Wednesday, November 01, 2017

PSD2: Commission Provides Long-Awaited Update on RTS and Screen-Scraping

Vasco, here.

Two roads diverged in the woods: on non-personal data as a legal category in the EU

J. Jache, here. 

Google remembers it has an air-fares API, takes the usual action

TheRegister, here. 

Inside the ePrivacy Regulation's furious lobbying war

iapp, here. 

Privacy and public transit usage: comments on Metrolinx' revisions to privacy policy

TeresaScassa, here. 

Are Canada’s grocers fixing bread prices?

TheStar, here. 

Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?

TheGuardian, here. 

Tech on the Hill: Five takeaways from the first of three hearings this week.

Recode, here. 

Scaling Nudges with Machine Learning

C. Risdon, here. 

How Washington Should Regulate Facebook

H. Singer, here. 

Belgique – Le prix unique du livre papier et numérique adopté

idBook, ici. 

How National Governments Can Help Smart Cities Succeed

Certer for Data Innovation, here. 

Seattle Woman Says Her Identity Has Been Stolen 15 Times Since Equifax Data Breach

HuffPost, here. 

Innovation, Openness, and Platform Control

G. Parker, M. Van Alstyne, here. 

Portugal bans use of DRM that limits access to public domain works

EDRi/EFF, here. 

Action brought on 11 September 2017 – Google and Alphabet v Commission

Here. 

“We own your name” government tells Amazon in explosive slapdown

DomainIncite, here. 

Level and open markets are good for business

J. Laitenberger, here.
"Algorithm should be designed to comply with competition rules in the first place. Respect for the rules must be part of the algorithm that a company configures and for whose behaviour the company will be ultimately liable"

Smart Technologies: Connected Cars & Beyond

G. De Stefano, Presentation here (waiting for the Video...).

Intellectual Property for the Twenty-First-Century Economy

J. Stiglitz, D. Baker, A. Jayadev, here. 

There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well.

Quartz, here. 

Communications Sector Market Study

ACCC, Draft Report here. 

Competition and Regulatory Trends in Digital Markets

A. Chirita, here. 

Données, algorithmes et transparence des plateformes

Autorité de la concurrence
Vendredi 24 novembre 2017
ECOLE NATIONALE D’ADMINISTRATION
2 Avenue de l’Observatoire 75006 Paris
Programme ici.
Les débats seront filmés et mis en ligne sur le site Internet de l'Autorité.

CMA launches consumer law investigation into hotel booking sites

CMA, here. 

Google and Facebook: EU’s Draft ePrivacy Regulation Passes Committee and Parliament Vote

Capitol Forum, here. 

The ‘Amazon Effect’ Is Slicing Into Bayer's U.S. Consumer Business

Bloomberg, here. 

Would you donate your data for the collective good?

FT, here. 

Cartels and Chicken Paprikash

The Chopping Board Economist, Video here. 

Friday, October 27, 2017

Feasibility study on the microeconomic impact of enforcement of competition policies on innovation


P. Osmosi, A. Bennato, S. Davies and F. Mariuzzo, here.

Concorrência e Inovação (ICYRAAI)

06 de novembro de 2017
 Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Rua da Consolação, 896, portão 7 ou
 Rua Itambé, 135, portão 1
 Auditório Mackgraphe
São Paulo
Programa aqui.

In case you are around and interested

Tuesday 31 October 9.30-11

Alberto Parrella (former Uni Trento/Pisa master student and much more)
Data Analyst, Twitter
"Data driven businesses: how social media empower products through data".
Contamination Lab
Piazza Fiera, 4
Trento

Google antitrust remedy falls short of EU demands

FT,  here.

Google outwits the European Commission once again

G. Reback, here.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Dutch telco KPN wins appeal against cable rivals’ merger

FT, here.
GC's Ruling here. 

Top German court seeks comments on patent court challenge

Lawgazette.co.uk, here. 

RETOUR SUR LES INITIATIVES DE MAÎTRISE DES DONNÉES PERSONNELLES : SELF DATA, CLOUD PERSONNEL

Laboratoire.agencedunumerique, ici. 

FRANCE, SPAIN & PORTUGAL IMPOSE TROJAN © HORSE ON COUNCIL AGENDA

CopyBuzz, here. 

Facebook launches Marketplace for cars with dealers and Blue Book pricing

Techcrunch, here. 

Gesundheitsportal in Dänemark macht Patienten zu gleichberechtigten Partnern

Heise.de, hier. 

International data transfers – A recap

E. Ustaran, here. 

Großbritannien führt Data Protection Bill ein: Prepare for Brexit

Spirit Legal, hier. 

A smart city in China tracks every citizen and yours could too

New Scientist, here. 

Wie die Umkleidekabine der Zukunft aussieht

FAZ, hier. 

Lessons learned from WP29's letter to WhatsApp

iapp, here.

What competition can do – and what it can't

M. Vestager, here. 

The Future of Online Dating Is Unsexy and Brutally Effective

Gizmodo, here. 

IN SAS DECISION, APPELLATE COURT DODGES ADDRESSING ORACLE

J. Band, here. 

EDPS recommendations on specific aspects of the proposed ePrivacy Regulation

EDPS, here. 

Google Targeted Again as EU Is Said to Weigh Search-Result Rules

Bloomberg, here.

From the Commission's Agenda 2018, here:
Proposal on fairness in platform-to-business relations (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Art. 114 TFEU, Q1 2018); an initiative addressing online platform challenges as regards the spreading of fake information (non-legislative, Q1 2018); 

How behavioral economics is being used against you

MarketWatch, here. 

Current account switching at new low

BBC, here. 

Kartellamt durchleuchtet Internet-Vergleichsportale

FAZ, hier. 

Privacy Shield: EU-Datenschützer distanzieren sich von der Kommission

Heise.de, hier. 

Lufthansa muss wegen Air-Berlin-Übernahme wohl Strecken abgeben

FAZ, hier. 

Intellectual Property Rights in the Recreational Cannabis Market

Jeremydebeer, here. 

CJEU opens way to mounting data protection rules for Facebook

FT, here. 

A Computer Scientist Makes the Case for Speculative Fiction

LAreviewofbooks, here. 

Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds your new music

HackerMoon, here. 

Wer verlinkt, muss nicht immer prüfen: Neue Urteile zur Linkhaftung

Heise.de, hier. 

European General Court rules (again) on Mandatory Access and Interoperability in Software Industry (T-751/15)

Competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw, here. 

State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into UK tax scheme for multinationals

EC, here. 

Platforms: Guardians of the Digital Economy

J. Tirole, here. 

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Le Parlement européen échoue à protéger notre vie privée

La Quadrature du Net, ici.

Songkick To Shut Down, Continue Legal Battle With Ticketmaster/Live Nation

Liveformusic, here.

One simple chart shows why Facebook just bought an anonymous chat app for teens

BusinessInsider, here.

Compromise ePrivacy Regulation text as adopted today in EU Parliament LIBe committee.

ePrivacy – An Outlook on a New Framework

M. Lauristin, here. 

AI​ ​Now​ ​2017​ ​Report

Here. 

Kemira reached a settlement with CDC in the damage claim litigation in Dortmund related to hydrogen peroxide business in 1994-2000

Kemira, here. 

The Recommendation on Measures to Safeguard Fundamental Rights and the Open Internet in the Framework of the EU Copyright Reform

Martin Senftleben,a Christina Angelopoulos,b Gianfranco Frosio,c Valentina Moscon,d Miquel Peguera,e Ole-Andreas Rognstad, here. 

Why Surge Prices Make Us So Mad: What Springsteen, Home Depot and a Nobel Winner Know

NYTimes, here. 

EU-Copyright-Reform: Einschränkung von Text- und Data-Mining droht

Heise, hier. 

Enslaving the Algorithm: From a ‘Right to an Explanation’ to a ‘Right to Better Decisions’?

L. Edwards, M. Veale, here. 

ACCC welcomes new era in competition law

ACCC, here. 

Competition through interoperability

C. Riley, here. 

Hollywood Confronts a Copyright Argument With Potential for Mass Disruption

HollywoodReporter, here. 

EU-Urheberrechtsreform: Streit über Upload-Filter und Grundrechte

iRights, hier. 

Trump Picks Joseph Simons, Corporate Antitrust Lawyer, to Lead F.T.C

NYTimes, here. 

Intelligence artificielle : toujours plus puissant, AlphaGo apprend désormais sans données humaines

Le Monde, ici. 

Like Uber, for socialism: Chinese leader calls for more use of AI, big data and sharing economy

TheRegister, here. 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Der Bundeskartellamt-Chef erklärt, wie er sich gegen Amazon, Facebook & Co. durchsetzen will

BusinessInsider, hier.

Tapetenkartell: Gericht erhöht Bußgelder für Mandanten von Hengeler und Gibson Dunn

Juve, hier.

Competition, Innovation, and Competition Law: Dissecting the Interplay

W. Kerber, here.

Véhicules connectés : un pack de conformité pour une utilisation responsable des données

CNIL, ici. 

Taiwan targets Google on Android

GCR, here. 

Qualcomm hit with $773 million fine in Taiwan for antitrust violations

AndroidAuthority, here. 

Growing the artificial intelligence industry in the UK

W. Hall and Jérôme Pesenti for the UK  Business Secretary and Culture Secretary, here. 

Guidelines on Personal data breach notification under Regulation 2016/679

WP29, here. 

Guidelines on automated individual decision-making and profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679

WP29, here. 

How Can We Reveal Bias in Computer Algorithms?

Theregreview, here. 

Spotify launches an app for artists with real-time streaming data, audience demographics

TechCrunch, here. 

Big Data and Canadian Competition Policy

D. Sokol, here. 

IMPLEMENTING THE MARRAKESH TREATY IN EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES: A GUIDE FOR LIBRARIES

IFLA, EBLIDA here.

Droits d'auteur, une directive contre productive?

France Culture, ici. 

Dow/Dupont

EU CASE M.7932, here. 

Major Studios, Streamers Declare Legal War on TickBox

Hollywood Reporter, here. 

German researchers resign from Elsevier journals in push for nationwide open access

ScienceMag, here. 

Vermeer was brilliant, but he was not without influences

The Economist, here (and here). 

Qualcomm Seeks China iPhone Ban, Expanding Apple Legal Fight

Bloomberg, here. 

American Express Fee Accusations Get U.S.Supreme Court Hearing

Bloomberg, here. 

Supreme Court entscheidet über die Zukunft der Cloud

Zeit.de, hier. 

Privacy is a competitive advantage

FT, here. 

Facebook just acquired TBH, the anonymous app popular with high school kids

Recode, here. 

Disney Fights Unlicensed 'Star Wars,' 'Frozen' Characters at Children's Birthday Parties

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Dear Google, You Could Start Fixing Content ID By Taking Down Dozens Of YouTube Videos On How To Defeat It

Hypebot.com, here. 

Friday, October 13, 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Data governance: Landscape Review

Royal Society, here.

Warum Google HTC will

FAZ, hier, 

Estimating displacement rates of copyrighted content in the EU

EU, here. 

Japan to certify big-data providers to drive innovation

Asia.nikkei, here. 

How competition can build trust in our societies

M. Vestager, here. 

Music Industry Recovery Continues, Powered by a Surge in Subscriptions

WSJ, here. 

Competition policy from a European perspective: A conversation with EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager

AEI, here. 

The ICO craze, explained

Recode, here. 

What’s affiliate marketing? Should I care?

FTC, here. 

Data management and use: Governance in the 21st century

 British Academy and Royal Society, here. 

The implications for Australian companies navigating the new section 46 misuse of market power test after the European court of justice decision in intel

Clifford Chance, here. 

Google confirms it will pay $1.1 billion to acquire HTC's Pixel team and license technology

AndroidPolice, here. 

"DISRUPTION" IS HOW SILICON VALLEY EATS ITS YOUNG

Wired, here. 

Netflix and Escobar Family in Bitter Trademark Dispute Over 'Narcos'

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Big Tech's power remains unchallenged

FT, Audio here.

Hal Singer on the Digital Show

Audio here. 

Waymo wants Uber to pay $2.6 billion in damages—just for starters

ArsTechnica, here. 

What Role for Economists in Policy-Making?

A. Bénassy-Quéréa , O. Blanchardb and J. Tirole, here. 

Amazon Reviewing Site After Algorithm Suggests Bomb Supplies

Bloomberg, here. 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Synopsis report of the public consultation on building a European data economy

EC, here. Annex here. Position papers here. 

Closer together: The Case for International Cooperation

J. Laitenberger, here.. 

Brexit and Competition Policy (and the Google Case)

House of Lords and CMA, watch here.
CMA Submission here. 

Me, my data and I: The future of the personal data economy

Decode Project, here.

Now Apple needs to reinvent the digital economy

FT, here.

Auswirkungen der Markttransparenzstelle für Kraftstoffe (MTS-K): Änderungen im Anbieterund Nachfragerverhalten

J. Haucap, U. Heimeshoff, C. Kehder, J. Odenkirchen, S. Thorwarth, hier.

Swiss Crypto Valley Association Calls for ‘Careful’ ICO Regulation

CryptoCoinsNews, here.

Artificial Intelligence's Fair Use Crisis

B. Sobel, here.

Automotive Data Treasure

Deloitte, hier.

Whole Foods Is Becoming Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Pricing Lab

H. Simon, here.

Apple is facing questions from the U.S. Senate on the privacy protections in iPhone X and Face ID

Recode, here.

The Amazon Monopoly Problem: Prime Time For Antitrust Action Vs. These Internet Giants?

Investors, here.

Big data and Innovation: Implications for Competition Policy in Canada

Competition Bureau, here. 

EFF Resigns From W3C After DRM In HTML Is Approved In Secret Vote

TechDirt, here. 

How competition can build a better market

M. Vestager, here. 

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Evaluating market consolidation in mobile communications


C. Genakos, T. Valletti and F. Verboven, here.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Innovation

I. Cockburn, R. Henderson, S. Stern, here.

Economics of Artificial Intelligence

NBER Conference, here. Videos here.

US: Trump blocks Lattice Semiconductor’s $1.3 billion sale to China

CPI, here. 

The robots are coming for Mozart

Qz, here. 

Facial recognition is here. The iPhone X is just the beginning

The Guardian, here.

Questions on Article 13 and Recital Art. 38 of the Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

MPI, Contributions here.

Data will be oil for robot cars so these humans are hoarding it now

FastCompany, here.

Flux raises $1.5 million as Starling Bank opens fintech Marketplace

FinExtra, here.

On the Equifax Data Breach

Schneier.com, here.

U.S. agency demands endorsement info from Instagram 'influencers'

Reuters, here.

Autortiesību un komunicēšanās konsultāciju aģentūra / Latvijas Autoru apvienība v Konkurences padome,

CJEU, C-177/16, here.

Opinion Paper on Cryptocurrencies in the EU

ENISA, here.

The Amazon Monopoly Problem: Prime Time For Antitrust Action Vs. Internet Giants?

Investors.com, here.

Acxiom’s European Privacy Officer (Mostly) Demystifies GDPR

AdExchanger, here.

Equifax Isn’t A Data Problem. It’s A Political Problem

M. Stoller, here.

Apple is facing questions from the U.S. Senate on the privacy protections in iPhone X and Face ID

Recode, here.

Der Google-Staat

Zeit.de, here.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Algorithms and Collusion: Competition policy in the digital age

OECD, here. 

What percentage will consent to tracking for advertising?

PageFair, here. 

Apple explains how it’s making Siri smart without endangering user privacy

FastCompany, here. 

The Dynamics Of Platform Business Value Creation

E. Garcés-Tolon, here.

Rights on Data: The EU Communication ‘Building a European Data Economy’ From an Economic Perspective

W. Kerber, here.

Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer

The Verge, here.

An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur

NYTimes, here.

Keeping It Real?

D. Gangjee, here. 

What does Google know about you? Its new privacy dashboard should reveal all

ZDNet, here. 

Leaked Draft Regulation on a framework for the free flow of data in the EU

Here. 

Competition Policy at the FTC in the New Administration

M. Ohlhausen, here. 

Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability

NYTimes, here. 

Bridging Policy, Regulation, and Practice? A Techno-Legal Analysis of Three Types of Data in the GDPR

R. Hu, S. Stalla-Bourdillon, M. Yang, V. Schiavo, V. Sassone, here. 

How blockchain will finally convert you: Control over your own data

VentureBeat, here. 

A New Way to Learn Economics

Newyorker.com, here. 

Monday, September 11, 2017

Current Alliances in International Intellectual Property Lawmaking: The Emergence and Impact of Mega-Regionals

ICTSD, here. 

Should Amazon buy Nordstrom next?

Recode, here.

La AEPD sanciona a Facebook por vulnerar la normativa de protección de datos

AGPD.es, aquì.

Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Datenschutzkonferenz veröffentlicht Kurzpapiere zum neuen Datenschutzrecht

BfDI, hier. 

Blockchain: Is the GDPR Already Outdated?

Scl.org, here. 

Eine Plattform für die Industrie 4.0

Heise.de, hier.

Network Effects: March to the Evidence, Not to the Slogans

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, here.

YouTube und Google bei Urheberrechtsverstößen zur Herausgabe von Nutzerdaten verpflichtet

Heise.de, hier. 

How Facebook Changed the Spy Game

Politico.com, here. 

You Are the Product

J. Lanchester, here. 

Blockchain Regulation

M. Finck, here. 

Verizon will now trade you your personal data for ... concert tickets

Mashable, here. 

Our Response to the UK Government request for written evidence on A.I.

Robotenomics, here. 

Kann der Bitcoin die Notenbanken in Bedrängnis bringen?

NZZ, hier. 

Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Intellectual property rights (including geographical indications)

EC, here. 

VCAST Limited contro R.T.I. SpA

Conclusioni dell'AG, qui. 

La face cachée des algorithmes de Facebook et Google dévoilée

A. Laurent, ici. 

The ‘Internet Of Things’ Is Sending Us Back To The Middle Ages

DailyCaller, here. 

The Chips Are Down: Intel’s Victory in the European Court of Justice Has Implications on How Anticompetitive Conduct Is Analysed in EU Antitrust Cases

Orrick, here. 

Artificial Intelligence And Big Data: Good For Innovation?

Forbes, here. 

Access to “data” – the new competitive battlefield

Antitrust Law Source, here. 

Spotify: Don't Compare Us to Napster

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Tagungsprotokoll des Arbeitskreises Kartellrecht vom 6. Oktober 2016 in Bonn

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

The GDPR will help or hurt publishers, depending on who you ask

DigiDay, here. 

Guidelines for Global Antitrust: The Three Cs – Cooperation, Comity, and Constraints

M. Ohlhausen, here. 

Why do big hacks happen? Blame Big Data

TheGuardian, here. 

Two sciences tie the knot

MIT News, here. 

True cost of Amazon pricing revealed

TheTimes, here. 

40 Techniques Used by Data Scientists

Data Science Central, here. 

New Software Helps Cars Recognize When You’re Texting and Driving

Futurism.com, here. 

How Silicon Valley is erasing your individuality

F. Foer, here. 

Uber Is Said to Face FBI Probe as Compliance Chief Exits

Bloomberg, here. 

Privacy and Platform Competition

P. Dimakopoulos, S. Sudaric, here. 

Saturday, September 02, 2017

America's Superstar Companies Are a Drag on Growth

Bloomberg, here.

A Serf on Google’s Farm

TPM, here.

Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant: The battle for connected future dominance is on

Cnbc, here.

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns

TheGuardian, here. Report here.
" It will be important for any future regulatory system to regulate emergent and convergent technologies such as cell and gene therapies and algorithms, as well as digital medicines".

Friday, August 25, 2017