World Bank Live Event Report: Open Access Policy and Development

Creativecommons.org, here. 

ECN activities in the food sector

ECN Subgroup Food, here. 

BMG Rights Management und GEMA schließen Vereinbarung zur Lizenzierung der anglo-amerikanischen Onlinerechte in ganz Europa

Gema.de, hier. 

»FAZ« und »SZ« mahnen Internet-Monitoringdienst wegen Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzung ab

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Apple Responds to the DOJ e-Books Complaint

J. Wright, here. 

The European Commission puts the ball into Google’s court

The Economist, here. 

Viral Open Source: Competition vs. Synergy

M. Gal, here. 

An economic analysis of education exceptions in copyright

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, here. 

Masters of Big Data: Concentration of Power Over Digital Information

A. Mantelero, here. 

The Case for Copyright Reform

C. Engström, R. Falkvinge, here. 

Huawei Files Antitrust Complaint With EC Against InterDigital

Pcworld.com, here.

Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority

V. Pinotta, M. Sforza, qui.

Towards an EU Doctrine of Anticompetitive Patent-Related Litigation

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

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

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.

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. 

The interface between competition policy and data protection

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2012 (Editorial), here.

Many Libraries - As the world's books go online, we must resist centralization.

Technologyreview.com, here. 

Key questions in the UK’s shift to open-access research

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

Inside the Georgia State Opinion

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Google casts its web across the African continent. Any complaints?

The Economist, here.

Competition Policy in Ireland: A Good Recession?

P.Gorecki, here. 

Information Privacy: A Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Audio, here. 

Georgia State U. Fair Use Case Decided

Cambridge University Press et al v Becker et al, here. 

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. 

Neutralité du Net : l'UE et la France doivent suivre l'exemple des Pays-Bas

Laquadrature.net, ici. 

TU München bestellt Elsevier-Paket ab

Spiegel.de, hier. 

Chinese Monopoly Rules to Challenge State Firms

Online.wsj.com, here. 

THE TROUBLE WITH ACTA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANTICOUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

M. Geist, here. 

THE NEED FOR PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

FTC, before the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION - UNITED STATES SENATE, here. 

Online Sports Data Company not liable for use of Goal statistics from UK football matches

Twobirds.com, here. 

Does The First Amendment Create A Complete Defense For Google Against Antitrust Regulation?

Searchengineland.com, here. 

Cloud Computing - Privacy and data protection issues

"Sopot Memorandum", International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, here. 

ACTA and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

DRAFT OPINION of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, here. 

FTC Joins Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Filing Brief Supporting the Constitutionality of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Here. 

Where are the jobs? Ask the patent trolls

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Bilateral EPO – WIPO agreement makes for more efficient and balanced global patent system

EPO, Press Release, here. 

Audiovisual Media Services and Connected Devices: Past and Future Perspectives

EU Commission, here. 

The Folly of the FTC's Section Five Case Against Google

G. Manne, here. 

Public access to publicly-funded research

D. Willetts, here. 

The Library of Utopia

Technologyreview.com, here. 

SAS Institute Inc ./. World Programming Ltd - EuGH sichert europäischen Wettbewerb zwischen Softwarelösungen

Ifross.org, hier. 

Conflict Resolution, Public Goods and Patent Thickets

D. Harhoff, G. von Graevenitz, S. Wagner, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights and the WTO: Innovation Dynamics, Commercial Copyrights and International Governance

O. Budzinski, K. Monostori, here. 

Integrating payments in the EU: A new approach

J. Almunia, here. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : 'La loi bafoue le droit d'auteur'

Actualitte.com, ici. 

America’s First Patent Thicket: Sewing Machine War of the 1850s

A. Mossoff, here. 

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. 

NGA's commentary on the ICN week in Brazil

W. Blumenthal, here. 

A universal digital library is within reach

P. Samuelson, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights, Interoperability and Compulsory Licensing: Merits and Limits of the European approach

F. Marty, J. Pillot, here. 

Diffusion de données nominatives par les Archives: délibération de la CNIL

Papiers-poussieres.fr, ici. 

FRAND abuse: German court hands Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox 360

Fosspatents.com, here. 

The functionality of a computer program and the programming language cannot be protected by copyright

Case C-406/10, SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd, here. 

The Convergence Review: Final Report

The Australian Government, here. 

The Right to Be Forgotten

J. Rosen, here. 

Privacy in the Age of Big Data

O. Tene & J. Polonetsky, here, 

AG Jääskinen on the concept of ‘undertaking’ in a PSI reuse setting

Case C‑138/11, Compass-Datenbank GmbH v Republik Österreich, here. 

Department of National Defence Uses Crown Copyright To Demand Removal of Leaked Document

Michaelgeist.ca, here. 

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. 

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. 

Le droit de copier des élèves

Owni.fr, ici. 

Das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz – Erfahrungen und Ausblick

H. Bardt, J. Niehues, H. Techert, hier. 

LG Hamburg: Der Streit GEMA vs. Youtube im Detail

Telemedicus.info, hier. 

World Intellectual Property Day 2012: Map of the Activities

Here. 

AstraZeneca and the EU Sector Inquiry: When Do Patent Filings Violate Competition Law?

J. Drexl, here. 

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. 

The JFTC's proposal, the ICN Framework for Merger Review Cooperation has been approved.

Japan Fair Trade Commission, here. 

Big Data age puts privacy in question as information becomes currency

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Nutzerinteressen stärken, Urheberrechte wahren

Deutscher Bibliotheksverband, hier. 

GEMA vs YouTube - what the Hamburg court really said...

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

International Competition Network Launches New Initiatives on the Investigative Process, Enforcement Cooperation, and Working with the Courts

FTC, here. 

Bundesregierung setzt auf Open Data

Heise.de, hier. 

Norwegian Competition Authority against fixed book price law

Press release, here. 

Oracle/Google: Rumble in the Java jungle

The Economist, here. On tech issues behind the legal dispute read also here (from news.cnet.com)

AU High Court rules in favour of iiNet

Summary here; judgment here. 

Turning Smartphones into Mobile Wallets – What Are the Issues?

Techpolicy.com, here.

Control of Museum Art Images: The Reach and Limits of Copyright and Licensing

K. Crews, M. Brown, here. 

College Faculty Continue Their Love Affair with Print Textbooks

BISG, here. 

Patents into ploughshares

The Economist, here. 

What does it mean to be open online?

N. Kroes, here. 

Más reflexiones sobre la declaración de servicio público de las rutas aéreas… ahora, de Canarias….

Fedeablogs.net, aquì. 

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.