UK cartel enforcement – past, present, future

A. Nikpay, here. 

More Pros and Cons of Merger Control

Swedish Competition Authority, here. 

Únicamemte las farmacias con sede física podrán vender medicinas ‘online’

ElPais.com, aquì.

The EU's Opportunity to Enhance Privacy in a More Competitive Market

Huffingtonpost.com, here. 

Library services in the digital age

Pew Report, here. 

All You Need to Know about the EU Privacy Debate

Spiegel.de, here. 

The 20p e-book is starting to reshape the e-book market

Futurebook.net, here. 

Google vs. the press: avoiding the lose-lose scenario

F. Filloux, here. 

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. 

The EU’s unitary patent

TheEconomist.com, here. 

Know thyself: Data lockers promise to help people profit from their personal information

Economist.com, here. 

2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

Matthewsag.com, here. 

Patent Assertion Entities: Effective Monetizers, Tax on Innovation, or Both?

C. Shapiro, Presentation here, Video here (at 57:00). 

DRAFT TEXT OF AN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT/TREATY ON LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS/PERSONS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES

WIPO General Assembly - Forty-Second (22nd Extraordinary) Session, Geneva, December 17 to 18, 2012, here. 

Facebook changes privacy settings

Bbc.co.uk, here. 

Google Maps and competition on the platform

Digitopoly.org, here. 

EU Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Hachette, Holtzbrinck and Apple for sale of e-books

Press Release, here. 

Droit d'auteur : Google indemnise la presse belge

Lemonde.fr, ici.

'Troll' warning as EU gets unitary patent scheme, after decades of failure

Zdnet.com, here. 

Collusion through joint R&D: An empirical assessment

T. Duso, L.-H. Röller, J. Seldeslachts, here. 

Report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

European Parliament, Rapporteur: M. Schaake, here.

Page 7: "Recognises the role of artistic freedom, and the freedom to imitate and reuse, as cornerstones for creativity and freedom of expression and ideas; is aware of the significant presence of exceptions and limitations in the copyright ecosystem, especially in the areas of journalism, quotation, satire, archives, libraries and ensuring access to and usability of the cultural heritage"

GODZILLA vs MECHAGODZILLA - Antitrust and Intellectual Property Rights−the Ultimate Counterweapon?

F. Juckniess and S. Larimore Wahl, here. 

In re Books

J. Grimmelmann (blogs.publishersweekly.com), here. 

Austrian rights holders want levies on Dropbox, Google Drive

Gigaom.com, here. 

More data about copyright removals in Transparency Report

F. von Lohmann, here. 

Your Data is Yours

Blog.yworld.com, here. 

Understanding bias in computational news media

Niemanlab.org, here. 

The Antitrust Analysis of Multi-Sided Platform Businesses

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, here. 

Anwendungshinweise zur Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Nutzung von personenbezogenen Daten für werbliche Zwecke

Gremium der Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden, hier. 

Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?

R. Stallman, here. 

Why Google worries utility companies

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Parlamento, una password sulle rassegne stampa

Punto-informatico.it, qui. 

Antitrust Compliance Programmes & Optimal Antitrust Enforcement

W. Wils, here. 

Kultusminister einigen sich mit Verlagen über digitale Vervielfältigung für den Unterrichtsgebrauch

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

From war to peace: a European tale (off-topic)

H. Van Rompuy,  J. Barroso, Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the European Union/Oslo, here. 

Cost Benefit Analysis of EU Data Protection Regulation Proposal: A UK Perspective

Statewatch.org, here. 

Moving Beyond Caricature and Characterization: The Modern Rule of Reason in Practice

A. Gavil, SSRN here and South.Cal.L. Rev. here.

6th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference

AAI, Audio and panel materials here.

Wie lange hält Googles Monopol?

J. Haucap, hier. 

Dismayed at Google’s Privacy Policy, European Group Is Weighing Censure

Nytimes.com, here

Informatique dans les nuages

Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique, ici. 

Facebook Doesn't Violate Antitrust Law When It Controls Its Users' Experience

E. Goldman, here. 

Procter & Gamble: Designing for business success

WIPO Magazine, here.

Delta Air Lines app first to fall foul of California privacy policy law

Theverge.com, here. 

After years of bad headlines the industry finally has some good news

Economist.com, here. 

It’s Not How Much data You Have, But How You Use It: Assessing Privacy in the Context of Consumer Data Integration

J. Polonetsky, O. Tene, White Paper here. 

Standard Setting Organizations and Antitrust: Balancing IPRs and Competition

Giovanni Napolitano (World Intellectual Property Organization), December 13, 2012, 9.30 am, Economics and Management Department, Trento University (Room 3C).

EU Directive on Public Sector Information: a Quick Look at the Proposed Amendments

Copyright4education.blogspot.co.uk, here. 

Commission welcomes Court of Justice judgment in the AstraZeneca case

Press Release, here. CJEU's Press Release here. Ruling (Case C-457/10 P AstraZeneca v Commission) here. 

The Big Picture: Comprehensive Data Collection

J. Brill, here. 

Taser Trademark: Company Fights To Keep Journalists From Using Term 'Tasered'

Huffingtonpost.com, here. 

Justice Department meets with firms seeking Google antitrust probe

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

EU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War Brews

Techweekeurope.co.uk, here. 

Pinterest, Image Sharing Websites and the Law

Jisclegal.ac.uk, here. 

Legal certainty, proportionality, effectiveness: the Commission's practice on remedies

A. Italiener, here.

FTC Amicus Brief on Injunctions Related to SEP

Apple v. Motorola, here.

MFNs and Platforms

J. Gans, Video here. 

Declaration: Copyright4Creativity

Copyright4creativity.eu, here. 

Operationalizing Privacy by Design

A.  Cavoukian, here. 

Submissions received by the Australian Law Reform Commission (copyright)

Here. 

Java API Copyrightability Put to the Test in Smartphone Technology Battle

B. Werbin, here. 

Transnational Law for Transnational Communities: The Emergence of a Lex Mercatoria (or Lex Informatica) for International Creative Communities

A. Metzger, here. 

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.