Modernising (Irish) Copyright Katseries #3: fair use, Irish-style

IPkat, here.

Google France devra protéger l'intimité de Max Mosley pendant 5 ans

Numerama.com, ici.

Miaow You See Them: Google Shows Kittens in Revised Search

Blogs.wsj.com, here. 

Trolling Effects: A database of demand letters, open to the public

EFF.org, here. 

Does the CJEU require single territory licensing of streamed content?

Taylorwessig.com, here. 

The open data movement has finally come of age - When transparency is the handmaiden to innovation

The Economist, here. 

Behold the Bankruptcy of Software Patents

G. Moody, here.

Old Habits Die Hard?:UsedSoft v Oracle

A. Nicholson, here. 

IBM claims Twitter is in violation of three patents they own

TechSpot.com, here. 

Commissioner Michel Barnier welcomes the trilogue agreement on collective rights management

European Commission, Memo here. 

Wettbewerbshüter fordern neue Bahngesetze

Welt.de, hier. 

Unclear, torturous path for EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty

Tacd-ip.org, here.

"Maria Martín Prat suggested that new EU copyright legislation proposed sometime in 2014 could incorporate the Marrakesh Treaty and that this might be needed before ratification to harmonize EU member state laws on exceptions to copyright. This proposal that would mean a number years of delay in the ratification of the treaty was criticized by a number of MEPs present. Martin Prat gave as an example of why a new law would be needed the presence of “dyslexic persons” in the Treaty which is not covered by EU copyright exceptions legislation."

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Art.5(3)

(b) uses, for the benefit of people with a disability, which are directly related to the disability and of a non-commercial nature, to the extent required by the specific disability;

Dyslexia not included?!?

Ouverture des données publiques. Les exceptions au principe de gratuité sont elles toutes légitimes ?

Rapport ("Trojette") au Ministre, ici. 

Permettre les usages publics des images

A. Gunthert, ici. 

Informational Hearing on Patent Assertion Entities

B. Love, Testimony, California Assembly Select Committee on High Technology, here. 

Seminar: Designing Global Competition Policy Between Co-operation and Convergence

Alessandra Tonazzi, Italian Competition Authority

Mor Bakhoum, Max Planck Institute, Munich

November 15, 2013 - 10.30 am

Trento University
Department of Economics and Management

Room 3C

Via Inama, 5—Trento

EU aims to complete Gazprom antitrust probe by spring

Reuters.com, here. 

The Value of Data: Consequences for Insight, Innovation & Efficiency in the U.S. Economy

J. Deighton, P. Johnson, here. 

My Latest Amicus Brief: Viacom v. YouTube (Again)

IPDuck, here. 

Caught in the Stat: LSE Receives Criticism for its Report on Copyright in the Music Industry

Iposgoode.ca, here. 

Supreme Court of Canada Allows Indirect Purchaser Claims

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here. 

U.S. Court Invalidates Patent on Down Syndrome Test

News.sciencemag.org, here. 

Seizing the data opportunity - A strategy for UK data capability

Gov.uk, here.

P. 43: "Action: Following the technical review of the published draft legislation, the government will bring into force secondary legislation to enable text and data mining for non-commercial purposes in 2014."

One small step for EU Parliament could prove one giant leap for data protection

UK Information Commissioner's Office, here. 

Baidu shuts down digital marketplace due to copyright concerns

Managingip.com, here. 

Swiss telco’s cloud aims to draw customers who are fearful of spying

Arstechnica.com, here. 

Kenya: Attorney-General Githu Muigai declares war on copyright law violators

Nation.co.ke, here. 

Sprit­preis-Onlineportale: Stich­probe der Stiftung Warentest

Test.de, hier. 

Rechtliche Probleme beim Einsatz von Plagiatssoftware unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der universitären Ausbildung

F. Schulz, hier. 

Music start-up set to rock the world

Smh.com.au, here. 

Patents, Meet Napster: 3D Printing and the Digitization of Things

D. Desai, G. Magliocca, here. 

Verschenkt meine Filme!

F. Breinersdorfer, hier. 

Competitive Ruling Will Bring New Generation Of Swiss-Made Smartwatches

TechCrunch.com, here. Weko Press Release here (German).

Industry Groups Urge Congress To Boost Arsenal Against Patent Trolls (expand CBM review)

Ip-watch.org, here. 

Does Familiarity Breed Contempt Among Judges Deciding Patent Cases?

M. Lemley, S. Li, and J. Urban, here. 

Study on the remuneration of authors and performers for the use of their works and the fixations of their performances

Call for tender, European Commission, here.

"The objective of the study is to provide an assessment of different national approaches and mechanisms to ensure remuneration for authors and performers for the exploitation of their works and performances and to determine whether, and to what extent, the differences that exist among the Member States affect levels of remuneration and the functioning of the internal market."

Police IP Crime Unit arrests third man suspected of running pirate site

Musicweek.com, here 

Google and Samsung sued for patent infringement by major tech consortium

TheVerge.com, here. 

Supreme Court of Canada Gives Green Light for Indirect Purchaser Price Fixing Class Actions

Casselbrock.com, here. 

Does EU Competition Policy sufficiently promote companies investment & innovation ?

N. Petit, Presentation here. 

First Degree Price Discrimination Using Big Data

B. Reed Shiller, here. 

Antigua Preparing to Move Forward with WTO Authorized Rejection of US Copyrights

Patentlyo.com, here. 

Microsoft, Infineon suits to proceed in Canada, not ADM

Reuters.com, Here.

Le SPF Economie a pris acte du communiqué de la Sabam.

Economie.fgov.be, ici.

Access Copyright lawsuit against York is first test of fair-dealing guidelines

UniversityAffairs.ca, here.

Modernising (Irish) Copyright Katseries #2: linking & marshalling as exceptions

IPKat, here.

UK takes lead on ending company secrecy at Open Government Partnership Summit

Blog.okfn.org, here. 

How Spotify and its digital music rivals can win over artists: 'Just include us'

TheGuardian.com, here. 

Data Protection, Privacy and Security: Re-Establishing Trust Between Europe and the United States

J. Brill, here. 

Authors Guild v HathiTrust: Oral Argument on Appeal

K. Crews, here. 

The TTIP: Can it bring benefits to the people?

Beuc.org, here. 

OpenDataFrance: gather local open data initiatives towards mutualisation of resources and standardisation of datasets

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

Modernising (Irish) Copyright Katseries #1: The Innovation Exception

IPKat, here.

EU-Kartellstreit: Verleger kritisieren Googles Zugeständnisse

Heise.de, hier. 

On creativity incentives

K. Vonnegut, here.

Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information

McKinsey Global Institute, here. 

Protecting Consumers and Competition in a New Era of Transatlantic Trade

E. Ramirez, here. 

Towards a more dynamic transatlantic area of growth and investment

V. Reding, here. 

Improving the Patent System to Promote American Innovation and Competitiveness

US Committee on the Judiciary, here. 

NTV/FS/Ostacoli all'accesso nel mercato dei servizi di trasporto ferroviario passeggeri ad alta velocità

Provv. A443 qui, Impegni presentati qui (v. Allegati).

Open Data Institute creates 13 'Nodes' around the world

Wired.co.uk, here. Trento (my University town) is one of the "Nodes".

The Value of Openness for a Sustainable Internet

Internetsociety.org, here. 

Data transparency effort – successful in U.K. – to be tested in U.S.

Knightfoundation.org here. 

Modernising Copyright

Irish Copyright Review Committee, here. A terrific reading, to be discussed with my "innovation management" students asap.

Copyright Review Committee comprised Dr Eoin O’Dell of Trinity College (Chair), Professor Steve Hedley of University College Cork and Ms Patricia McGovern of DFMG Solicitors.
Incipit "Copyright reform is in the air"

"In the same way as Molière's Monsieur Jourdain spoke prose without realising it, copyright vests even if the author does not realise it", p. 33.

For Major Publishers, Will Print No Longer Be the Norm?

Publishersweekly.com, here.

Web inventor's open data organisation announces new global network

TheGuardian.com, here. 

France: a digital file in iTunes is a phonogram

Kluwer Copyright Blog, here. 

The business model of patent assertion entities in IT: unilateral restraints of competition or business as usual?

P. Gagnon, here. 

Study on Patents and the Public Domain (II)

Expert Study (J. Conley, P. Bican, N. Wilkof), WIPO, here. Previous WIPO Secretariat's Study here. 

Un Guide du MOOC pour France Université Numérique

Blog.educpros.fr, ici. 

Individuazione di criticità concorrenziali nel settore degli appalti pubblici

Vademecum per le stazioni appaltanti, AGCM, qui.

The Meaning of ‘Relevant Customer Benefits’ in the Context of Health Care: Monitor’s Advice and the Competition Commission’s Response

M. Guy, here. 

Open Data Index

Open Knowledge Foundation, here. 

The Big Geek Theory

Inaglobal.fr, ici. 

EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition

Euractiv.eu, here. 

Waste management services

Background Paper, OECD, here. 

Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels

Background Paper, OECD, here. Expert Paper by  R. Abrantes-Metz, here. 

The value of policy diversification in cartel detection and deterrence

W. Kovacic, here. 

Worldwide Competition Database

Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School, here. 

L’exemplaire numérique sans support : le vieux continent à la pointe de l’évolution

Blog-dmi.com, ici. 

15 years ago, Congress kept Mickey Mouse out of the public domain. Will they do it again?

Washingtonpost.com, here.

A $13 Billion Reminder of What’s Wrong

NYTimes.com, here.

Amazon "de la patrie": i timori della Francia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

European authors and artists support EP report on home copying levies

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Bibliotheksverband fordert Gesetzesinitiative zur Gleichstellung von E-Books

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hìer.

Graffiti Artists Use Moral Rights to Prevent Building Demolition

IPKat.com, here

Monopolization in Developing Countries

A. Heimler, K. Mehta

Articulating a Modern Approach to FCC Competition Policy

R. Hundt, G. Rosston, here.

Report of the European Commission Public Consultation on Open Research Data

Here.

Disruption to connectivity and network security and privacy issues will accompany move towards IPv6 internet addresses, study says

Out-law.com, here. 

Resale Price Maintenance: A Big Issue For UK Luxury Brands

Covington & Burling, here. 

Angela Merkel empört, dass sie von USA behandelt wird, als wäre sie ein deutscher Bürger

Der Postillon, hier.

Apple, Microsoft And Free Software

Telecrunch.com, here

The CopyKat - copyright and the internet: are we Poles apart?

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

The vexed issue of 'orphan' copyright works

Tmtblog.minterellison.com, here.

Innovating in the digital era: putting Europe back on track

J. Barroso, Presentation here. 

Open data guidebook

Final report of the EUROCITIES working group on open data, here. 

EU leaders agree to create a connected continent

N. Kroes, here.

Judiciary Republicans ask FTC for clarity on competition policy (Section 5)

TheHill.com, here. 

Chairman Goodlatte Introduces “Innovation Act” to Curb Abusive Patent Litigation

Foley.com, here. 

LAPSI 2.0 Ljubljana Conference

Streaming and Videos here. 

Emerging markets like Brazil, South Africa initiate reforms in patent laws in line with India’s IP policy

Economictimes.indiatimes.com, here. 

Construction Materials Merger: Issues Statement

UK CC, here. 

EFF Thanks Patent Trolls for Best Troll-Killing Bill Yet

Eff.org, here. 

Samsung’s European Proposal – Fair, Foul or Foolhardy?

Blog.patentology.com.au, here. 

How smartphone apps are reshaping the taxi market

The Economist, here. 

Reclaim Your Name: Privacy in the Age of Big Data

J. Brill, here. 

Apple Just Ended the Era of Paid Operating Systems

Wired.com, here. 

Still on Pinckney, the CJEU, offline distribution and Latin mottos

The IPKat, here. 

LIBE Committee vote backs new EU data protection rules

European Commission, Memo, here. 

The Real Privacy Problem

E. Morozov, here. 

Musikindustrie geht erfolgreich gegen »YouTubeMP3«-Converter vor

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Turning the Page on Business Formats for Digital Platforms: Does Apple's Agency Model Soften Competition?

Ø. Foros, H. Kind, G. Shaffer, here. 

Competition between universities probed by UK regulator

Out-law.com, here. 

Die Europäische Datenschutzreform muss zügig abgeschlossen werden

P. Schaar, hier. 

One in Six Active U.S. Patents Pertain to the Smartphone

Project-disco.org, here. 

Economic Aspects of Intellectual Property in Countries with Economies in Transition

WIPO, Department for Transition and Developed Countries, here.

Réponse à la consultation du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication sur l’Open Data

Open Knowledge Foundation, here. 

Searching for Competition

Online.wsj.com, here

Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation: Unofficial Text published (single file)

Legalmemory.blogspot.com, here. 

Monopoly and Dominant Firms: Antitrust Economics and Policy Approaches

L. White, here. 

Librarians, Distributors Weigh in on Macmillan Ebook Lending | PubCrawl

Lj.libraryjournal.com, here. 

Google has nothing to fear from new EU data law

Reuters.com, here. 

Profiting from Free: The Scourge of Online Piracy and How Industry Can Help

A. Keen, sponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP), here (pdf file).

DOJ and FTC release model confidentiality waiver for international civil matters

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here. 

Open access: six myths to put to rest

P. Suber, here. 

Datenschutz-Kompromisse öffnen Einfallstor für Profiling und Zustimmungsaushebelung

Netzpolitik.org, here.

Ein Datenschutz für 28 Länder

Tagesspiegel.de, hier

.

Internal market MEPs tighten up product safety and market surveillance rules

EU Parliament,here.

The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches

WIPO Study, A. Ramos, L. Lopez, A. Rodriguez, T. Meng, and S. Abrams, here. 

The Economic Importance of Getting Data Protection Right: Protecting Privacy, Transmitting Data, Moving Commerce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, here. 

Why privacy matters

A. Acquisti, Ted Talk (video), here. 

Competition among financial markets operators

J. Almunia, here. 

Harvard Business Review answers its critics

FT.com, here. 

Students 'worst' at e-book piracy, says data monitor

Bbc.co.uk, here. 

Une exception mash-up est bien à l’étude au CSPLA

PCImpact.com, ici. 

EU Commission consults on commitments offered by Samsung Electronics regarding use of standard essential patents

Press Release, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights do not equal Innovation and Creativity

Communia-association.org, here. 

Judge appoints monitor to keep an eye on Apple's e-books biz

CNet.com, here.

Why Pulling Music From Spotify Only Holds Back The Artist Doing The Pulling

TechDirt.com, here. 

Lob des Zwischenraums

Handelsblatt.com, here. 

Amazon buys e-learning company to boost Kindle business

Seattletimes.com, here. 

Supporting Copyright Reform

Creativecommons.org, here.

A Day to Remember the First Computer Programmer Was a Woman

Bits.blogs.nytimes.com, here.

Hotfile on the Internet- What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your DMCA Safe Harbor

Aaronsanderslaw.com, here. 

UK video game developers adapt to meet piracy threat

Bbc.co.uk, here.

“Open Science Works!”

Tacd-ip.org, here. 

How Big Tobacco’s divide-and-conquer strategy exposed the EU’s flaws

Inside.org.au, Here.

Patent Challenges for Standard-Setting in the Global Economy: Lessons from Information and Communication Technology

National Academy of Sciences, here (pdf file). 

Android: Building A Brand Around An Open Source Trade Mark

IPKat, here. 

To Infinity And Beyond: Business Model Adaptation In The Video Game Industry

Project-disco.org, here. 

Elektronische Marktplätze und die Vertikal - GVO

K. Ost, Präsentation, hier. 

Ökonomische Analyse von Plattformmärkten im Zusammenspiel mit vertikalen Beschränkungen: insbesondere Meistbegünstigungsklauseln

C. Wey, Präsentation hier. 

Plattformmärkte und vertikale Beschränkungen – insbesondere: Meistbegünstigungsklauseln

D. Zimmer, Präsentation hier. 

OFT launches market study into the supply of public sector ICT services

Press Release, here. See also Report on the findings of the call for information into the supply of ICT to the public sector, here.  

UK CC finalises measures to open up audit market

Summary of the Final Report here. 

Do Recruiters "Like" It? Privacy and Online Social Network Profile in Hiring: A Randomized Experiment

M. Manant, S. Pajak, N. Soulié, here. 

Mississippi The Latest State To Claim Copyright Over Official Compilation Of Its Laws (Annotations)

TechDirt.com, here. 

Vertikale Beschränkungen in der Internetökonomie

Arbeitskreis Kartellrecht, Bundeskartellamt, hier.

Is it legal to sell second hand digital games?

Gamesindustry.biz, here.

STM Publishing Meets “Tarzan Economics”

Publishingperspectives.com, here 

Tim Berners-Lee on Why HTML5 "Needs" DRM

Computerworlduk.com, here. 

Right To Science: More Publicly Funded Research, Less IP, Panellists Say

Ip-watch.org, here and here. 

Paying should get cheaper as powers are taken from banks

Independent.co.uk, here.

TAFTA/TTIP: trade, Internet and democracy

G. Moody, Presentation here. 

Senator to FTC: Does Google ad change break privacy deal?

Cnet.com, here. 

U.S. Ban Unlikely To Affect Samsung's Bottom Line

Npr.org, here. 

Technology: Lessons from the ebooks case

Norton Rose Fulbright, here (pp. 13-16)

Secrecy vs. patents. How to choose?

IIdigIT.eu, here. 

Amazon requires publishers to use Kindle DRM

BoingBoing.net, here. 

Brazil investigates Google over antitrust charges

Reuters.com, here. 

US Department Of Justice v. Apple Inc.

Lathrop & Gage LLP, here. 

Nespresso European Patent Revoked

TuftyTheCat.blogspot.com, here. 

Debating the “Where” of Online Jurisdiction

D. Holmes, here. 

The distinction between privacy and data protection in the jurisprudence of the CJEU and the ECtHR

J. Kokott, c. Sobotta, here. 

A very bad week for tobacco industry opposition to standard packaging

Tobaccounpacked.wordpress.com, here. 

Investigations into NPE Litigation involving Business Method Patents

Patentfreedom.com, here. 

The New Unified Patent System In Europe – Key Issues

Carpmaels & Ransford, here. 

Google Sets Plan to Sell Users’ Endorsements

NYtimes.com, here.

Competition Issues in Television and Broadcasting

OECD, Policy Roundtable, here.

MSF welcomes Brazil Parliamentary Committee recommendation to reform patent law

Msfaccess.org, here.

Edible Barcodes Emerging as a Means to Detect Counterfeit Medicines, Foods

Fox Rothschield, here. 

Dutch Government identifies Netflix privacy policy discrepancies but says enforcement outside of Dutch watchdog's jurisdiction

Out-law.com, here. 

Procompetitive regulation of personal data protection in the EU

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

15 Technologies that Content Industries Sued after Diamond Rio

Project-disco.org, here. 

General Court Confirms Commission’s Dawn-Raid Powers

Van Bael & Bellis, here. 

European Parliament says ‘No’ to plain packaging for tobacco products

The IPKat, here. 

Where can claimants sue for online copyright infringement?

TaylorWessing, here. 

California driving Internet privacy policy

Politico.com, here. 

Intellectual Ventures and its 80,000 Patents

Patentlyo.com, here. 

A Useful Reminder About Sham Litigation as Exclusionary Conduct

MyDistributionLaw.com, here. 

UK Competititon Commission paves way for new cement producer

CC, here. 

L'Open data, la ministre de la Santé n'en veut pas

LeMonde.fr, ici. 

Making available and communication to the public in the internet environment – focus on linking techniques on the Internet

ALAI, Report and Opinion, here. 

London’s Startups Show the Way in Remaking Finance

Businesstime.com, here. 

Is Twitter's 'tweet' trademark at risk?

Usatoday.com, here.

New York subpoenas Airbnb for data on all local hosts

TheVerge.com, here.

White House pursues online privacy bill amid NSA efforts

Politico.com, here. 

Google wants to patent splitting the restaurant bill

Cnet.com, here. 

A Need to Know Basis: The European Commission’s Approach to Sharing Information Concerning Article 101 TFEU Infringements

Steptoe.com, here. 

Competition Policy: Encouraging Thriving Markets for Development

M. Kitzmuller, M. Licetti, here. 

FRAND in China

D. Sokol, W. Zheng, here. 

La loi «anti-Amazon», une loi Maginot qui protège les commerçants, pas les lecteurs

Slate.fr, here. 

How Spotify Engineered the New Music Economy

Mashable.com, here. 

Chocolate giants battle over colour purple

Nzherald.co.nz, here. 

Harvard Business School Publishing crosses the ‘evil’ academic line

J. Gans, here.

Erst jetzt erfahren...Mein TedTalk über UsedSoft in der FAZ

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 01.07.2013, Nr. 149, S. 22
Für ein Stück vom Software-Kuchen
Usedsoft AG kämpft immer noch gegen Widerstände
magr. FRANKFURT, 30. Juni. Vor zwei Monaten erfuhr der Gebrauchtsoftwarehändler Usedsoft einen Ritterschlag, wie ihn nur das Internet bietet. Im Rahmen der legendären amerikanischen Technikgesprächsreihe "Ted" stellte die italienische Juristin Simonetta Vezzoso die Geschichte von Usedsoft und dessen Gründer Peter Schneider vor - "einen meiner persönlichen Helden", wie Vezzoso bei der Veranstaltung Ende April im norditalienischen Trient sagte. Die Italienerin lehrt an der dortigen Universität Wettbewerbsrecht und präsentierte den Usedsoft-Gründer als einen David, der erfolgreich gegen die Goliaths der globalen Software-Branche gekämpft habe. Der Höhepunkt dieser Auseinandersetzungen liegt inzwischen ein Jahr zurück. Am 3. Juli vergangenen Jahres entschied der Europäische Gerichtshof in einem wegweisenden Verfahren zwischen dem Software-Hersteller Oracle und Schneiders Usedsoft, dass es grundsätzlich erlaubt sei, mit gebrauchter Software zu handeln - und zwar unabhängig davon, ob diese Software auf einem Datenträger, etwa einer CD, gespeichert ist, oder sie der Erstkäufer über das Internet auf seinem Rechner installiert hat. In beiden Fällen erschöpfe sich das sogenannte Verbreitungsrecht des Software-Herstellers - und das macht Computerprogramme eben handelbar. Für Peter Schneider ist dieser Handel ein Jahr nach dem Urteil nach eigenen Angaben wieder ein einträgliches Geschäft. Wie viel er genau damit verdient, nicht mehr verwendete Lizenzen für Office-Pakete oder Betriebssysteme des Software-Hauses Microsoft von Unternehmen aufzukaufen und an andere weiterzuverkaufen, behält Schneider lieber für sich. "Seit Juli vergangenen Jahres hat sich unser Umsatz mehr als verdoppelt, und wir erwirtschaften solide Gewinne", sagt Schneider nur. Auch die Zahl der Käufer wachse wieder. "Vor dem Urteil haben wir drei neue Kunden in der Woche gewonnen, seitdem sind es drei am Tag. Und inzwischen sind wir nahe dran, in Europa 5000 Kunden zu haben." Es kehre Normalität in den Markt ein, "mit Betonung auf einkehren", wie Schneider es ausdrückt. "Wenn der Markt zehn Jahren lang verunsichert war durch lächerliche Gerüchte und Behauptungen, dann kann man sich auch vorstellen, dass das nicht in einem Jahr zu ändern ist." Seit November versucht auch Hans-Olaf Henkel, diese Änderung voranzutreiben. Der ehemalige Vorsitzende des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie ist zusammen mit dem früheren Siemens-Chef Heinrich von Pierer einer von zwei Verwaltungsräten der in der Schweiz sitzenden Usedsoft AG. Henkel und Pierer überwachen ähnlich einem deutschen Aufsichtsrat das Unternehmen. Nach Henkels Worten versuchen die etablierten Spieler auf dem Software-Markt weiter Usedsoft Barrieren in den Weg zu legen. "Mir sind ein paar Dinge zu Ohren gekommen, die zum Teil groteske Formen annehmen", sagt Henkel. "Es hat zum Beispiel Korrespondenzen zwischen Microsoft und Kunden von Usedsoft gegeben, in denen Microsoft die Briefe von der Abteilung für Software-Piraterie hat unterschreiben lassen. Das ist ein übler Trick, um Kunden vorzugaukeln, dass es sich bei den Lizenzen von Usedsoft um Piraterieprodukte handelt." Ein Microsoft-Sprecher teilt auf Anfrage mit, dass Usedsoft seinen Kunden regelmäßig verschweige, aus welchen Lizenzverträgen die gebraucht gekauften Lizenzen stammen und wer der ursprüngliche Lizenznehmer sei. "Ohne diese Information kann ein Usedsoft-Kunde keinen lückenlosen Lizenznachweis führen. Die Interessen von Microsoft vertritt in solchen Fällen die Anti-Piraterie-Abteilung." Es sei generell frustrierend zu sehen, mit welchen Mitteln Software-Hersteller versuchen, das Geschäft zu behindern, sagt dagegen Usedsoft-Verwaltunsrat Henkel. Doch sei auch zu spüren, dass der Widerstand kleiner werde. Sein Geschäftsführer Schneider glaubt indes nicht, dass Unternehmen wie Microsoft oder auch der Kreativprogrammentwickler Adobe mit Abomodellen für Software dem Handel die Geschäftsgrundlage nehmen könnten. Außerdem machen die neuen Cloud-Geschäftsmodelle "nicht die Milliarden Lizenzen obsolet, die ohnehin schon im Markt vorhanden sind", sagt Schneider. Und mit diesen Lizenzen will er weiter Geld verdienen. Auf seine Adelung als Goliath kann er nach eigenen Angaben übrigens verzichten. "Ich will hier nicht als Robin Hood für Arme berühmt werden und mich auch nicht am Goliath abarbeiten", sagt Schneider. "Ich will einfach nur vom großen Kuchen des Software-Marktes ein Stück abhaben."

Systemwettbewerb durch das Herkunftslandprinzip: Ein Beitrag zur Stärkung der Wachstums- und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit in der EU? - Eine ökonomische und rechtliche Analyse

J. Haucap, J. Kühling, hier. 

Gauck: Datenschutz für den Erhalt der Privatsphäre so wichtig wie Umweltschutz

Netzpolitik.org, hier. 

Copyright and Creation - A Case for Promoting Inclusive Online Sharing

B. Cammaerts, R. Mansell, B. Meng, here.

Israeli regulators launch review of Google acquisition of Waze

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

News from the WIPO GA floor: the Marrakesh Treaty – upcoming signatories

Wipomonitor.org, here. 

Zweitverwertungsrecht passiert auch den Bundesrat

A. Metzger, hier. 

French lawmakers on both sides unite to spear Amazon

France24.com, here. 

Competition policy in a larger EU

J. Almunia, here. 

Urheberrechtsverletzungen im Internet in ganzer EU klagbar

DerStandard.at, hier. 

Lowering Your Standards: DRM and the Future of the W3C

Eff.org, here. 

Sanctions loom large: Samsung execs were told all terms of secret Nokia-Apple patent license

Fosspatents.com, here.

DRM, écosystème fermé : une TVA forte contre Kindle et iPad

Actualitte.com, ici. 

By focusing on patent strategy a New Zealand start-up hits the jackpot with Samsung

Iam-magazine.com, here. 

Reaching further, getting tougher - Lessons from Asia’s fast-evolving competition laws

Freshfields.com, here. 

Can patent trolling be thwarted by award of attorney fees? SCOTUS accepts two cases on fee issue

Abajournal.com, here.

Dutch Minister answers parliamentary questions about copyright and the distribution of e-books

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Listia, A Used Goods Marketplace, Raises $9M To Attack Mobile

Techcrunch.com, here. 

Global eBook: Current Conditions & Future Projections

Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting, here. 

The State of Broadband 2013

The UN Broadband Commission, here.

Richard Stallman on the Painful Birth of GNU

G. Moody, here. 

Scribd Enters Increasingly Crowded Ebook Subscription Market

Digitalbookworld.com, here. 

With HarperCollins Deal, Scribd Unveils Its Bid To Become The Netflix For Books

TechCrunch,.com, here. 

Hotel Online Booking: The OFT announces its intention to accept binding commitments

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here. 

Google Said to Avoid U.S. Antitrust Challenge Over Waze

Bloomberg.com, here. 

Period of limitations in follow-on competition cases: the elephant in the room?

P. Akman, here. 

New UK competition law landscape begins to take shape with creation of new authority

Edwardswildman.com, here. 

CMA's mission and strategy

A. Crisholm, here. 

The Google antitrust case: what is at stake?

J. Almunia, here. 

Brazil’s patent reform: innovation towards national competitiveness

Chamber of Deputies, Center for Strategic Studies and Debates, here. 

Pourquoi Apollinaire a mis 95 ans pour entrer dans le domaine public

LePoint.fr, ici. 

Copyright Small Claims

US Register of Copyrights, here.

MPs have missed the mark in attacking copyright reform

I. Hargreaves, here. 

UK isolated in Data Protection Regulation discussions; is it a result of NSA shenanigans?

Amberhawk.typepad.com, here. 

Buchpreisbindung: Rabattgutscheine von Thalia.at sind legal

Heise.de, hier. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : l'argent public pour financer le registre ReLIRE

ActuaLitte.com, ici. 

Intellectual property rights intensive industries: contribution to economic performance and employment in the European Union

EPO, OHIM, here. 

Vie privée : la France lance une procédure contre Google

LeMonde.fr, ici. 

Apple becomes most valuable global brand, Coca-Cola moves to #3

Interbrand.com, here. 

The copyright cartel's plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens

TheGuardian.co.uk, here. 

Abuse of dominance: a view from the EU

J.  Almunia, here.

Streamlining Copyright Licensing for the Digital Age

The Copyright Licensing Steering Group, here. 

Companies Admit They Fixed Prices of Car Parts

Nytimes.com, here. 

Google’s chief economist understands media better than some industry executives do

PaidContent.com, here.

US Ambassador: WIPO Needs More Balance – Toward Rightsholders

IP-watch.org, here

The economics of the newspaper business

H. Varian, here. 

Google Recently Made A Silent Shift To A New Search Algorithm, “Hummingbird”

TeleCrunch.com, here. 

Remedies Matter: The Importance of Achieving Effective Antitrust Outcomes

B. Baer, here. 

Video of Steve Jobs's iPhone presentation kills Apple's photo gallery touch patent in Germany

FossPatents.com, here. 

The FTC's Role in Shaping Antitrust Doctrine: Recent Successes and Future Targets

J. Wright, here.

WIPO Member States have denied Pirate Parties International's application for admittance as a Permanent Observer

PP-international.net, here.

Smartphone patent foes, other tech firms jointly urge Europe to prevent rise of abusive litigation

Fosspatents.com, here.

Paradigm Shift in the Global IP Regime: The Agency of Academics

J.-F. Morin, here. 

Large patent holders hate this reform proposal. That’s a good sign.

Washingtonpost.com, here..

House Judiciary Chairman Goodlatte releases new discussion draft legislation to address patent litigation abuse

IPO.org, here. 

Don’t wait for Congress, says judge in Google Books case

PaidContent.org, here.
Transcript of the hearing here. 

Zweitverwertungsrecht: Mehr Open Access oder bloßer Placebo?

E. Steinhauer, hier. 

Does copyright law work? New and ongoing empirical research suggests: not always

Columbia Journalism Review, here. 

La gestion collective a commencé pour les oeuvres du registre ReLIRE

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Android and the Tesco Effect

G. Moody, here. 

Will Netflix help fight online piracy in the Netherlands?

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Erixon: TTIP will move to fast track if first results come early

Euractiv.com, here. 

Judge appears to back Google's defense of digital books project

Cnet.com, here. 

Open-Government Laws Fuel Hedge-Fund Profits

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Federal Court Rules That Patent Infringement Can Violate Antitrust Laws

Bracewell&Giuliani, here.

The US ebooks judgment: A view from across the Atlantic

Bristows.com, here. 

Open Data: Broad, Deep, Connected

Open Knowledge Conference, Programme here, Stream Archive here. 

Mastercard et Visa: baisse significative de leurs principales commissions interbancaires respectives

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Crackdown on fake online reviews sees 19 companies fined

TheVerge.com, here. 

The Future of Reverse Payment Settlements in the wake of FTC v. Actavis

Symposium, Preprints here (antitrustprof_blog)

Google/Waze: Initial Undertakings Given by Google to the OFT

Here. 

Google Maps versus OpenStreetMap: charting new territory on the Web?

Inaglobal.fr, ici. 

Wie sich der Bundesrat aus der Schlinge einer Ablehnung des Zweitverwertungsrechts zieht

R. Kuhlen, hier. 

Exception "handicap" au droit d'auteur et développement de l'offre de publications accessibles à l'ère numérique

Ministère de la Culture, Inspection générale des affaires culturelles, ici, ici. 

Spotify veut se démarquer avec des contenus exclusifs

Numerama.com, ici. 

Open Data: Not Just Good. Better

Opencorporates, Presentation, here. 

Solving the Orphan Works Problem for the United States

D. Hansen, K. Hashimoto, G. Hinze, P. Samuelson, J. Urban, here. 

AG Sharpston on technological protection measures

The1709Blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Spar-Chef erhebt Spionagevorwürfe gegen die Wettbewerbsbehörde

Salzburg.com, hier. 

VG Wort will Leistungsschutzrecht-Gelder eintreiben

Heise.de, hier.

Private copying levy: The aftershocks of Padawan

L. Guibault, here. 

The Role of Voluntary Agreements in the U.S. Intellectual Property System

US House, Hearing, written testimonies here. 

Meeting Highlights Use Of Open Data In Science, Health And Sustainable Development

Ip-watch.org, here. 

Understanding the Role of Search in Online Piracy

Prepared by Millward Brown Digital for the MPAA, here. 

Licensing of spatial Open Data: FreeGIS.net Data license guidelines

Epsiplatform.eu, here.

TTIP: Die Wunschlisten der Lobbyisten

Blog.die-linke.de, hier.

Data protection reform: restoring trust and building the digital single market

V. Reding, here.

The Coase Theorem and Big Business

NYTimes.com, here.

Challenges in Competition Policy and Regulation in a Globalizing World

Panel, Video here.

• Justus Haucap (Monopolkommission)
  
• Kai-Uwe Kühn (Europäische Kommission)
  
• Jorge Padilla (Compass Lexecon Europe)

Challenging Times for Multilateralism

F. Gurry, here. 

Informe sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de modificación del Texto Refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual y de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil

CNC, aquì. 

Open data : le rappel à l'ordre de Matignon aux ministères

LesEchos.fr, ici. 

The 2013 Marrakesh Treaty: Providing Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Print Disabled

Program on Information Justice and the Public Interest, American University Law School, Public Forum, Video here. 

Institutional Advantage in Competition and Innovation Policy

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Antitrust And Innovation: Rebalancing The Scale

J. Brill, here. 

Commissioner Wright (FTC) takes antitrust-minimalist position on standard-essential patents

Foss.patents.com, here. 

Net Neutrality Delayed, Net Neutrality Denied

M. Copps, here. 

Parliamentary questions in The Netherlands about copyright and the distribution of e-books

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

European Research Council funds arXiv – a taste of changes to come

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

No competition minister in Australia's new Cabinet

J. Clarke, here. 

Touch ID: Datenschützer warnt vor Fingerscanner in iPhone

Spiegel.de, hier. 

EU competition policy and innovation

J. Almunia, here. 

Single Digital Market: Brussels Drops the Call

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Rémunération des artistes sur Internet : la SPEDIDAM perd une nouvelle fois

PCImpact.com, here. 

Developing an Evidence Base on Orphan Works

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Competition Policy and Knowledge-Based Capital

OECD, Key Findings, here.

The AUCC Guidelines: another Trojan Horse?

A. Katz, here. 

Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales

OECD, Policy Roundtable, here. 

SSOs, FRAND, and Antitrust: Lessons from the Economics of Incomplete Contracts

J. Wright, here. 

The ‘miracle of Marrakesh’: negotiating the VIP Treaty for books for the blind

N. Suzor, here. 

EDRi’s “FAQs” on net neutrality: a rebuttal

R. Heath, here. 

Enforcement of the competition rules – next steps for reform

G. Barling, here. 

La grogne des taxis contre la concurrence des smartphones

Liberation.fr, ici. 

Telekom - Netz der Zukunft

Netzneutralitaet.cc, Video, ab 1:38, hier.

Commissioner Kroes misses historic opportunity to guarantee net neutrality

M. Schaake, here. 

Russia's Latest Idea: An Internet Whitelist For Copyright Materials

Techdirt.com, here. 

Facebook Privacy Change Is Subject of F.T.C. Inquiry

NYTimes.com, here. 

Benzinpreis-App im Bürokratiestau

Blog.zdf.de, hier. 

FRAND part of Posner ruling likely to be affirmed

Fosspatents.com, here. 

Google rivals seek review of new concessions in E.U. antitrust case

Computerworld.com, here. 

Copyright and the Government: The ‘Missing’ Proviso in Section 105

R. Picker, here. 

Decision standards for price-based exclusionary strategies: The equally efficient competitor test in the light of Post-Danmark

F. Marty, Presentation, here. 

Kroes' Unacceptable Anti-Net Neutrality Law Rushed Despite Criticisms

LaQuadrature.net, here. 

Agreed Use and Fair Use: The Economic Effects of Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions

G. Barker, here.

Legal battle between Cisco and Multiven flares up with EU antitrust complaint

ITWorld.com, here. 

Fiscalité du numérique: le Gouvernement salue une "contribution utile" du CNNum

Numerama.com, ici. Avis ici. 

iPhones, fingerprints and privacy

P. Bernal, here. 

Opposition to Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers’ request to exempt e-readers from the accessibility requirement

Organizations representing the interests of people with disabilities, here. 

Privacy and Big Data - Making Ends Meet

J. Polonetsky, O. Tene, here. 

2013 OECD Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data

OECD, here. 

Leak: DG JUSTICE Analysis Of Kroes' Attack On Net Neutrality

Edri.org, here. 

CNMC: perfil político y técnico bajo para la nueva institución

Cincodias.com, aquì.

Kroes’s telecoms plan faces Commission hostility

EurActiv.com, here. 

Evaluating Graduated Response

R. Giblin, here. 

Bid-Rigging in Canada: Recent Developments

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here. 

UK open-access route too costly, report says

Nature.com, here. 

Open Access

UK Parliament, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Volume I here, Volume II here. 

Some thoughts on the new anti-Google (Android) complaint

Chilling Competition, here. 

Status of the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation: Where Do We Stand?

C. Burton, A. Pateraki, here. 

Broadcasters' court victories over FilmOn X threaten Aereo's expansion

TheVerge.com, here. 

Verizon v. FCC

Oral argument, audio here. 

The Commissioner of Competition v. VisaCanada Corporation and MasterCard International Incorporated

Competition Tribunal, File No.: CT-2010-10, here. 

Draft secondary legislation to regulate collecting societies

Consultation, ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Illegales E-Book-Portal will Verleger zu Allianz zwingen

Wiwo.de, hier.

IP for Small Business

UK IPO, App, Android store, Apple store.

D.C.’s cab rules should put consumers first

J. Wright, here.

What To Do If You Get A Patent Troll Demand

C. Chien, here.

L'école numérique prend forme aux Pays-Bas, la France est plus timide

Numerama.com, ici.

The Fertilizer Oligopoly: The Case for Global Antitrust Enforcement

C.Taylor, D. Moss, here. 

Judge in ebook price-fixing case issues permanent injunction against Apple

TheVerge.com, here. 

Nach PRISM: Europas Datenschutz braucht jetzt Vorfahrt

V. Reding, hier.

Gemeinsam für einen starken europaweiten Datenschutz

Europäische Kommission, Memo, hier. 

Breathing Space for Cloud-Based Business Models

M. Senftleben, here. 

Canadian Universities Navigate Learning Curve for New Copyright Rules

M. Geist, here. 

Energie 2013: Wettbewerb in Zeiten der Energiewende

Monopolkommission, Sondergutachten, hier. 

Wissenschaftler: Bundesrat soll Urheberrechtsreform stoppen

Heise.de, hier.

Largest Data Harvester Opening Up its Trove

Theverge. com, here.

Obama, U.S. officials do NSA damage control in Europe

Politico.com, here.

Jury quickly reaches verdict in favor of Microsoft against Google's Motorola on FRAND breach

Fosspatents.com, here.

The Private Enforcement of the Competition Rules in the European Union –A New Starting Line?

V. Mircea, here.

Why Nokia didn't sell its patents to Microsoft

Uk.reuters.com, here. 

The European App Economy

VisionMobile and Plum Consulting, here

La CNC incoa expedientes sancionadores en el sector de la distribución de vehículos de motor en España

CNC, aquì. 

Coase

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

AU Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Go for Fair Use) Bill 2013

Submissions received by the Committee, here. 

Croatia as the 28th EU Member State: Impact on Competition

B. Vrcek, here..

Buying and Selling Privacy

J. Jerome,here.

Consolidated version of the PSI Directive

Here.

LG Hamburg verhandelt im Streit um gebrauchte SAP-Softwarelizenzen

Urheberrecht.org, hier.

The Entrepreneurial State

TheEconomist.com, here.

The innovation-enhancing effects of network neutrality

V. Koesis, J. Weda, here.

A few words about math

Noahpinionblog.blogspot.com, here. 

Understanding the Impact of Releasing and Re-Using Open Government Data

K. Granickas, here. 

Europa se persona en el Supremo contra las aseguradoras

ElEconomista.es, aquì. 

My Take on the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty/14/END

(Previous episodes here).

Thus, for instance, the compatibility, under the second prong of the three-step test, of the commercial availability of accessible format copies with the enjoyment of limitations and exceptions for the print disabled has not been questioned in US copyright law, where the so called “Chafee Amendment” does not require authorized entities to check for the commercial availability of accessible format copies prior to making copies.

Nevertheless, countries are in principle free to enact limitations and exceptions in their national copyright legislation that are located well below the “upper” limit indicated by the test. The 2006 Sullivan Study noted in this respect that exceptions for the benefit of the visually impaired in some national copyright laws included a requirement that the work to be used had not been published already “in a special format” or “in an accessible format."

When national legislators insist on the absence of commercial availability, there is often the recognition that the mere presence of market offerings does not normally suffice to facilitate access to works by disabled persons, though.  Thus, for instance, the recently amended Canadian Copyright Act states that the exemption under Section 32 for the benefit of “persons with perceptual disabilities” does not apply where the work in a format specially designed to meet the needs of any person with a perceptual disability is commercially available, by that meaning “available on the Canadian market within a reasonable time and for a reasonable price and may be located with reasonable effort” (emphasis added).  Also the UK proposed exception for the benefit of disabled persons, currently under review, would apply only if accessible format copies “are not commercially available on reasonable terms with the authority of the copyright owner” (emphasis added).

The Marrakesh Treaty does not contain any mandatory reference to “commercial availability”. Under Art. 4 of the Treaty, devoted to “National Law Limitations and Exceptions Regarding Accessible Format Copies,” paragraph 4 merely states that “a contracting Party may confine limitations or exceptions under this Article to works which, in the particular accessible format, cannot be obtained commercially under reasonable terms for beneficiary persons in that market” Moreover, an Agreed statement confirms that the commercial availability requirement under Art.4(4) does not prejudge whether or not a limitation or exception under Article 4 is consistent with the three-step test.

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This post concludes Waves' first Feuilleton estival 
Coming "soon" a paper loosely based on these posts (working title: "Marrakesh Treaty for the Print Disabled: Limitations and Exceptions in Transition)."

Public Companies and Competition Law: The Launching of an ICN Project

E. Fox, here.

See also here.

Obbligo di accesso aperto per pubblicazioni relative a ricerche finanziate con fondi pubblici

P. Galimberti, qui.

Art. 4 del Decreto Legge 8 agosto 2013, n. 91 Disposizioni urgenti per la tutela, la valorizzazione e il rilancio dei beni e delle attivita' culturali e del turismo. (13G00135) (GU n.186 del 9-8-2013 ) qui. 

Startups and Regulation

J. Fingleton, here. 

My Take on the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty/13

(Available episodes so far here).

Furthermore, as mentioned above, the three-step test formed the dense background against which the domestic and the cross-border contours of the mandatory exemptions for the benefit of the print disabled were negotiated at the WIPO. Particularly illustrative in this respect is the issue of commercial availability, which negotiators could solve only in the very last hours of the Marrakesh diplomatic conference.

Briefly put, the question was whether it was appropriate to impose the lack of commercial offers of accessible/special format works as a condition of the applicability of the limitations and exceptions established by the Treaty. In other words, whether it was necessary to check for commercial availability of publisher offerings with accessibility features able to meet the needs of the print disabled, before invoking the exemptions covered by the new international instrument.

During the treaty negotiations, the World Blind Union and other stakeholders raised deep concerns especially regarding the requirement to check for commercial availability in another country, considered a serious obstacle to the fulfillment of the aim of the Treaty, that was notably “to ensure that a greater number of books and information were available to print disabled and blind people.” According to those opposing the introduction of commercial availability into the language of the treaty, the requirement would have entailed bureaucratic burden and liability risks, seriously hampering the cross-border circulation of accessible formats copies for the benefit of print disabled persons. Instead, publishers and other organizations mainly representing rightholders supported the introduction of that requirement, noting that commercial publishing and commercial products were an important aspect of providing access to persons with print disability, in developed and developing countries, and that the bureaucracy and liability burdens could be substantially reduced by spelling out simple, easy to use, and effective mechanisms. Moreover, the principle of priority for commercial works was needed in order to incentivize publishers to create accessible copies.

Apparently, one  more “technical” argument made by some negotiators against the introduction of commercial availability language into the final text of the treaty for the print disabled, was that the requirement was already included in the second step of the three-step test. The reply from the publishers' side was that “(B)eside the fact that the three step test represented as essential principle of the copyright system, there was a need to have a clear statement in the text that incentivized publishers to provide accessible formats from the outset at the same time, place and price.”

The second step of the well-known test states that limitations or exceptions to exclusive rights are confined to cases which “do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work.” The Main Committee I at the Stockholm Conference introducing the test into the Berne Convention, gave the practical example of photocopying: “If it (photocopying, SV) consists of producing a very large number of copies, it may not be permitted, as it conflicts with a normal exploitation of the work.” However, what exactly constitutes the normal exploitation of the work has not ceased being debated since the Stockholm Conference. The WTO Panel noted in this respect that “... not every use of a work, which, in principle is covered by the scope of exclusive rights and involves commercial gain, necessarily conflicts with a normal exploitation of that work. If this were the case, hardly any exception or limitation could pass the test of the second condition.” Only under an absolutist understanding of IP protection, refuted also by the WTO Panel, the potential of commercial gain should bar per se the application of limitations and exemptions.

(Last episode of Waves' Feuilleton de l'été 2013 possibly tomorrow).

OFT welcomes Amazon’s decision to end price parity policy

OFT.gov.uk, here. 

Hollywood Studios Win Massive Hotfile Lawsuit

Hollywoodreporter.com, here. 

Que veinte años no es nada...

M. Flores Bernés, aquì.

A Spotify for Physical Objects Wants to Drown Out 3D-Printing Piracy

Motherboard.vice.com, here. 

A Brief History of Disruptive Innovation

Project-disco.org, Part I and Part II.