The Economist, here.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Libraries 2020: Imagining the library of the (not too distant) future
K. Purcell, here (slide 52 ff.).
A Conundrum of Permissions: Installing Applications on an Android Smartphone
P. Gage Kelley, S. Consolvo, L. Faith Cranor, J. Jung, N. Sadeh, D. Wetherall, here.
Pharmaceutical prices under regulation: Tiered copayments and reference pricing in Germany
A. Herr, M. Suppliet, here.
Friday, June 08, 2012
FTC on import bans in matters involving RAND-encumbered standard essential patents
Statement to the International Trade Commission, here.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Droits de diffusion des matches du championnat de football de Ligue 2
Autorité de la concurrence, ici.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems
J. Palfrey and U. Gasser, Video from the book launch here (References at 48:33; Q&A 48:44).
LA SUISSE ÉTUDIE UNE PROPOSITION DE LÉGALISATION DU PARTAGE NON-MARCHAND
Paigrain.debatpublic.net, ici.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
AMICI CURIAE US AND FTC ON WALKER PROCESS CLAIMS
RITZ CAMERA & IMAGE, LLC, v. SANDISK CORPORATION, here.
Shining Light into Black Boxes
A. Morin, J. Urban, P. D. Adams, I. Foster, A. Sali, D. Baker, P. Sliz, here.
Monday, June 04, 2012
L’économie numérique des biens culturels: la droite, la gauche et la licence globale
Fondation Jean-Jaurès, NOTE n° 135, ici.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
What Does the Georgia State Decision Mean for Libraries?
An ARL Briefing with J. Band and B. Brandon, here.
Friday, June 01, 2012
Competition in search and the alleged “manipulation” of search results
A. Lofaro, presentation here.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
TF1 v YouTube
Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, JUGEMENT rendu le 29 Mai 2012, N° RG : 10/11205, ici.
»FAZ« und »SZ« mahnen Internet-Monitoringdienst wegen Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzung ab
Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority
V. Pinotta, M. Sforza, qui.
Towards an EU Doctrine of Anticompetitive Patent-Related Litigation
S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), Presentation here.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle présentée aux belges
Lettresnumeriques.be, ici.
Zwölf Thesen für ein faires und zeitgemäßes Urheberrecht
SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Arbeitskreis Urheberrecht,
These N. 11: "Die SPD steht für ein wissenschafts- und bildungsfreundliches Urheberrecht. Dafür müssen die
Rahmenbedingungen angepasst werden. Wir brauchen ein Zweitverwertungsrecht für wissenschaftliche Autoren, die ihre Beiträge neben der Verlagspublikation z.B. auf den Seiten der
Hochschule zugänglich machen wollen. Wir treten außerdem für eine Überprüfung der
Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsschranken ein. Insbesondere die Intranetnutzung in Schulen und
Hochschulen muss dauerhaft auf eine rechtssichere Grundlage gestellt und die
Schrankenbestimmung für die öffentliche Zugänglichmachung für Unterricht und Forschung
entfristet werden."
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Refusal to dismiss the class plaintiffs’ antitrust claims against Apple and the e-book sellers
Southern District of New York (Cote, J.), Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 11-MD-2293 (DLC), here.
Apple's "contentions misconstrue the nature of the agreement
described in the Complaint. Regardless of the nature of the
specific terms of the vertical Agency Agreements when examined
in isolation, the CAC plausibly alleges a horizontal agreement
among the publishers, furthered by Apple, to raise the prices of
eBooks and eliminate retail competition. A horizontal agreement
to fix or raise prices is per se unreasonable", p. 53.
Apple's "contentions misconstrue the nature of the agreement
described in the Complaint. Regardless of the nature of the
specific terms of the vertical Agency Agreements when examined
in isolation, the CAC plausibly alleges a horizontal agreement
among the publishers, furthered by Apple, to raise the prices of
eBooks and eliminate retail competition. A horizontal agreement
to fix or raise prices is per se unreasonable", p. 53.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
AG Mazák on AstraZeneca
Case C‑457/10 P, AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission, here.
Hargreaves One Year On - An Assessment: Legal and International Implications
S. Ricketson, presentation here.
Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in the EU Under Pressure
T. Cook (Bird & Bird), presentation here.
On the Security of Cloud Storage Services
M. Borgmann, T. Hahn, M. Herfert, T. Kunz, M. Richter, U. Viebeg, S. Vowe (Sit.fraunhofer.de), here.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The interface between competition policy and data protection
S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2012 (Editorial), here.
Many Libraries - As the world's books go online, we must resist centralization.
Technologyreview.com, here.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
New Competition Law in Portugal
"A new Competition Law has recently been approved by the Portuguese Parliament. This has overcome some of the main drawbacks of the previous law, and has strengthened the powers of the Portuguese Competition Authority. Moreover, a new specialist Court for Competition, Regulation and Supervision has also been created. We are confident that these two major changes are a significant step towards a more effective application of competition law in Portugal", Manuel Sebastião, here. See also Pmlj.com, here.
Markets in IP and Antitrust
H. Hovenkamp, here. Now also as journal article: "Response: Markets in IP and Antitrust" (the question: Is pepsi really a substitute for coke?).
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
THE NEED FOR PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
FTC, before the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION - UNITED STATES SENATE, here.
Cloud Computing - Privacy and data protection issues
"Sopot Memorandum", International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, here.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Monday, May 07, 2012
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Conflict Resolution, Public Goods and Patent Thickets
D. Harhoff, G. von Graevenitz, S. Wagner, here.
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Intellectual Property Rights and the WTO: Innovation Dynamics, Commercial Copyrights and International Governance
O. Budzinski, K. Monostori, here.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Pourquoi la Culture est devenue le mouton noir de l’Open Data en France
Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici.
Considering the Role of Data Caps and Usage Based Billing in Internet Access Service
Know your limits, A. Odlyzko, B. St. Arnaud, E. Stallman, M. Weinberg, here.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Diffusion de données nominatives par les Archives: délibération de la CNIL
Papiers-poussieres.fr, ici.
The functionality of a computer program and the programming language cannot be protected by copyright
Case C-406/10, SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd, here.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
AG Jääskinen on the concept of ‘undertaking’ in a PSI reuse setting
Case C‑138/11, Compass-Datenbank GmbH v Republik Österreich, here.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Financing R&D into medicines particularly needed in resource-poor settings
WHO, Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and
Development: Financing and Coordination, here.
Development: Financing and Coordination, here.
Competition among competition journals (?)
New: Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. The editors are Ariel Ezrachi and William Kovacic, here.
AU Federal Court on "time shifting"
National Rugby League Investments Pty Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 59, here.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
11th Circuit on reverse payment settlements
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC., PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC., here.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Schlussanträge des GA Bot bzgl. UsedSoft
Rechtssache C‑128/11, Axel W. Bierbach, Insolvenzverwalter der UsedSoft GmbH
gegen Oracle International Corp., hier.
gegen Oracle International Corp., hier.
Monday, April 23, 2012
The JFTC's proposal, the ICN Framework for Merger Review Cooperation has been approved.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION ON ACTA
EP Committee on International Trade; Rapporteur: David Martin, here.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
When Copyright Law and Science Collide: Empowering Digitally Integrated Research Methods on a Global Scale
J. Reichman, presentation delivered April 13, 2012, Orphan Works & Mass Digitization: Obstacles & Opportunities, Berkeley, here.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Technology Regulation
Panel at Stanford University, video here.
• Prof. Richard Epstein, New York University School of Law
• Prof. Anthony Falzone, Stanford Center for Internet and Society
• Prof. Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
• Mr. Peter Thiel, President, Clarium Capital
• Hon. Ted Ullyot, General Counsel, Facebook
• Moderator: Dean Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School.
• Prof. Richard Epstein, New York University School of Law
• Prof. Anthony Falzone, Stanford Center for Internet and Society
• Prof. Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
• Mr. Peter Thiel, President, Clarium Capital
• Hon. Ted Ullyot, General Counsel, Facebook
• Moderator: Dean Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School.
Zur Rolle des Urheberrechts und zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage
T. Kreutzer im Interview, hier.
THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF UNILATERAL CONDUCT LAWS
The ICN The Unilateral Conduct Working Group, here.
ICN's Framework for Merger Review Cooperation
Proposed by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), here.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
AGCM su alcune delle problematiche ancora aperte in tema di "liberalizzazioni"
G. Pitruzzella, audizione parlamentare, qui, p. 3-5.
Settori interessati:
- carburanti
- assicurazioni
- banche
Settori interessati:
- carburanti
- assicurazioni
- banche
Competition law in the European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon
I. Lianos, here (from Academia.edu).
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
CENTER FOR COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ANNOUNCES THREE MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION
Copyrightinformation.org, here.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Smart, Useful, Scary, Creepy: Perceptions of Online Behavioral Advertising
B. Ur, P. Leon, L. Faith Cranor, R. Shay and Y. Wang, here.
Monday, April 02, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
WP29: Opinion on the data protection reform proposals
Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
La France et les enjeux européens de la numérisation de l'écrit
Commission des affaires européennes (rapport présenté à l'Assemblée nationale), ici.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Restriction de la concurrence sur les marchés de la vente d'aliments secs pour chiens et pour chats dans la distribution spécialisée
Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-10 du 20 mars 2012, ici.
Draft Framework Guidelines on Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules for European Gas Transmission Networks
ACER, Public Consultation, here.
Google Amicus Brief in Disney v. Hotfile
Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al.,
Case No. 11-20427-Civ here.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Apple E-Book Kerfuffle Meets Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics
Truthonthemarket.com, here.
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced
BIS, here.
The future CMA included, 14 will be the competition authorities in the EU (other, less employed names: office, commission and council). What about a unified US Antitrust Authority?
The future CMA included, 14 will be the competition authorities in the EU (other, less employed names: office, commission and council). What about a unified US Antitrust Authority?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
MOVIES ON PAY TV MARKET INVESTIGATION: Developments since our provisional findings
UK Competition Commission, here
Anyone aware of a coming IP/Competition conference with still open submissions?
In case you are, I'd love to know (mail). Many thanks in advance.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
AG Mazák on the appropriateness of commitments
Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-551/10 P - Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, here.
Friday, March 09, 2012
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