Wednesday, May 23, 2012

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle présentée aux belges

Lettresnumeriques.be, ici

Patent wars abuse the system

J. Bessen, here.

Zwölf Thesen für ein faires und zeitgemäßes Urheberrecht


SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Arbeitskreis Urheberrecht,
These N. 11: "Die SPD steht für ein wissenschafts- und bildungsfreundliches Urheberrecht. Dafür müssen die
Rahmenbedingungen  angepasst werden.  Wir brauchen ein Zweitverwertungsrecht für wissenschaftliche Autoren, die ihre Beiträge neben der Verlagspublikation z.B. auf den Seiten der
Hochschule zugänglich machen wollen. Wir treten  außerdem für eine Überprüfung der
Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsschranken ein. Insbesondere die Intranetnutzung in Schulen und
Hochschulen muss dauerhaft auf eine rechtssichere Grundlage gestellt und die
Schrankenbestimmung für die öffentliche Zugänglichmachung für Unterricht und Forschung
entfristet werden."

Competition and Online Search - Blog Symposium Recap

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, here

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Ouvrir son WiFi n'est pas illégal en Finlande

Numerama, ici

Avviata una consultazione pubblica per la nuova comunicazione sugli impegni

AGCM, qui 

Refusal to dismiss the class plaintiffs’ antitrust claims against Apple and the e-book sellers

Southern District of New York (Cote, J.),  Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 11-MD-2293 (DLC), here.
Apple's "contentions misconstrue the nature of the agreement
described in the Complaint.  Regardless of the nature of the
specific terms of the vertical Agency Agreements when examined
in isolation, the CAC plausibly alleges a horizontal agreement
among the publishers, furthered by Apple, to raise the prices of
eBooks and eliminate retail competition.  A horizontal agreement
to fix or raise prices is per se unreasonable", p. 53.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Structuring Competition in Privacy

R. Picker, presentation here

The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspectives

A. Katz, here

AG Mazák on AstraZeneca

Case C‑457/10 P, AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission, here

Hargreaves One Year On - An Assessment: Legal and International Implications

S. Ricketson, presentation here

Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in the EU Under Pressure

T.  Cook (Bird & Bird), presentation here

As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new details revealed

Paidcontent.com, here

La Hadopi a rencontré les équipes de François Hollande

Numerama.com, ici

Abandoning the Orphans: An Open Access Approach to Hostage Works

L. Pallas Loren, here

Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case

Publishersweekly.com, here

On the Security of Cloud Storage Services


M. Borgmann, T. Hahn, M. Herfert, T. Kunz, M. Richter, U. Viebeg, S. Vowe (Sit.fraunhofer.de), here.

Policy Guidelines FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF OPEN ACCESS

UNESCO, here

Friday, May 11, 2012

New Competition Law in Portugal

"A new Competition Law has recently been approved by the Portuguese Parliament. This has overcome some of the main drawbacks of the previous law, and has strengthened the powers of the Portuguese Competition Authority. Moreover, a new specialist Court for Competition, Regulation and Supervision has also been created. We are confident that these two major changes are a significant step towards a more effective application of competition law in Portugal", Manuel Sebastião, here. See also Pmlj.com, here

Positionspapier zum Urheberrecht

VG WORT, hier

E-Lending Background Paper

IFLA, here

Markets in IP and Antitrust

H. Hovenkamp, here. Now also as journal article: "Response: Markets in IP and Antitrust" (the question: Is pepsi really a substitute for coke?).

Keeping the Internet Neutral

Nytimes.com, here

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Strong and independent data protection authorities: the bedrock of the EU's data protection reform

V. Reding, here

Google's Wi-Fi-scanning travails

The Economist, here

Pourquoi la Culture est devenue le mouton noir de l’Open Data en France

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici

Google and Search Engine Market Power

M. Patterson, here

Considering the Role of Data Caps and Usage Based Billing in Internet Access Service

Know your limits, A. Odlyzko, B. St. Arnaud, E. Stallman, M. Weinberg, here

AG Trstenjak: only in the EU established undertakings can register their trade marks as .eu domain names



Opinion in Case C-376/11 Pie Optiek v Bureau Gevers, here.

ACCC to probe petrol price fixing among retailers

Abc.net.au, here

La guerre du droit de prêt en Belgique

Enssib.fr, ici

Behavioural Economics and EU Competition Law: Knocking on Open Doors? The Case of Art. 102 TFEU

A. Skourtis, here

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy

Informationweek.com, here

Friday, April 27, 2012

FTC Chairman on Do Not Track, Google probe and more

Blog.sfgate.com, here

Financing R&D into medicines particularly needed in resource-poor settings

WHO, Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and
Development: Financing and Coordination, here

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA SU UGF-PREMAFIN E SOSPENDE L’OPERAZIONE FINO ALLA CHIUSURA DEL PROCEDIMENTO

Provvedimento qui

Durchbruch für die private Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung im UK? Department for Business Innovation and Skills veröffentlicht Diskussionspaper zum private enforcement

S.Peyer, hier (Gastbeitrag auf Kartellblog). 

USING COPYRIGHT TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CREATIVE CONTENT

WIPO, here

Digital Archiving

The Economist, here

Competition among competition journals (?)

New: Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. The editors are Ariel Ezrachi and William Kovacic, here.

AU Federal Court on "time shifting"

National Rugby League Investments Pty Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 59, here

Overview of National Reports About 'Balancing Copyright'

R. Hilty, S. Nérisson, here

Harmonizing Patent Law: The Untamable Union Patent

H. Ullrich, here

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Libraries Are Obsolete: An Oxford-Style Debate

Harvard Library, video here

11th Circuit on reverse payment settlements


FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC., PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC., here.

Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy measures are delayed

Bbc.co.uk, here

Informe sobre los Colegios Profesionales tras la transposición de la Directiva de Servicios

CNC, aquí.

Private actions in UK competition law: a consultation on options for reform

BIS, here

Berners-Lee: “Daten sind wie Dynamit”

Silicon.de, hier.

AUCC Abruptly Exits from Post-Secondary Copyright Board Case – What’s next for Canadian Universities and Colleges?

H. Knopf, here

The UsedSoft case – exhaustion online

T. Targosz, here

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Canadian students pledge to fight new copyright agreement

Newswire.ca, here

Google's additional responses to CNIL's questionnaire

Here

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on ACTA (II)

Here

PROMOTING COMPETITION AND INNOVATION THROUGH VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS

S. Pozen, here

Schlussanträge des GA Bot bzgl. UsedSoft

Rechtssache C‑128/11, Axel W. Bierbach, Insolvenzverwalter der UsedSoft GmbH
gegen Oracle International Corp., hier

Deutscher Journalisten-Verband zum Urheberrecht in der digitalen Gesellschaft

Hier

Saving the game: Why preserving video games is illegal

Thenextweb.com, here

“Pfleiderer ” goes Austria – OLG Wien

Kartellblog.de, hier

Music Deals Could Transform Digital Market

Nationaljournal.com, here

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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

Monday, April 16, 2012

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

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

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

Antitrust and the Movement of Technology

H. Hovenkamp, here

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

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.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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

Monday, February 27, 2012

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

Thursday, February 23, 2012

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

Monday, February 20, 2012

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

Friday, February 17, 2012

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