The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices

TheAmericanProspect, here. 

A Turkish Court Has Temporarily Shut Down Booking.com over breach of competition law

Fortune, here. 

Protection des données : Microsoft tente d’amadouer la CNIL

LeMonde, ici. 

Google annonce la mort du moteur de recherche et l’avènement de l’Age de l’assistance

FrenchWeb.fr, ici. Google lui même ici. 

Is There a Role for Political Antitrust?

Panel, Video here. 

Sponge

A. Ezrachi, here. 

Eis-Kartell in Tübingen? - Kugeln kosten plötzlich mehr

Zeit.de (!), hier. 

EC blocks proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange

Press release, here. See also here.

The Trade-Off Every AI Company Will Face

A. Agrawal, J. Gans, A. Goldfarb, here. 

Asymétrie d’information, défaut de loyauté et contrôle des données... l'économie collaborative demande régulation

LINC, ici. 

ICYMI: Winner-Take-All Digital Platforms

Panel includes Dennis Carlton, Randal Picker and Gary Reback, Video here. 

Judge criticizes Uber’s secrecy in lawsuit with Waymo

TechCrunch, here. 

ICYMI: What Does History Tell Us? The Development of Antitrust in America

Panel, Programme here, Video here. 

Digital comparison tools market study: Update paper

CMA, here. 

'The Way A User Interacts With VR Allows For Extremely Pervasive Information Collection'

InnovationEnterprise, here. 

Vorschau EuGH in Sachen Coty

Schulte-lawyers.com, hier. 

Commission clears merger between Dow and DuPont, subject to conditions

Press Release, here. 

Winner-Take-All Digital Platforms / Big Data and Competition

Stigler Center, 28 March 2017, 3.30 pm Trento Time, live streamed, links here. 

The online advertising market in the EU

European Audiovisual Observatory, here. 

Conduct in the modelling sector

CMA, Case CE/9859-14, Decision here. 

Booking.com suspected of cartel activity in GVH probe

BBJ, here. 

Defining 'Big Data' in Antitrust

X. Boutin, G. Clemens, here.



What giants?" Asked Sancho Panza.
"The ones you can see over there," answered his master, "with the huge arms, some of which are very nearly two leagues long."
"Now look, your grace," said Sancho, "what you see over there aren't giants, but windmills, and what seems to be arms are just their sails, that go around in the wind and turn the millstone."
"Obviously," replied Don Quijote, "you don't know much about adventures.

Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Crusade To Stop The A.I. Apocalypse

VanityFair, here. 

BT to be fined £42m for breaching contracts with telecoms providers

OFcom, here. 

Whither Antitrust Enforcement in the Trump Administration?

S. Salop, C. Shapiro, here. 

Populism: The Phenomenon

Bridgewater, here.

Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware

MotherBoard, here. 

Maurice Stucke discussing "Virtual Competition" at Harvard University

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 06:00 pm Trento Time, Video here.

Alleged Collusion Cloud Over Airline Industry Shows Some Signs of Dissipation

Holland & Knight, here. 

Health Law, IP and Human Rights: Standardised Packaging of Tobacco

S. Palmer, Presentation here (slides and video)

Vestager: “We have found in more than one case, that there was a case of misleading information”

WSJ, here. 

Using Intellectual Property Tools to Achieve Human Rights Ends: The Example of the Marrakesh VIP Treaty

L. Helfer, Presentation here.

Big data in social sciences: a promise betrayed ?

The Undercover Historian, here. 

Mining Is The New Reading

IP-Watch, here. 

Banks and Tech Firms Battle Over Something Akin to Gold: Your Data

NYTimes, here. 

These AI bots created their own language to talk to each other

Recode, here. 

"I am concerned that there will be..political antitrust"

ProMarket, here. 

Halter sollen Eigentümer von Fahrzeugdaten werden

Golem.de, hier.

Supreme Court Uses Imagination in Ruling Cheerleader Uniform Designs Can Be Copyrighted

HollywoodReporter,  here.

ECN+: Proposal for a Directive to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market

EC, here. 

RCEP: Competition Chapter Leaked

Keionline, here. 

Deal in sight for Amazon in e-books case against EU

Euractiv, here. 

Une stratégie pour la France en matière d’intelligence artificielle

Le Gouvernement, ici.

A voir aussi ici. 

Co-regulation in EU personal data protection: the case of technical standards and the privacy by design standardisation 'mandate'

I. Kamara, here.

A Patent Case That Affects Everyone

Bloomberg, here.

Data-Opolies

A. Grunes, M. Stucke, here. 

 

ICO highlights that GDPR requires businesses to understand and explain the rationale of decisions taken by machines

Out-Law.com, here.

From Marrakesh to Brussels: the long arm of the EU copyright lobby

CEO, here.

Case M.8323 - AT&T / TIME WARNER

EC, here.

“There Is Convincing Evidence That Concentration Has Been Rising”

Interview with J. Kwoka, here. 

Weißbuch Digitale Plattformen

BMWi, hier. 

Conference: Vestager, Posner, and Top Scholars Ask If There Is a Concentration Problem in America

ProMarket.org, here. 

Volvo autonomous cars ‘won’t make moral decisions’ for occupants

Caradvice.com.au, here. 

Merkel fordert einheitliche Regelung bei Eigentum an digitalen Daten

Heise.de, hier. 

Google ad controversy: what the row is all about

TheGuardian, here.

CMA launches campaign to crack down on cartels

Here. 

Law, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality

M. Lemley, E. Volokh, here. 

Industry 4.0: Building the digital enterprise

PWC (yes, that one), here.

Das Wissen der Masse nutzen

FSZ, hier. 

Google Home is playing audio ads for Beauty and the Beast

TheVerge, here. 

Licensing Terms of Standard Essential Patents

JRC, here. 

Surveillance capitalism's companies disappointed by EU laws meant to protect people

Fortune, here. 

7 Reasons Why Europe's Antitrust Cases Against Google Are A Big Deal

Forbes, here. 

The Dystopian Future of Price Discrimination

C. O'Neil, here. 

Google DeepMind and healthcare in an age of algorithms

• H. Hodson, J. Powles, here. 

New Study Is Scathing Of DeepMind’s Use Of Patient Data

HuffingtonPost, here. 

Algorithms and competition

M. Vestager, here.

Large friendly letters?

"It's true that the idea of automated systems getting together and reaching a meeting of minds is still science fiction (emphasis added)". This excruciatingly reminds me that it has been rather long since I've been back from a refreshing break and that I've still a couple of posts pending...

EC introduces new anonymous whistleblower tool

Press Release, here.

International Competition Policy Expert Group: Report and Recommendations

Here. 

Personalisierte Medizin und Datenschutz

V. Kull, hier. 

Streit um Bierpreis-Obergrenze für die Wiesn eskaliert

FAZ, hier. 

Russia finds Apple guilty of iPhone price-fixing, potentially facing fines

9to5mac, here. 

For a Facts-Based Analysis of Uber's Activities in the EU: Addressing Some Misconceptions

D. Geradin, here. 

The Implications of Brexit for Uk Competition Law: Practical Issues and Priorities

The City of London Law Society, here. 

Advertisers look forward to buying your Web browsing history from ISPs

ArsTechnica, here. 

EDPS sees opportunity for stronger consumer and data protection

Press Release, here.
Opinion here. 

Indicators of consumer protection and empowerment in the digital world

ConPolicy, here. 

Vergaberecht als Waffe für Kartellopfer: SZA und Wuertenberger begleiten brisante EuGH-Vorlage

Juve, here. 

Report on fundamental rights implications of big data: privacy, data protection, nondiscrimination, security and law-enforcement

EP, here. 

Not for the under-aged: Vibrator Maker To Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

NPR, here. 

Google’s Allo app can reveal to your friends what you’ve searched

Recode, here.

Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in Japan

R. Aoki, here. 

Facebook tells developers to not use data for surveillance

TechCrunch, here. 

Snap Needs to Get Inside Your Head

C. O'Neil, here. 

Fixing Big Data’s Blind Spot

Stanford Business, here. 

EU zeigt sich zufrieden mit Gasprom-Zusagen

FAZ, hier. 

Intel to Buy Mobileye for About $15 Billion in Car Tech Push

Bloomberg, here. 

Artificial intelligence is ripe for abuse, tech executive warns: 'a fascist's dream'

TheGuardian, here. 

Trademark Scholars Letter to ICANN GNSO RPM Working Group

Here. 

You'll never shop alone again

csmonitor.com, here. 

Law and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Robots - Conceptual Framework and Normative Implications

N. Petit, here.

DeepMind is building an auditing system for healthcare data.

Wired, Here.

AI Influencers 2017: Top 30 people in AI you should follow on Twitter

IBM, here.

Tim Berners-Lee: I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it

TheGuardian, here.

DIGITAL GLOBALIZATION: THE NEW ERA OF GLOBAL FLOWS

McKinsey, here.

Antitrust Law is Not That Complicated

D. Melamed, here.

EU plans measures to block foreign takeovers of strategic firms

Reuters, here.

Will We Need A Chief Innovation Officer If We Have AI?

InnovationEnterprise, here. 

The Taking Economy: Uber, Information, and Power

R. Calo, A. Rosenblat, here. 

GOP senators’ new bill would let ISPs sell your Web browsing data

ArsTechnica, here. 

Kommentar: Wenn die Künstlichen Intelligenzen Einstein und Watson sich paaren, finden User sich in einem Alptraum wieder

Heise, hier. 

DeepMind says no quick fix for verifying health data access

TechCrunch, here. 

OLG München zu Werbeblockern: Gute Zeichen für Adblock Plus

Heise, hier. 

Why the Trump administration hates multilateral trade agreements the most

WashingtonPost, here. 

Stephen Hawking: We need a 'world government' to stop the rise of dangerous artificial intelligence

BusinessInsider, here. 

Segnalazione in merito alla riforma del settore della mobilità non di linea

AGCM, here. 

Acquisition of Canexus by Chemtrade will not be challenged

Competition Bureau Canada, here. 

Framing the Issues: AI and Consumer Protection

D. Mulligan, here (heavy pptx) and here (pdf). 

ShyBot, le robot qui fuit tous les êtres humains

Numérama, ici. 

Bundestag stimmt über Änderungen im Wettbewerbsrecht ab

Deutscher Bundestag, hier.
S. auch Entschließungsantrag der Grünen, hier. 

Does Regulation Build Trust or Entrench Cliques? Lessons From Merchant Guilds and the Taxi Industry

ProMarket, here. 

CJEU: no right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in the companies register

Judgment in Case C-398/15, Press Release here. 

When Algorithms Don’t Account for Civil Rights

TheAtlantic, here. 

Merger control and innovation: are emerging concerns justified?

Chillingcompetition, here. 

Interoperability in the digital economy

W. Kerber, H. Schweitzer, here. 

Crossed Lines: Why the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Demands a New Approach to Antitrust

Roosevelt Institute, here. 

Google faces another antitrust complaint in Europe

PCWorld, here.
Summary of the complaint here. 

Artificial intelligence is quickly rolling into your personal finances

Salon,  here.

Bigger Data Isn’t Always Better Data

C. O'Neil, here.

Was die neuen Regeln im Zahlungsverkehr für Verbraucher bedeuten

FAZ, hier. 

What has competition ever done for us?

M. Grenfell, here. 

The big data revolution: embrace it but proceed with caution

A. Holt, here. 

IBM, Salesforce Strike Global Partnership on Cloud, AI

Fortune, here. 

Age of Algorithms: Data, Democracy and the News

Kavli Conversation, Video here (from 07:12).

('Outrage is the new porn'; 'everyone wants to hand off the responsability for extremely difficult decisions'; apps disentangling algorithms as transparency).

Announcing A New Open-Source Privacy Standard For The Internet Of Things

Consumerist, here. 

Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft: Market concentration - competition - innovation strategies

U. Dolata, here. 

L’économie fantôme de l’opéra

F. Lévêque, ici. 

Good things come to those who wait? – The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy submits a draft bill for a so-called “register of competition”

Blomstein, here. 

Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co.

ScotusBlog, here. 

Facebook suspends location-sharing feature after Italian copyright suit

Reuters, here. 

The Antitrust Jurisprudence of Neil Gorsuch

J. Newman, here. 

Competing with Big Data

J. Prüfer, C. Schottmuller, here. 

The Myth of Data Monopoly: Why Antitrust Concerns About Data Are Overblown

ITIF, here. 

Watchdog to launch inquiry into misuse of data in politics

TheGuardian, here. 

Les actions privées en réparation du dommage concurrentiel

Entretien avec Irène Luc, ici. 

The FCC Helped Make the Internet Great: Now, It’s Walking Away

K. Werbach, here. 

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

D. Dennett, Video here. 

‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless

The Atlantic, here. 

Bierpreisdeckel für Münchner Wiesn rechtlich zulässig

BR.de, hier. 

EU's Margrethe Vestager on Facebook Probe, Google Cases

Bloomberg, Video here. 

Droit à la désindexation : le Conseil d’Etat s’en remet à la CJUE

Legalis, ici. 

Daten als neue Währung?

H. Schweitzer, hier. 

"DEAL" gefährdet Publikationsvielfalt bei Fachzeitschriften

Boersenblatt.net, hier. 

Big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data protection

ICO, here. 

Artificial data give the same results as real data — without compromising privacy

MIT News, here. 

Google's Featured Snippets are worse than fake news

TheOutline, here. 

Turkey to Investigate Antitrust Complaint Against Google

NYTimes, here. 

Code of Practice on Search and Copyright

Here.

Uber's use of Greyball tool: Written question to the European Commission

M. Schaake, here. 

Should economists be more concerned about Artificial Intelligence?

Bank Underground, here.
Deloitte's Report here. 

Updated guidance on the CMA’s approach to market investigations

CMA, here. 

Betting on the Bayer-Monsanto Merger

Global.handelsblatt, here. 

Microsoft Faces European Privacy Probes Over Windows 10

Bloomberg, here. 

SC to hear Uber’s plea against Compat order on March 1o hear Uber’s plea against Compat order on March 1

IndianExpress, here. 

The vaunted human capacity for reason may have more to do with winning arguments than with thinking straight

NewYorker, here. 

Qualcomm Says Samsung Scandal Weakens Korea Antitrust Ruling

Bloomberg, here. 

Combative French Plaintiff Obtains Extended Jurisdiction Over Cross-Border Online Marketplace Sales

Bryan Cave, here. 

Narrow MFN clauses in the EU: Both types of measure (i.e. allowing or prohibiting them) go in the right direction

ECN DGs, here.

(Read the press release for yourself if you don't believe me).

Stunning 'AI brain scans' reveal what machines see as they learn new skills

Wired, here. 

Can we machine-learn Google’s machine-learning algorithm?

SearchEngineLand, here. 

On sausages and Facebook/WhatsApp – Germany reforms its antitrust act (part 1 of 2)

R. Podszun, here. 

The GDPR and All That

B. Tretick, here. 

Towards a Magna Carta for Data

RIA, here. 

Bundeskartellamt wird doch keine Verbraucherbehörde

Tagesspiegel, hier. 

Alexa Skills ecosystem analysis

GetRevue, here. 

How antitrust enforcement can spur innovation: Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree

M. Watzinger, T. Fackler, M. Nagler, M. Schnitzer, here. 

Eric Schmidt: AI research needs to be done in the open, not in military labs

ZDNet, here. 

Wettbewerbshüter sieht Opel-Übernahme gelassen

FAZ, hier. 

Search engines and creative industries sign anti-piracy agreement

UK IPO, here. 

Erfolgreiche Kartellverfolgung: Nutzen für Wirtschaft und Verbraucher

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

Netzagentur ruft Eltern auf, Puppe "Cayla" zu zerstören

SZ, hier.
Gutachten hier.

The Privacy Enthusiast's Guide to Using Android

Lifehacker, here.

Will the ePrivacy Reg overshadow the GDPR in the age of IoT?

Iaap.org, here.

Yandex reports 22% YoY increase in revenue for Q4 2016

SearchEngineLand, here. 

IBM and Visa want you to pay from your car

USA Today, here. 

Gesetzentwurf zum automatisierten Fahren veröffentlicht

Reuschlaw.de, hier.

Android market share is still rising, decimates Windows Mobile and BlackBerry OS

AndroidPolice, here.

Visa Settles With 13 Retailers In £500M UK Swipe Fees Trial

Law360, here.

Position zu Robotik und künstlicher Intelligenz

Die Gruenen, hier.

ICO Turns Spotlight on Data Broker Industry

Hldataprotection.com, here. 

Driving competition and innovation in the financial services sector

Competition Bureau, here. 

EU Merger Control: BEUC’s comments on jurisdictional thresholds

Here. 

Comment prouver les pratiques anticoncurrentielles à l’heure de leur optimisation algorithmique ?

LeMonde, ici. 

A Hippocratic Oath For AI Developers? It May Only Be A Matter Of Time

Thersa, here. 

"Democracy as Data"?

Merkur-zeitschrift.de, hier. 

Hoteliers Comb the Ranks of Tech Workers to Gain an Edge

NYTimes, here. 

Australian banks go back to ACCC to further delay customers from getting Apple Pay

TheConversation, here.