Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Collective Redress in Antitrust

P. BUCCIROSSI,  M.CARPAGNANO, L. CIARI,  M. TOGNONI, C. VITALE, L. AGUZZONI, M. BELLIA, G. BELLOMO and R. ZECCHINELLI, here

EU-Patentgericht geht nach Paris

Handelsblatt.com, hier

A Competition Law for Hong Kong

M. Waha, J. Chang, here

The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: where next?

BIS Select Committee, here

’Orphan works’ compromise fails to deliver

Communia-association.org, here.  

Ökonomische Folgen eines Leistungsschutzrechts fuer Presseverleger

J. Haucap, Praesentation hier

AU Parliament on ACTA

Here

AGCM: Relazione sull'attività svolta nel 2011

Qui.Presentazione di G. Petruzzella qui

Monopolrecht auf Worte

Faustkultur.de, hier.

Stellungnahme zur Debatte um das „Geistige Eigentum“

K.-N. Pfeifer, hier

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Online Infringement of Copyright and the Digital Economy Act 2010

UK Ofcom, here

State action as one of “The Global Limits of Competition Law”

D. Gerard, here

Public Policy Implications of New Technology

J. Grimmelmann, testimony on New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space and the Implications for Public Policy, written testimony here, video here

EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of ACTA By European Parliament Next Week

TechDirt, here

Pharmacies Allege Antidepressant Manufacturers Hampered Generic Competition

Rite Aid Corp et al. v. Wyeth Inc. et al, Complaint here

Quand Google défie le droit, par Alain Strowel

Ipdigit.eu, ici

Antitrust Enforcement and Media Industries: Competition and Beyond

G. Kimmelman, here

CIVIL LIBERTIES AND COMPETITION POLICY

B. Foer, here

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Diskussionspapier der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion zum Urheberrecht in der digitalen Gesellschaft

Blogfraktion.de, hier

Freedom of Choice - The Emergence of a Powerful Concept in European Competition Law

P. Nihoul, here

Les enjeux de l’extension de l’Open Data au monde de l’entreprise

Internetactu.net, ici

Google announces digital book venture in France

PaidContent.org, here.
"Google said the new deal is not directly tied to a law passed by France this spring that creates a new royalty collection mechanism for out-of-print works that will be owned in part by the state and managed in part by the Bibliothèque nationale. But the company added the law is accelerating efforts to put digital copies of the publishers’ books into circulation" (emphasis added).

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DEL CONSIGLIO NOTARILE DI MILANO PER POSSIBILE INTESA RESTRITTIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA

Provvedimento n. 23606, qui

Monday, June 11, 2012

MS and privacy: data on people’s online behaviour are worth both paying for and arguing over

The Economist, here

Libraries 2020: Imagining the library of the (not too distant) future

K. Purcell, here (slide 52 ff.). 

Google: Writing a new chapter for French books

Googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com, here

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

Curing the Problem of Software Patents

M. Risch, here

Anti-Piracy Patent Stops Students From Sharing Textbooks

TorrentFreak, here

OFT’s Proposed Reforms Fall Short of Ensuring Independence in Antitrust Decision Making

B. Lyons, here

Piratenpartei CH zur Modernisierung des Urheberrechts

Positionspapier, hier

Argentina takes steps towards open access law

Scidev.net, here

Wasserpreise: Flucht ins Trockene

Faz.net, hier

Antitrust enforcement: Challenges old and new

J. Almunia, here

Friday, June 08, 2012

China amends patent law in fight for cheaper drugs

Reuters.com, here

Sharing the knowledge burden

The Economist, here

AstraZeneca V. EC — Reflections on the Advocate General’s Opinion

Covington & Burling LLP, here

Comune di Sestu (Sardegna) pubblica i dati di bilancio secondo i criteri degli open data

Notizia qui; Sestu qui

Getting Started with Open Data: A Guide for Transportation Agencies

S. Kaufman, R. Wagner, here

Google's Antitrust Problem is All About Privacy

Slate.com, here

New licence will allow law firm clients free access to publishers' work

Out-law.com, here

Patent Oppositions as Competitive Tools: An Analysis of the Major Players in the European Market of White Goods

A. Sterlacchini, here

Piraten und Urheberrecht: eine Übersicht

Piratenpartei-bayern.de, hier

L’OPEN DATA À LA CROISÉE DES CHEMINS JURIDIQUES

Owni.fr, ici

Kleine Tankstellen gegen große Mineralölkonzerne

Deutscher Bundestag, hier

FTC on import bans in matters involving RAND-encumbered standard essential patents

Statement to the International Trade Commission, here.

Monday, June 04, 2012

.combat: A messy and expensive row is brewing over new suffixes for internet addresses

The Economist, here

EU MS support for WIPO "books for blind people" treaty spring 2012

Euroblind.org, here

COPYRIGHT IS NOT ABOUT COPYING

A. Drassinower, here

Open Data in Cultural Heritage Institutions

D. Dietrich and J. Pekel, here

MARKET DEFINITION

OECD background paper by U. Schwalbe and F. Maier-Rigaud, here

STOCKTAKING ON EVALUATION

P. Ormosi, here

THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL ANTITRUST

M. Stucke, here

Libro bianco per il riutilizzo dell’informazione del settore pubblico

EVPSI, here

Emaar let off the hook in abuse of dominant position

Thehindubusinessline.com, here

L’économie numérique des biens culturels: la droite, la gauche et la licence globale

Fondation Jean-Jaurès, NOTE n° 135, ici

REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES AFTER THE TRANSPOSITION OF THE SERVICES DIRECTIVE

CNC, here (Spanish here). 

Compulsory licensing, price controls, and access to patented foreign products


E. Bond and K. Saggi, here.

Friday, June 01, 2012

The potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo

L. Bennett, here

Google Files Complaint in Europe Against Microsoft, Nokia

Businessweek.com, here.

Competition in search and the alleged “manipulation” of search results

A. Lofaro, presentation here.

Policy Challenges of Cross-Border Cloud Computing

R. Berry and M. Reisman, here

Open Data in Trentino - Opportunities and Challenges

M. Napolitano, presentation here

Three Key EU Parliament Committees Vote 'Just Say No' To ACTA

Techdirt.com, here

Impacts of Patent Expiry and Regulatory Policies on Daily Cost of Pharmaceutical Treatments: OECD Countries, 2004-2010

E. Berndt and P. Dubois, here.

The Antitrust/Consumer Protection Paradox: Two Policies at War with Each Other

J. Wright, here

No Copyrights on APIs: Judge Defends Interoperability and Innovation

Eff.org, here

Google Books Class Certified

J. Grimmelmann, here

Justizministerin für mehr Nutzerfreiheiten im Urheberrecht

Heise.de, hier

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The EU Competition Rules on Intellectual Property Licensing

Slaughter & May, here

The ‘does it matter’ test for competition laws

S. King, here

Interview with Suzanne Scotchmer

Techpolicy.com, here

The Regulation/Competition Interaction

J. Tapia, D. Mantzari, here

Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives

IFLA, here

18 % des FAI européens brident le P2P

Numerama, ici

Illegal File Sharing - Keysource

Library of the European Parliament, here

Differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of Net Neutrality

BEREC, here

Murder they wrote – the Dutch kill ACTA

A. Ramalho, here

Workshop on Data Protection Regulation

Ameliaandersdotter.eu, here

Vice-President Kroes to propose action on consumer choice and "net neutrality"

Press Release, here

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

TF1 v YouTube

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, JUGEMENT rendu le 29 Mai 2012, N° RG : 10/11205, ici.

Google wants greater French acceptance after winning TF1 copyright case

Paidcontent.org, here

PEER Economics Report

ASK Centre, Bocconi University, here

(Some) Publishers Support Sustainable Open Access

Stm-assoc.org, here

Making Open Access a Reality for Science

N. Kroes, here

An Unpopular Solution to the Private Enforcement Problem in the UK

A. Stephan, here

Conclusion of Copyright Debate in Canada Leaves Many What Ifs...

M. Geist, here

Patentability of royalties mechanism concept called into question by US Supreme Court

Out-law.com, here

Laboratorio Futuro

L'Espresso, qui (disclosure: lavoro all'Università di Trento).

World Bank Live Event Report: Open Access Policy and Development

Creativecommons.org, here

ECN activities in the food sector

ECN Subgroup Food, here

BMG Rights Management und GEMA schließen Vereinbarung zur Lizenzierung der anglo-amerikanischen Onlinerechte in ganz Europa

Gema.de, hier

»FAZ« und »SZ« mahnen Internet-Monitoringdienst wegen Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzung ab

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle présentée aux belges

Lettresnumeriques.be, ici

Patent wars abuse the system

J. Bessen, here.

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."

Competition and Online Search - Blog Symposium Recap

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, here

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Ouvrir son WiFi n'est pas illégal en Finlande

Numerama, ici

Avviata una consultazione pubblica per la nuova comunicazione sugli impegni

AGCM, qui 

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.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Structuring Competition in Privacy

R. Picker, presentation here

The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspectives

A. Katz, here

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

As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new details revealed

Paidcontent.com, here

La Hadopi a rencontré les équipes de François Hollande

Numerama.com, ici

Abandoning the Orphans: An Open Access Approach to Hostage Works

L. Pallas Loren, here

Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case

Publishersweekly.com, 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.

Policy Guidelines FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF OPEN ACCESS

UNESCO, here

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

Positionspapier zum Urheberrecht

VG WORT, hier

E-Lending Background Paper

IFLA, 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?).

Keeping the Internet Neutral

Nytimes.com, here

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Strong and independent data protection authorities: the bedrock of the EU's data protection reform

V. Reding, here

Google's Wi-Fi-scanning travails

The Economist, here

Pourquoi la Culture est devenue le mouton noir de l’Open Data en France

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici

Google and Search Engine Market Power

M. Patterson, here

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

AG Trstenjak: only in the EU established undertakings can register their trade marks as .eu domain names



Opinion in Case C-376/11 Pie Optiek v Bureau Gevers, here.

ACCC to probe petrol price fixing among retailers

Abc.net.au, here

La guerre du droit de prêt en Belgique

Enssib.fr, ici

Behavioural Economics and EU Competition Law: Knocking on Open Doors? The Case of Art. 102 TFEU

A. Skourtis, here

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy

Informationweek.com, here

Friday, April 27, 2012

FTC Chairman on Do Not Track, Google probe and more

Blog.sfgate.com, here

Financing R&D into medicines particularly needed in resource-poor settings

WHO, Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and
Development: Financing and Coordination, here

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA SU UGF-PREMAFIN E SOSPENDE L’OPERAZIONE FINO ALLA CHIUSURA DEL PROCEDIMENTO

Provvedimento qui

Durchbruch für die private Kartellrechtsdurchsetzung im UK? Department for Business Innovation and Skills veröffentlicht Diskussionspaper zum private enforcement

S.Peyer, hier (Gastbeitrag auf Kartellblog). 

USING COPYRIGHT TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND CREATIVE CONTENT

WIPO, here

Digital Archiving

The Economist, 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

Overview of National Reports About 'Balancing Copyright'

R. Hilty, S. Nérisson, here

Harmonizing Patent Law: The Untamable Union Patent

H. Ullrich, here

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Libraries Are Obsolete: An Oxford-Style Debate

Harvard Library, video here

11th Circuit on reverse payment settlements


FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, INC., PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC., here.

Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy measures are delayed

Bbc.co.uk, here

Informe sobre los Colegios Profesionales tras la transposición de la Directiva de Servicios

CNC, aquí.

Private actions in UK competition law: a consultation on options for reform

BIS, here

Berners-Lee: “Daten sind wie Dynamit”

Silicon.de, hier.

AUCC Abruptly Exits from Post-Secondary Copyright Board Case – What’s next for Canadian Universities and Colleges?

H. Knopf, here

The UsedSoft case – exhaustion online

T. Targosz, here

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Canadian students pledge to fight new copyright agreement

Newswire.ca, here

Google's additional responses to CNIL's questionnaire

Here

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on ACTA (II)

Here

PROMOTING COMPETITION AND INNOVATION THROUGH VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS

S. Pozen, here

Schlussanträge des GA Bot bzgl. UsedSoft

Rechtssache C‑128/11, Axel W. Bierbach, Insolvenzverwalter der UsedSoft GmbH
gegen Oracle International Corp., hier

Deutscher Journalisten-Verband zum Urheberrecht in der digitalen Gesellschaft

Hier

Saving the game: Why preserving video games is illegal

Thenextweb.com, here

“Pfleiderer ” goes Austria – OLG Wien

Kartellblog.de, hier

Music Deals Could Transform Digital Market

Nationaljournal.com, here

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Access Copyright signs Model Licence with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Ifrro.org, here. Read also this comment by M. Geist and this other one by A.Katz.

Google target of new federal privacy probe (Safari)

Mercurynews.com, here

Bundesliga weiter in der „Sportschau“ und bei Sky

Faz.net, hier

Wo bleiben Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsurheberrecht in der aktuellen Urheberrechtsdebatte?

Iuwis.de, hier

DA FUSIONE ALITALIA-AIRONE MONOPOLIO SULLA ROTTA LINATE-FIUMICINO. NOVANTA GIORNI DI TEMPO PER PRESENTARE LE MISURE UTILI A RIMUOVERE TALE POSIZIONE ENTRO IL 28 OTTOBRE 2012

Provvedimento qui

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

Measuring the Internet: the Data Challenge

W. Lehr, here

Open Science for the 21st Century: Declaration of All European Academies

ALLEA, here

Monday, April 16, 2012

2011 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

European Commission, here

Supreme Court grants cert to Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons

Scotusblog.com, here

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.

Interpretation and Institutional Choice at the WTO

G. Shaffer, J. Trachtman, here

New government report on IP doesn't say what Big Content thinks it says

Arstechnica.com, here

Academic publishing: Open sesame

The Economist, here

EBook-Kartellklage: Quellen

German American Law Journal, hier

History Repeats: Publishers, Retailers, and Antitrust

A.Katz, here

Zur Rolle des Urheberrechts und zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage

T. Kreutzer im Interview, hier

John Palfrey Discusses Online Privacy with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Video here

France solves its XXe century book problem!

L. Guibault, here

The DOJ believes that Apple is forcing you to pay more for e-books

P. Karolczyk, here. DOJ's antitrust suit here. EU Commission's comment, here

THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF UNILATERAL CONDUCT LAWS

The ICN The Unilateral Conduct Working Group, here

PREDATORY PRICING ANALYSIS

The ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group, here.  

ICN's Framework for Merger Review Cooperation

Proposed by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), here

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Das Normungs- und Standardisierungsumfeld von Cloud Computing

Booz & Company und FZI, hier.

Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications - Lima 2011

WIPO, here.

Mehr Regeln treiben die Spritpreise nach oben

Faz.net, hier.

OFT refers private healthcare market to Competition Commission

Accords de « peering » et neutralité de l'Internet

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. A lire aussi lemonde.fr, ici

The Interesting Part About Amazon’s In-App Payments Beta Is That Developers Have Pricing Control

Techcrunch.com, here

Abus de position dominante : trois nouvelles plaintes contre Google

Pcinpact.com, ici

CENTER FOR COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ANNOUNCES THREE MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION

Copyrightinformation.org, here

Tuesday, April 03, 2012