3D Digitisation and Intellectual Property Rights

JISCLegal, here. 

Stellungnahme als Sachverständiger zum Entwurf eines Siebenten Gesetzes zur Änderung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes

T. Stadler, hier. 

US position paper regarding the proposed EU protection framework.

Made available by EDRI.org, here (pdf file). 

Five Reasons Why U.S. Consumer NGOs Support a Strong EU Privacy Law

Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Federation of America, here (Word file). 

US Privacy groups lobby EU to crack down on Web companies

Thehill.com, here. 

The new Mega: a privacy triumph or just more content theft?

Paidcontent.org, here. 

The coming Amazon smartphone. Expanded textbook rentals? Reports on the Digital Book World Conference

Kindleworld.blogspot.com, here. 

The Significance of China’s First Fine on an International Cartel

Competitionpolicy.wordpress.com, here. 

Gutachten zum Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger

R. Schwartmann, hier. 

BnF et Google: Communiqué de l'Association des Bibliothécaires de France

Ici. 

Opérateurs de réseaux mobiles virtuels (MVNO) sur les marchés de la téléphonie mobile en France

Autorité de la concurrence, Avis ici. 

Privacy on Facebook's new Graph Search? I give up

Itworld.com, here. 

Efficiency by transparency - A new attempt to reform public services through data

Economist.com, here. 

Should Competition Policy Promote Happiness?

M. Stucke, here. 

Driving prosperity through effective competition

R. Sims, here. 

Justice Ministers review feasibility of 'right to be forgotten' among other proposed data protection reforms

Out-law.com, here. 

Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay: Is the Internet Driving Competition or Market Monopolization?

J. Haucap and U. Heimeshoff, here. 

The recording industry association of New Zealand responds to Dotcom piracy plan

Nzherald.co.nz, here. 

Competition on the Internet

Post-Doc Conference, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich, 22 February 2013, Programme here. See also the concept paper to the conference, here. 

Lawmaker Releases Draft of App Privacy Bill

Adweek.com, here. 

Is the book a crucial cultural artifact, or just an outdated container for content?

   PaidContent, here.

  

Data Protection reform and cross-border Insolvency law prioritised by EU Ministers

Irish EU Presidency, here. 

Economic Research into Regulatory Restrictions in the Legal Profession

A Report for the Office of Fair Trading by Europe Economics, here.

Selon la Cour de Cassation, un constructeur n'a pas à justifier le numerus clausus de son réseau

Pro.largus.fr, ici. Arrêt "Jaguar" ici. 

Non à la privatisation du domaine public par la Bibliothèque nationale de France !

Laquadrature.net, ici. 

Stellungnahme zum Entwurf eines Siebenten Gesetzes zur Änderung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes

G. Spindler, hier. 

Release of Confidential Cartel Information by European Commission to English High Court Suspended

McDermott Will & Emery, here. 

Social media and trademarks: an anthropological approach

E. Goldman, Presentation here. 

Is Location Based Advertising The Future Of Mobile Marketing And Mobile Advertising?

Forbes.com, here. 

L'abandon du droit d'auteur lors de la mise en ligne de photographies sur internet

Legavox.fr, ici. 

Are The Days Of The $14.99 Ebook Numbered?

Forbes.com, here. 

Neutralité du Net

N. Kroes, ici. 

Facebook and the future of search

Newyorker.com, here. 

Informe para promover la competencia en el sector del transporte público interurbano regular permanente de viajeros de uso general por carretera en Andalucía.

Consejo de Defensa de la Competencia de Andalucía, aquì.

Happy Birthday AAI: No ECI (European Competition Institute) in sight yet?

On AAI celebrations read commentary from AAI President Bert Foer, here. 

Numérisation à la BnF: Google et la British Library, plus respectueux

Actualitte.com, ici. 

Facebook Search Could Actually Be Great for Google (Why? Antitrust.)

Allthingsd.com, here. 

Copy Culture in the US and Germany

The American Assembly, Columbia University, here. 

The Global Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe

Theglobalist.com, here. 

Rechtsausschuss befasst sich Ende Januar 2013 mit Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Facebook’s vision becomes clearer

J. Gans, here. 

Congresswoman proposes amendment to anti-hacking law in the wake of Aaron Swartz's death

TheVerge, here. 

B.C. privacy breach shows millions affected

Cbc.ca, here. 

European Data Protection Supervisor on the Albrecht Report

G. Buttarelli, here. 

Lasserre: «Les géants du Net créent de nouveaux monopoles»

Lefigaro.fr, ici. 

“Right to be forgotten” versus freedom of speech: Search engines in turmoil

Privacyassociation.org, here. 

Une régulation du secteur de l’énergie au travers des procédures d’engagements ? - Réflexions sur le contentieux concurrentiel européen

F. Marty, ici. 

The economics of secondary product markets

OFT Discussion Paper, here. 

Royalty negotiations between YouTube and GEMA failed again

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

The Impact of the Internet on Advertising Markets for News Media

S. Athey, E. Calvano, J. Gans, here. 

UK government announces significant reform of copyright exceptions

TaylorWessing, here. 

Anonymous replaces MIT websites with Aaron Swartz memorial, calls for copyright reform

TheVerge.com, here. 

Irland torpediert EU-Datenschutz

Fm4.orf.at, hier. 

An ad-block shock: France v Google

The Economist, here. 

Off-Topic: How to Get a Job Like Mine

Aaron Swartz (RIP), here. 

Privacy on the Go

California AG, here.

Taxe Google : Filippetti fixe un ultimatum en janvier

Bfmtv.com, ici. 

What Businesses Need to Know About the FTC’s Settlement With Google

Jonesday.com, here. 

USTR holds NGO briefing on TPP negotiations

Keionline.org, here. 

DOJ and USPTO join FTC in urging Caution before Granting SEP Injunctions

Consortiuminfo.org, here. 

Technology of Privacy

Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado Law School, Friday, January 11, 2013; 9:15 AM - 6:00 PM (17:15 - 02:00 Trento time), live stream url here. 

Fighting cyber crime and protecting privacy in the cloud

European Parliament, here. 

Public domain - Access denied

The Economist, here. 

Engaging economists in the ICN: Uniting under a common language

M. Mandorff, here. 

Climbing Mount Everest with the ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group

C. Lewis Lagdameo, here. 

Australia Says 'Let's Update Copyright For The Digital Economy;' Legacy Industries Say 'Let's Pretend It's Still 1968'

Techdirt.com, here.

A Few Reflections on the FTC’s Decision on Google

D. Evans, here.

Just because something has value doesn't mean it has a price

Guardian.co.uk, here.

POLICY STATEMENT ON REMEDIES FOR STANDARDS-ESSENTIAL PATENTS SUBJECT TO VOLUNTARY F/RAND COMMITMENTS

DOJ and USPTO, here.

FTC's Google Settlement a "Third Way" Approach for Antitrust Enforcement

Forbes.com, here.

Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

US Congressional Research Service, here.

Albrecht Report on Personal Data Protection

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individual with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, here.

Buffy vs Edward Remix Unfairly Removed by Lionsgate

Rebelliouspixels.com, here.

Why Does Everyone Think Google Beat the FTC?

T. Wu, here. 

National Newspapers of Ireland on the display and transmission of links and copyright law

Here.

EU says its Google case not affected by U.S. ruling

Reuters.com, here. 

Antitrust Enforcement in High-Technology Industries: Protecting Innovation and Competition

F. Scott-Morton, here. 

AAI's Statement on FTC and Google

B. Foer, here. 

The Geo-Politics of Personal Data

C. Bennett, here. 

How Google beat the feds

Politico.com, here. 

Explained: the mechanics of the FTC Google consent order on standard-essential patents

F. Mueller, here. 

Not with a Bang

J. Grimmelmann, here. And the Follow-Up specifically on Google's promise not to retaliate for opting out of commercial search : Devils and Details, here. 

Google and the FTC: Consent Agreement Package

FTC Press Release, here. Opening Remarks of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, here. 

New Year Will Put Nontraditional IP Issues on the Center Stage

D. Long, here. 

L'architecte d'Hadopi se penche sur l’exception handicap pour le CSPLA

Pcinpact.com, ici. 

Modernising Copyright: A modern, robust and flexible framework

UK Government, here. 

Who’s to blame for the Instagram debacle? Take a look in the mirror

Gigaom, here. 

EU approves New Zealand’s data protection standards in step to boost trade

Press release, here. 

AG for Australia: Support for treaty on accessibility for Persons with Print Disabilities

Press Release, here. 

DOJ settles with Penguin (ebooks)

DOJ Press Release, here. 

Samsung drops Apple patent lawsuits in Europe

Theverge.com, here. 

Saving The World From The Economists: Ronald Coase & Paul Krugman

Forbes.com, here. 

WIPO Advances Toward Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Persons with Print Disabilities

WIPO, here. Video here. 

Diritto d'autore e ricerca scientifica: prove di dialogo per la crescita

S. Vezzoso (autrice di questo blog), qui. 

USA Statement at WIPO Extraordinary General Assembly, with Comments

Keionline.org, here. 

Dead Poets’ Property- The Copyright Act of 1814 and the Price of Literature in the Romantic Period

X. Li, M. MacGarvie, P. Moser, here. 

Max-Planck-Jurist Hilty zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Faz.net, hier. 

A new paradigm of scholarly communications is emerging: A report from the Future of Impact conference

Blogs.lse.ac.uk, here. 

How antitrust economists are getting better at spotting cartels

TheEconomist.com, here. 

“Special responsibility” through clear-cut market share threshold — Proposed new assessment criterion for addressing dominance in Finnish grocery retail sector

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here.