The overhaul of EU rules on data protection: making the single market work for business

V. Reding, here. 

Data Protection Practice 2012

2B-Advice, here (pdf file).

BEUC on EU Data Protection Reform Proposal

Analysis of consumer benefits versus administrative burden of key provisions, here. 

Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine

Cdhowe.org, here. 

Saving Economics from the Economists

R. Coase, here. 

Resolución de 29 de Noviembre de 2012, sobre uvas denominación origen Valdepeñas

Cncompetencia.es, aquì (fichero pdf).

Competition law class actions sanctioned in South Africa

Nortonrose.com, here. 

Göttinger Urheberrechtstagung: Von ACTA bis Leistungsschutz

Telemedicus.info, hier. 

Google

R. Picker, Presentation here (pdf file).

Leistungsschutzrecht: Eine unheilige Scheindebatte

Faz.net, hier. 

Comparing formal independence of data protection authorities in selected EU Member States

P. Schütz, here. 

Pourquoi pas une licence globale pour les manuels scolaires ?

Rue89.com, ici. 

Copyright for a digital age

Newstatesman.com, here. 

Intranetklausel im Urheberrechtsgesetz erneut verlängert

Heise.de, hier. 

Big Data Is Not the New Oil

Blogs.hbr.org, here. 

BOSCH/SPX: FTC SENDS TOUGH MESSAGE REGARDING STANDARDS-ESSENTIAL PATENTS THROUGH MERGER CHALLENGE

Wilmerhale.com, here. 

How to Give Google More Competition

R. Picker, here. 

Patente in der US-Fusionskontrolle: “Bosch/SPX”

J. Zöttl (Kartellblog.de), hier. 

ALRC Copyright Inquiry – Copyright in Public Domain Art

Wittylama.com, here. 

Battle of the internet giants (and antitrust)

The Economist, here. 

New data on privacy policies shows 20 percent of sites may sell data

Arstechnica.com, here. 

Revision des schweizerischen Kartellgesetzes - was ist sinnvoll?

R. Zäch, hier. 

Innovations by painters between Renaissance and Rococò: Towards an economic theory of art history

F. Etro, here. 

Telekomunikacja Polska Decision: competition law enforcement in regulated markets

D. Kamiński, A. Rogozińska, B. Sasinowska, here (p.3 ff.).

The Economics of Privacy

C. Tucker, Presentation here. 

The Economics of Privacy: Major Economic Policy Issues

W. Kovacic, Presentation here. 

The Future of FTC Jurisdiction over Antitrust and Consumer Protection: A Commentary

J. Brill, here. Video, here  (featuring also Bill Kovacic).

FTC Amicus Brief on Pharmaceutical "Product Hopping"

MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., et al., )  v. WARNER CHILCOTT PUBLIC LIMITED  COMPANY, et al., , here.

An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press

Leveson Report, here. Executive summary here. 

Network Neutrality and European Law

J. Sluijs, here. 

LSR: Google-Imperialismus

Faz.net, hier. 

Bye-bye Verica (Trstenjak)

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

Google Fires a Rare Public Salvo Over Aggregators

NYT, here. 

Internet providers' latest scheme to fight piracy delayed until next year

TheVerge.com, here.

ABA on EU General Data Protection Regulation Proposal

Here. 

Letter to MEPs from European Blind Union on WIPO Treaty

D. Pescod, here (from tacd-ip.org).

How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable

MIT technologyreview.com, here. 

QUANTIFICATION OF HARM TO COMPETITION BY NATIONAL COURTS AND COMPETITION AGENCIES

OECD Roundtable, here.

Stellungnahme zum Gesetzesentwurf für eine Ergänzung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes durch ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Verleger

Max-Planck-Institut für Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht, hier.

FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

US Supreme Court, Transcript of oral arguments here

Why Keep a Dog and Bark? The UK Government Replicates the Actions of its Independent Energy Regulator

Competitionpolicy.wordpress.com, here. 

Competition and personal data protection

J. Almunia, here. 

Is a clickable link a communication to the public? New case referred to the CJEU

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

The Market Realities That Undermine the Antitrust Case Against Google

G. Manne, here. 

Study on Economic Assessment for Improving eAccessibility Services and Products

Digital Agenda for Europe, here (pdf file).

WIPO Committee Finishes A Step Closer To Treaty For Visually Impaired

Ip-watch.org, here. 

First strike: how tech's superpowers could start an ecosystem war

Theverge.com, here. 

A Report on the Santa Clara Conference on Software Patents by Tkilgore

Groklaw.net, here. 

Economists at tech firms who are making markets work better

Economist.com, here. 

SCCR concludes work on treaty for blind text, dates for more negotiations, GA likely to schedule diplomatic conference in 2013

Keionline.org, here. 

Software Patents: Boon or Bane for Technological Innovation?-

Panel Discussion, Audio here. 

Data protection in a cloud computing environment

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Commission's Communication on "Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe", here.

Report: FTC Likely To Abandon “Vertical Search” Antitrust Claims Against Google

Searchengineland.com, here. 

ECN Model Leniency Programme: 2012 revision

Here.

In Final Stretch Of Drafting Of WIPO Treaty For The Blind, Tensions High

Ip-watch.org, here. November 21 version of WIPO treaty for the blind negotiating text from keionline.org, here.

EPO: Inventors' handbook

Epo.org, here. 

Ireland: General PSI License

Psi.gov.ie, here. 

Knowledge Sharing Among Inventors: Some Historical Perspectives

J. Bessen, A. Nuvolari, here. 

Regierung antwortet Bundesrat zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Leistungsschutzrecht.info, hier. 

Proposed Remedies in the Midst of the Patent Wars: EU and US Antitrust Watchdogs Push to Strengthen FRAND in Standard Setting

Mwe.com, here. 

The relevance of International IP developments

Afro-ip.blogspot.com, here.

The right to be forgotten - between expectations and practice

ENISA, here. 

The scope of judicial review by EU Courts

N. Khan, Video, Part 1 and Part 2. 

Antitrust Enforcers to Consider Whether Patent Trolls Disrupt Competition

Abajournal.com, here. 

Google secures pan-European licensing agreement for Google Play

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

La Administración Pública ¿al servicio de los intereses particulares?

Hayderecho.com, aquì.

Online copyright infringement tracker benchmark study Q3 2012

Ofcom.org.uk, here. 

Canada Set to Endorse the Concept of a WIPO Treaty for the Blind

Excesscopyright.blogspot.ca, here. 

EU at SCCR/25 on VIP Issues

"Mr. Chairman, the EU and its Member States are now also in
the position to negotiate the conclusion of an instrument
including a binding treaty," here. 

That Was Fast: Hollywood Already Browbeat The Republicans Into Retracting Report On Copyright Reform

TechDirt.com, here.
"Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it" here (keionline.org).

Advertising and Search Engines. A model of leadership in search advertising

F. Etro, here.

The global diffusion of data privacy laws and their ‘interoperability

G. Greenleaf, Presentation here. 

In Search of a Transatlantic Personal Data Protection Standard

B. Marcinkowski, here.

New power to boost consumers’ access to data

News.bis.gov.uk, here. 

Verwaltungsgerichtshof bestätigt Facebook-Verbot für ORF

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

In Good Company - Managing Intellectual Property Issues in Franchising

WIPO, here

Au sujet de l'accord intervenu entre le Syndicat national de l'édition et Google

Assemblée nationale, Question N° : 2232 au ministère de la culture et de la communication, réponse ici. 

Regolamento "Rating di legalità"

AGCM, qui. 

Transparency in EU Retail Energy Markets

Working Group Report prepared for the 5th Citizens' Energy Forum, here.

Kansas : une bibliothèque en colère contre la politique de prêt d'ebooks

Actualitte.com, here. 

Android Rises to 90% of Smartphone Market in China

Techinasia.com, here. 

Privacy considerations of online behavioural tracking

Enisa.europa.eu, here. 

Bundesgerichtshof zur Haftung von Eltern für illegales Filesharing ihrer minderjährigen Kinder

Juris.bundesgerichtshof.de, hier. 

Weakening the OA policy in the EU

P. Suber, here. 

Japanese Antitrust and Compliance: The Fair Trade Commission, no longer a toothless tiger?

Cliffordchance.com, here. 

La presse suisse rejoint le front de la Lex Google

Numerama.com, ici. 

Price Comparisons on the Internet

Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, here. 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: When IP Does Not Seem to Matter

Ipfinance.blogspot.com, here. 

Quels remèdes pour les abus de position dominante ?

P. Bougette, F. Marty, ici. 

On German ancillary copyright for media publishers

Ences.eu, Press Release, here. 

La CNC sanciona por primera vez a una persona física por infringir normas de defensa de la competencia

Diariojuridico.com, aquì.

Does Oracle/UsedSoft ruling breach WIPO Copyright Treaty?

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here

Implementing Antitrust's Welfare Goals

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

New briefs complicate Supreme Court pay-for-delay conundrum

Newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com, here. 

Competition, Standards, and Patents

P. Hellstrom, T. Kramler, here. 

Google's Appeal Brief in Google Books Case

Here. 

The Regulatory Turn in IP

M. Lemley, here. 

Four More Years: What Obama’s Reelection Means for United States Antitrust Policies

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. 

L'exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle - Point d'étape

Syndicat national de l'édition, Présentation ici. 

Bibliothèques, musées : exemples de bonnes pratiques en matière de diffusion du domaine public

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici.