment Industry

M. Masnick, M. Ho, here. Compare it with M. Lemley, Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?, here. 

Public Access to Digital Data:Responses to US OSTP's Request for Information

Here. 

Plagiat universitaire : le pacte de non-lecture

Lemonde.fr, ici. 

Strong medicine for law breakers – NDRC’s first antitrust action in the pharmaceutical sector under the Anti-monopoly law

Hogan Lovells, Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
Client Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 f., here. 

Private data, public rules

The Economist, here. 

Ein Bärendienst an der Forschung

Nzz.ch, hier. 

EU Commission closes procedural case against Servier

Here. From the press release: "In light of Servier's arguments which would require significant further investigation, the Commission has decided to close the case, and instead focus on the substantive enforcement of competition rules in a number of pending cases, including one involving Servier". Was the Commission flabbergasted  by Servier's backfire?

EU Data protection reform and Cloud Computing

N. Kroes, here. 

UN Special Rapporteur Talks Human Rights, Internet at GW Law

Techpolicy.com, here. 

In line with the international competition best practices? - The new competition law in Brazil

D. Herrera Moraes, here. 

MegaUpload : entretien exclusif avec le responsable technique

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Vergesst das Recht auf Vergessenwerden

S. Möller, hier. 

From Regulatory Tool to Competition Law Rule: The Case of Margin Squeeze under EU Competition Law

H. Auf'mkolk, here (presentation here).

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

ARL, here. 

Setting up the European Cloud Partnership

N. Kroes, here. 

Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in Africa

Mashable.com, here. 

EU data protection proposals a chance for better protection

Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, here. 

Initial response from the ICO on the European Commission’s proposal for a new general Data Protection Regulation

The UK Information Commissioner, here.

EU-Datenschutz-Paket: Wichtiger Schritt zur Modernisierung des Datenschutzes

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, hier. 

FAIR USE AND EDUCATION: THE WAY FORWARD

P. Jaszi, here. 

Global Data Privacy Laws: Forty Years of Acceleration

G. Greenleaf, here. 

EU reform of the data protection rules

EU Commission's Proposals: Communication, Regulation, and Directive. More info (impact assessment etc.) on the EU Data Protection Reform 2012 website. Watch also the press conference (questions from 15:27).
On the last move made by Google (here) in the privacy arena, Madame Reding commented that it was "a first step in the direction of more privacy".
Interestingly, the Commissioner also makes rather clear that she has "expanded the high level German data protection rule to 26 other Member States". Briefly, "one-stop shop", "no minimal rules" but "solid rules...technologically neutral".

LAPSI's Policy Recommendations as to the Competitive Issues that the Re-Use of PSI raises

Here. 

Einschränkungen der Preisgestaltung im Einzelhandel aus wettbewerbsökonomischer Perspektive

J. Haucap, hier. 

The EU Data Protection Reform 2012: Making Europe the Standard Setter for Modern Data Protection Rules in the Digital Age

V.Reding, here. 

E-Books going public through crowdfunding

Publishingperspectives.com, here. 

Researchers find smart meters could reveal favorite TV shows

News.Cnet.com, here. 

Ökonomen in Demut. Oder: Soll Vater Staat Brust-OPs verbieten?

Fazit, hier. 

Google’s New Privacy Policy Aims At Integrating YouTube

Paidcontent.org, here. 

Banking sector and State aid

J. Almunia, here. 

Décision relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la fourniture d’informations météorologiques aux professionnels

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision du 23 janvier 2012, ici

US Supreme Court on withdrawing works from the public domain

GOLAN ET AL. v. HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL., here. 

AGCM: sanzionata Pfizer con una multa di 10,6 milioni di euro per abuso di posizione dominante

Provvedimento qui.

Walled Garden Rivalry: The Creation of Mobile Network Ecosystems

T. Hazlett, D. Teece, L. Waverman, here. 

Ten years InfoSoc: a small note from a biased attendee to the conference

kluwercopyrightblog.com, here. 

UK Student faces extradition to the US on copyright infringement charges

Out-law.com, here. 

Capitalists quite often invent the technology that destroys their own business

The Economist, here. 

As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Report on Trade Secrets for the European Commission

Here.

Thomas Hoeren über SOPA und mögliche Auswirkungen für Europa

Deutschlandradio Kultur, hier (ab 3:35).

Ökonomie neu denken – Jenseits der Finanzkrise

Interviews mit Andreas Suchanek und Armin Falk. 

The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce, here. 

How research goes viral

MIT News, here. 

Patry On What Content Owners Should Do Now

Paidcontent.org, here.

How SOPA Affects Students, Educators, and Libraries

EFF, here. 

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR: Inventory 2011

Here.

AGCM CONTESTA A 12 CONSIGLI DEGLI ORDINI DEGLI AVVOCATI POSSIBILI INTESE RESTRITTIVE DELLA CONCORRENZA

Qui. 

Research Bought, Then Paid For

nytimes.com, here. 

EU Commission: A coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services

Communication here, and Staff Working Paper here. 

Monopolkommission lehnt Oettingers Fusionsidee für Eon und RWE ab

www.financial-informer.de, hier. 

A Rule of Reason Approach to the Antitrust Issues of the Google Book Search Settlement

K. Kwok, here. 

Eviction de HP du marché des serveurs: poursuite de l'instruction au fond des pratiques reprochées à Oracle

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-01 du 10 janvier 2012 , ici.

Revised European Council compromise proposal for a Directive on orphan works

Here. 

Competition law enforcement in the Mediterranean countries: challenges and future perspectives

Round Table organized by the Austrian Competition Authority, Report here. 

Das Patentroulette dreht sich weiter

FAZ.net, hier. 

Harvard University on public access to research

Here. 

International Property Rights Index - 2011 Report

Here. 

Support for Certiorari in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Kirtsaeng on the first sale doctrine

Here.

Proposte di riforma concorrenziale ai fini della Legge annuale per il mercato e la concorrenza

Qui.

Ian Hargreaves on Adapting IP to the Digital Age

WIPO Magazine, here. 

Will There Ever Be A Universal, MP3-Like Standard For E-Books?

PaidContent.org, here. 

US Lobbying Against Draft Data Protection Regulation

Edri.org, here. 

China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer

Reuters.com, here. 

Finding Success in a Lifelong Passion for Fighting Monopolies

dealbook.nytimes.com, here. 

Conference: InfoSoc @ Ten: Ten Years after the EU Directive on Copyright in the Information Society

Friday 13th January 2012, 09:00,  European Parliament in Brussels, here. 

European Blind Union: No Christmas presents from the EU on the WIPO negotiations

Here. 

Irish Data Protection Commissioner on Facebook: Report of Audit published

Here. 

Orphan Works: Definitional Issues

D. Hansen, here. 

Comparative international data on the communications sector

International Communications Market Report 2011, UK Ofcom, here.

Enjeux autour de la gestion et de la gouvernance de l’information dans le secteur public

Markess Int., ici.

Universal Music Group räumt umstrittene Copyright-Filter bei YouTube ein

Urheberrecht.org, hier.

Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, here (s. Expanded Access to Research Publications and Data, p. 76 ff.). 

Article 29 Working Party on personal data processing at airports

Letter to IATA, here. 

32 millions d'euros alloués aux contenus culturels numériques

lexpansion.lexpress.fr, ici. 

Microsoft wins key patent decision against Motorola Android in US

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Consultation on proposals to change the UK's copyright system

Here. 

20 years of the Czech competition law

UOHS, here. 

Legge sugli "Open Data"

Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, qui. 

National open access and preservation policies in Europe

EU Commission, here. 

Akten in Kartellverfahren bleiben geschlossen

Ftd.de, hier. 

Publishing Insider Tipped Law Firms About E-Book Price Fixing Conspiracy

PaidContent.org, here. 

Convergence Review

AU Convergence Review Committee, Interim Report, here. 

EU patent gets Legal Affairs Committee green light

Here.

Les ayants droit satisfaits de l'adoption du projet de loi sur la copie privée

LeMonde.fr, ici. 

Resolución de la CNC sobre Apple (diseños comunitarios y procedimiento penal)

Aquí

U.S. Trade Body Grants Apple Partial Ban For HTC Phones

PaidContent.org, here. 

US Senators asking the FTC to investigate Google

Letter here. 

Local bus services market investigation

UK Competition Commission, Final Report here. 

The Economics of Privacy

University of Colorado Law School, summary and video of the conference.

The Handbook of Competition Economics 2012: Germany

Here. 

Open Data Strategy for Europe and Ireland

data.fingal.ie, here. 

Better Data for a Better Internet

J. Palfrey, J. Zittrain, here. 

Don't Break the Internet

M. Lemley, D. Levine, & D. Post, here. 

Avis du Comité d’éthique du CNRS sur « les relations entre chercheurs et maisons d’édition scientifique »

Ici. 

Innovation’s Cold War

D. Balto, here. 

Cloud Computing: Public Consultation Report

EU Commission, here. Some responses:
BILETA
Bird&Bird
COCIR
Google
Microsoft
Telefonica

Institutional Coherence and Effectivity of a Regional Competition Policy: The Case of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

M. Bakhoum, J. Molestina, here. 

The (Non) Use of Treaty Object and Purpose in Intellectual Property Disputes in the WTO

H. Grosse Ruse-Khan, here. 

Platform Economics: Essays on Multi-Sided Businesses

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, M. Noel. H. Chang, D. Swartz, here (collection of previously published essays). 

OECD Council Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making

Here. 

La CNIL et les réseaux sociaux

G. Le Grand, ici. 

Antitrust standing and the new economy

Cravath.com, here. 

AGCM ANTITRUST SANZIONA AUDITEL PER ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui

WEKO büsst Nikon wegen Behinderung von Parallelimporten

Medienmitteilung, hier. 

EU-Russia Summit

Videos available here. 

EU General Court on Access to Documents in Competition Cases

Case T-437/08, CDC Hydrogene Peroxide Cartel Damage Claims (CDC Hydrogene Peroxide) v
European Commission, here. For a first take on (and background to)  this ruling read @kartellblog..

EU Commission makes IBM's commitments legally binding to ensure competition in mainframe maintenance market

Here

EU Council conclusions on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe

Here. 

Defying Conventional Wisdom: The Case for Private Antitrust Enforcement

J. Davis and R. Lande, presentation here , audio here and accompanying material here (AAI Conference, Panel on "Private Enforcement: What We Know and Do Not Know").

Réseaux sociaux et Commission Européenne

V. Reding, ici. 

EU Commission takes first steps towards a free market in airport slots

bakermckenzie.com, here. 

Stellungnahmen bzgl.Konsultation zum Entwurf des Leitfadens zur Marktbeherrschung in der Fusionskontrolle

Hier. 

SOPA In Infographic Format

Techdirt, here. 

NDRC Fined Two Pharmaceutical Companies for Abusive Conducts

chinalawinsight.com, here. 

Brazil’s Leaked Copyright Reform Draft Bill Shows Latest Thinking

P. Paranaguà, here. 

Paying authors more might be the best economics for publishers in the long run

M. Shatzkin, here. 

Open Data – Freigabe von Daten aus Bibliothekskatalogen

T. Kreutzer, hier. 

Imperial Tobacco Group plc and Imperial Tobacco Limited v Office of Fair Trading

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, Cases No: 1160-5/1/1/10, 12 December 2011, here. Read also OFT's Statement. 

EU Communication on Open Data

Provisional version, here. 

Data is the new gold

N.Kroes, here. 

Snapshot of the "Apps" market in relation with public sector information

Here.

A SCHEME TO ADDRESS ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

AUSTRALIAN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) PROPOSAL, here. 

Digital Content Services for Consumers: Assessment of Problems Experienced by Consumers

Report 4, Europe Economics, here.

Seeds protection: when Monsanto tests the limits of patent in the EU and the U.S.

A.Strowel, here. 

"Self"-regulation: Should online companies police the internet?

Seminar, List of speakers and Video (from 28:50). 

New AGCM President: Competition as Growth Lever and More Europe to Overcome the Crisis

Here (Press Release in Italian). 

Study on the Interplay between Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

Fraunhofer Institute for Communication System and Dialogic, School of Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology, here.

AUDIT MARKET INVESTIGATION - Issues statement

UK Competition Commission, here. 

100 years of Copyright and Disruptive Technology

Part 1, Copyhype, here. 

Stellungnahme des Bundeskartellamts zum Referentenentwurf zur 8. GWB-Novelle

Hier. 

TGI Paris: Samsung v. Apple

N. RG 11/58301, ici. 

The newsonomics of Google’s retail push

NiemanLab, here. 

"METRO Cash & Carry” created discriminatory conditions for suppliers of meat and fish products in Russia

FAS, here, and here for some general background on the issue of discrimination in food retail chain in Russia.

A QUICK REVIEW OF THE DRAFT EU DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

Privacyinternational.org, here. Circulating version here. 

The impact of competition interventions on compliance and deterrence

OFT (London Economics), here. 

Enforcement Cooperation in International Competition Policy

Alessandra Tonazzi (Italian Competition Authority) speaking  at Trento University
December 7, 2011
4 pm, Room 3C.
Presentation here. 

Will out-of-commerce books soon be managed by a collective management society in France?

C. Jasserand, here. 

How Crocs Are Helping Apple Stomp On Samsung

Paidcontent.org, here. 

Use It, or Lose It: In defence of the critical role of “fair use”

publishersweekly.com, here. 

Public bodies and competition law

OFT, here. 

Privacy: A Lesson from the Playroom

J. Brill, here. 

EU Commission consults on review of current regime for technology transfer agreements

Here. 

Assessment of potential anticompetitive conduct in the field of intellectual property rights and assessment of the interplay between competition policy and IPR protection

P. Regibeau, K. Rocket, here. 

HathiTrust's filed response to the lawsuit

The Authors Guild, Inc. et al v. Hathitrust et al., here.

Der Referentenentwurf (RefE) zur 8. GWB-Novelle

C. Dobler, hier (Danke an @JohannesZoettl). 

EU Commission opens formal proceedings to investigate sales of e-books

Press Release, here. 

SOPA and people with print disabilities

benetech.blogspot.com, here. 

On management: Prophets and loss

ft.com, here. 

Groei e-book mogelijk door prijsconcurrentie en ruimer aanbod

Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hier. 

The Netherlands Competition Authority aspires more competition regarding e-books

futureofcopyright.com, here. 

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AND THE QUALITY OF NEW PRODUCTS: EVIDENCE FROM RECORDED MUSIC SINCE NAPSTER

J. Waldfogel, here. 

Rules on contracts of food retail chains in Russia

Svetlana Avdasheva (Institute of Industrial and Market Studies, Higher School of Economics, Moscow) speaking at Trento University
December 6, 2011 
5 pm, Room 3C.
Presentation here. 

Conclusions of 23rd session of WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

Here.

New Transport Authority in Italy

Announced at the Post-Cabinet's Press Conference.  

MONITORAGGIO POST-CONCENTRAZIONE - ALITALIA-CAI

AGCM, C9812B, qui. 

Europeana Licensing Framework

Here.

Done deal on the EU patent?

European Parliament, here. 

Library and Archive Groups Delighted by Conclusions on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions at WIPO

IFLA.org, here.

ANTITRUST POLICY IN RUSSIA: WHY PYKALYOVO IS A TYPICAL CASE

Svetlana Avdasheva (Institute of Industrial and Market Studies, Higher School of Economics, Moscow) speaking at Trento University
December 5, 2011
3 pm, Room 3C.
Presentation here.

Public Access to Historical Records

M. Pallante, here. 

The Personal Computer Is Dead

J. Zittrain, here. 

Unleashing Europe’s potential for growth: The role of competition policy

J. Almunia, here.
From the speech: " Fair and robust competition rules mean – among other things – integrating those markets which, in practice, continue to operate at national level; promoting innovation; encouraging the restructuring of mature European industries; and fighting against protectionism" and  "(R)ecently we have seen a rise in the strategic use of IPR. Take for example the mobile communications industry, where it seems that everybody is suing everybody else for patent infringements, often to block certain products from entering the market.
I have instructed my services to look closely into how intellectual property rights are used; for instance, we have recently asked Apple and Samsung to send us information on their patents for smartphones.
Our enforcement practice has also taught us that IPR strategies may be a concern also in the pharmaceutical industry.
In addition, we will soon be launching a stakeholder survey on the operation of the current antitrust regime of technology transfer agreements, which will expire in 2014.
An important issue will be to assess whether innovation is being properly disseminated to industries and consumers under the current regime."

Rémunération pour la copie privée

Assemblée Nationale (F), Discussion du projet de loi, ici. 

La Sacem s'oriente vers la taxation du cloud computing

Numerama.com, ici. 

EU-US data privacy storm blows cloud off course

EurActiv.com, here.

Public Domain Calculation

EuropeanaConnect, here. 

Copyright Policy and Practice in Electronic Reserves among ARL Libraries

D.Hansen, W. Cross, P.  Edwards, here.

Rapport du Conseil fédéral suisse sur les utilisations illicites d'œuvres sur Internet

Ici. 

Educators Worried About SOPA/PIPA's Impact On Education

Techdirt.com, here. 

EU-Kommission legt sich mit Facebook an

Unwatched.org, hier.