ACM.nl, here.
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Monday, December 01, 2014
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Who Will Benefit From Digital Currency? Bitcoin Experiment Gives A Glimpse
Forbes, Interview with Susan Athey, here.
Secteur de la vente événementielle en ligne et clause d’exclusivité
Autorité de la concurrence, Décision ici.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
German position on key digital related issues
A Letter to Mr Ansip, Mr Oettinger Ms Jourová, Ms Vestager, here.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
The right to privacy in the digital age
Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), here.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs Private Sector Myths
M. Mazzucato, Transcript of the presentation given to OECD Staff, here (p. 3 ff.).
83% of Global Internet Users Believe Affordable Access to the Internet Should be a Basic Human Right
Ipsos, on behalf of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (“CIGI”), here.
Monday, November 24, 2014
A Nobel Laureate, Darth Vader© and Access to Health: Balancing IP and Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Giovanni Napolitano
4th December, 2014, 2 p.m.
DEM - Conference Room
World Intellectual Property Organization
4th December, 2014, 2 p.m.
DEM - Conference Room
Trento University
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Die möglicherweise teuersten Taxis der Welt und der Uber Effekt: Gratis-WLAN in Schweizer Taxis
Heise.de, hier.
(BTW - Jemand sollte mal ein Paper über "The Swiss Paradox" schreiben: die angeblich innovationsreichste Nation der Welt mit einer der unproduktivsten Wettbewerbsbehörden. Oder hamma schon?)
(BTW - Jemand sollte mal ein Paper über "The Swiss Paradox" schreiben: die angeblich innovationsreichste Nation der Welt mit einer der unproduktivsten Wettbewerbsbehörden. Oder hamma schon?)
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Competitive Effects of Across-Platform Parity Agreements
Paolo Buccirossi
LEAR, Rome
Friday, 28th November, 2014 – 1.45 p.m.
Room 2B
Department of Economics and Management
Trento University, Italy
LEAR, Rome
Friday, 28th November, 2014 – 1.45 p.m.
Room 2B
Department of Economics and Management
Trento University, Italy
High-Cost Generic Drugs — Implications for Patients and Policymakers
J. Alpern, W. Stauffer, and A. Kesselheim, here.
Au ministère de la Culture, inquiétudes autour du marché de l’occasion numérique
NextImpact, ici.
Est-ce que les juges européens seront moins frileux et plus imaginatifs que la plupart des politiciens nationaux? De toute façon, bon sujet à débattre dans le cadre de la Concertation nationale sur le numérique.
Est-ce que les juges européens seront moins frileux et plus imaginatifs que la plupart des politiciens nationaux? De toute façon, bon sujet à débattre dans le cadre de la Concertation nationale sur le numérique.
Monday, November 17, 2014
In Search of a Competition Doctrine for Information Technology Markets: Recent Antitrust Developments in the Online Sector
J. Eisenach and I. Knable Gotts, here.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Why mobile data to prevent Ebola has not yet been released
TheEconomist, here.
Perhaps a further explanation: Telecoms fiercely opposed to setting a financially unpalatable precedent in the time of big data?
Perhaps a further explanation: Telecoms fiercely opposed to setting a financially unpalatable precedent in the time of big data?
Friday, November 14, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Rate Parity: Challenging the Authority of Competition Authorities
Dorian Harris, Skoosh.
4th December, 2014
10.30 a.m.
Trento University
DEM - Conference Room
Via Inama, 5
Trento, Italy
4th December, 2014
10.30 a.m.
Trento University
DEM - Conference Room
Via Inama, 5
Trento, Italy
Monday, November 10, 2014
Sunday, November 09, 2014
Saturday, November 08, 2014
Friday, November 07, 2014
Thursday, November 06, 2014
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Cyberlaw Clinic files Petition on Behalf of Medical Device Researchers at the Copyright Office
Cyberlawclinic.berkman.harvard.edu, here.
Monday, November 03, 2014
Sunday, November 02, 2014
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Enjoining Injunctions: The Case Against Antitrust Liability for Standard Essential Patent Holders Who Seek Injunctions
D. Ginsburg, T. Owings, and J. Wright, here.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
From the antitrust mailbag: manufacturer-imposed requirements
FTC, here.
Q1: Are the wondering retailers generally satisfied with this type of explanation?
Q2: Does it apply to platforms as well?
Q1: Are the wondering retailers generally satisfied with this type of explanation?
Q2: Does it apply to platforms as well?
The Fondue Conspiracy
Sepp Barmettler, the Cheese Rebel |
More about the Cheese Union (Käseunion) in A. Thier, Schweizerische Kartellrechtstradition und „more economic approach,“ 621, at 640 ff., here.
Update: I tasted the Sbrinz cheese for the first time after listening to the NPR Podcast. Delicious indeed, and already a competition policy scholar's favourite.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Agency 2.0: Competition Authorities Will Need to Think - Again
Agreements between Amazon and publishers are starting rolling out, see here and here. It is not very hard to predict that these agreements will come to be scrutinized quite closely by competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. While, it seems, conspiracy theories this time round could be safely ruled out, it would be high time to develop comprehensive assessment criteria with regard to vertical restraints triggered by, or in the context of, electronic platforms.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Alternatives to the Patent System that are used to support R&D efforts
J. Love for the WIPO Secretariat, here.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Uber wrangling regulations (and setting some hope on the FTC)
Interview with Brian Worth, Uber Public Policy Lead, Harvard Kennedy School Policycast, here.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Bozza di Dichiarazione dei Diritti in Internet
Camera dei deputati, Commissione per i diritti e doveri in Internet, qui.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Monday, October 06, 2014
Saturday, October 04, 2014
Friday, October 03, 2014
Commission approves acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook
Press Release, here.
"Although WhatsApp is not active in online advertising, the Commission examined whether the transaction could strengthen Facebook's position in that market and hamper competition. In particular, the Commission examined the possibility that Facebook could (i) introduce advertising on WhatsApp, and/or (ii) use WhatsApp as a potential source of user data for improving the targeting of Facebook's advertisements. The Commission concluded that, regardless of whether Facebook would introduce advertising on WhatsApp and/or start collecting WhatsApp user data, the transaction would not raise competition concerns. This is because after the merger, there will continue to be a sufficient number of alternative providers to Facebook for the supply of targeted advertising, and a large amount of internet user data that are valuable for advertising purposes are not within Facebook's exclusive control."
Thursday, October 02, 2014
The Devil is in the Retail
A. Italiener, here.
{Of course, with less concentration on both the supplier and retailer sides of the market we could've had, possibly, higher levels of innovation and better choice for consumers. How do you measure that?}
{Of course, with less concentration on both the supplier and retailer sides of the market we could've had, possibly, higher levels of innovation and better choice for consumers. How do you measure that?}
WIPO General Assembly Fails to Draw any Conclusions on Exceptions and Limitations
IFLA.org, here.
(For transparency's sake: this blog's author was part of the team representing IFLA at WIPO GA).
(For transparency's sake: this blog's author was part of the team representing IFLA at WIPO GA).
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
M. et Mme X et M. Y / Google France
Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, Ordonnance de référé du 16 septembre 2014, ici.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Translation and intellectual property rights
Bird&Bird for the European Commission (DG Translation), here.
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