Authors complain over Amazon's 'anti-competitive' web plans

Telegraph.co.uk, here. 

Privacy, technologie en de wet

J. Bloem, M. van Doorn, S. Duivestein, T. van Manen, E.  van Ommeren, hier

Hold-up and standard essential patents: leading economists weigh in

IPKat, here.

What's Going On with Readers Today? Goodreads Finds Out

Goodreads.com, here. 

Apple's digital content resale and loan system could allow DRM transfers between end users

Appleinsider.com, here. 

Rechtliche und Ökonomische Machbarkeit einer Kulturflatrate

G. Spindler, hier. 

Justice Council: Reding's Speech on EU's Data Protection Reform Proposal

Here. 

On the proposed internet gTLD of .CLOUD

Cloudindustryforum.org, here. 

AG Mengozzi on the notion of equitable remuneration

ÏPKat, here. 

ECJ clarifies scope of communication to the public right

Taylor-wessing.vuturevx.com, here. 

The EU's Data Protection Reform: Decision-Time is Now

V. Reding, here. 

Television broadcasters may prohibit the retransmission of their programmes by another company via the internet

Judgment in Case C-607/11, ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchup Ltd, Press Release here.

EU Copyright Dialogue: The Great Sham(e)

Blogs.computerworlduk.com, here. 

Letter from participants in response to “Licences for Europe- A Stakeholder Dialogue” text and data mining for scientific research purposes workshop

Libereurope.eu, here. 

What Constitutes a Diligent Search Under Present and Proposed Orphan Work Regimes?

D. Hansen, G. Hinze, J.Urban, here. 

Foreign Ownership Of Firms in IP-Intensive Industries

J. Band, J. Gerafi, here. 

Steinbrück will Presse-Schutzrecht im Bundesrat stoppen

Stern.de, hier. 

Börsenverein kritisiert Zweitveröffentlichungsrecht für steuerfinanzierte Wissenschaftler

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Patent troll litigation – is legislative help on the way?

Lexology.com, here. 

Can e-lending land itself a spot under the public lending right?

Kluwercopyrightblog.com, here. 

EU Commission fines Microsoft for non-compliance with browser choice commitments

Press Release, here, J. Almunia's statement here. 

Smart Metering and Privacy in Europe: Lessons from the Dutch Case

C. Cuijpers, B.-J. Koops, here. 

Japanese court deemed Samsung's delayed disclosure of essential patents abusive conduct

Fosspatents.com, here. 

Standard Setting Organizations Can Help Solve the Standard Essential Patents Licensing Problem

K.-U. Kühn, F. Scott Morton, & H. Shelanski, here. 

Rapport sur les moyens de lutte contre le streaming et le téléchargement direct illicites

Hadopi, ici. 

Stop Being Evil: A Proposal for Unbiased Google Search

J. Hazan, here. 

LSR: Onlinedienste und Startups reagieren auf “irrsinniges Gesetz”

Netzwertig.com, hier. 

BITKOM zur EU-Datenschutzreform

Hier.

Wettbewerb schützt Konsumenten

Nzz.ch, hier. 

A Glorious Day for a Free Internet in Italy

Peterfleischer.blogspot.com, here. 

In eigener Sache: Der Heise Zeitschriften Verlag und das Leistungsschutzrecht

Heise.de, hier. 

Leistungsschutzrecht aus Sicht einer Suchmaschine

Blog.faroo.com, hier. 

Web Privacy Becomes a Business Imperative

Nytimes.com, here.

The Digital Publishing Revolution Is Over

Scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org, here.

Bausteine für ein modernes und faires Urheberrecht

Die grüne Bundestagsfraktion, hier.

An American Perspective from the Crossroads of Antitrust and Intellectual Property

A. Foer and K. Li, here. 

Driving innovation: How stronger laws help bring safer chemicals to market

B. Tuncak, here. 

BIS paper explains upcoming UK copyright reform

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Bundestag verabschiedet Leistungsschutzrecht

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

A Rational System of Design Patent Remedies

M. Lemley, here. 

Les données culturelles, absentes de la feuille de route du gouvernement sur l’Open Data

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, here. 

Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android face several hopeful challengers

The Economist, here. 

Consumer opt-outs: a damp squib?

Kluwercompetitionlawblog.com, here. 

A Dutch Court Hands Down the First Substantive Damages Judgment in the Netherlands for an Infringement of Competition Law

Mwe.com, here. 

Buying Keyword Ads on People's Names Doesn't Violate Their Publicity Rights--Habush v. Cannon

Blog.ericgoldman.org, here. 

Statement of the Working Party on current discussions regarding the data protection reform package

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here. 

Penguin Faces June 3 Trial in e-Books Case

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

Freier Zugang zu öffentlich finanzierten Forschungsergebnissen

Antrag der SPD, Deutscher Bundestag, hier. 

Plenty of bits in the sea

The Economist, here. 

Conclusions of the Internet of Things public consultation

Here. 

How Antitrust Lost Its Goal

B. Orbach, here. 

Unlocking the Value of Personal Data: From Collection to Usage

Weforum.org, here. 

Recordings of ICN Town Hall Meetings Available

Here. 

Should the E-Book Case Presage the Decline of the Per Se and Market Share Doctrines?

S. Semeraro, here. 

„Google ist nicht die Caritas“

Handelsblatt.com, hier. 

EuGH: Heftiger Streit um "Recht auf Vergessen" im Internet

Heise.de, hier. 

Vertical Restraints for On-Line Sales

P. Buccirossi, here (Note submitted to the OECD Competition Committee).

REPORT ON THE OECD/ICN SURVEY ON INTERNATIONAL ENFORCEMENT CO-OPERATION

OECD, here. 

IFPI Digital Music Report 2013

Here. 

Motorola/Google Proposed Consent Order

Comment, G. Manne, here. 

The Price of Reputation: Is the market for protected personal information about to take off?

The Economist, here. 

Open Data Is Not Just For Governments Anymore

Blogs.forrester.com, here. 

Saisine d’office pour avis portant sur le secteur de la distribution pharmaceutique

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision n° 13-SOA-01 du 25 février 2013, ici. 

Copyright Disruption In The Cloud: U.S. Courts Divided Over Rights Required For Streaming Entertainment Content From The Cloud – Could A U.S. Supreme Court Showdown Be Looming?

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, here. 

Evidence-Based Antitrust Enforcement in the Technology Sector

J. Wright, here. 

Foursquare checks in to more revenue with credit card specials

Cnet.com, here. 

Preisparität bei Amazon

Kartellblog.de, hier. 

Integrate or Separate - Institutional Design for the Enforcement of Competition Law and Consumer Law

K. Cseres, here. 

International perspectives on e-books in libraries

CILIP in Wales, here. 

US and UK deal makes GPS technology free and open

Cpaglobal.com, here. 

Zur Verfassungswidrigkeit des Leistungsschutzrechts für Presseverleger

A. Blankenagel, W. Spoerr, hier.

Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Nutzung verwaister Werke und zu weiteren Änderungen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes

Referentenentwurf, hier.

Amazon to open market in second-hand MP3s and e-books

Newscientist.com, here. 

Ein Referentenentwurf für das Zweitverwertungsrecht

Iuwis.de, hier. 

Indagine conoscitiva: risarcimento diretto e assetti concorrenziali del settore RC auto

AGCM, IC42, qui.

Thomas Hoeren: Leistungsschutzrecht würde Notifizierungspflicht verletzen

Leistungsschutzrecht.info, hier. 

Google News: “We made history in a very good way for the citizens of France.”

Kluwercopyrightblog.com, here. 

EU and US push WIPO negotiations against human rights, for restrictions on exceptions

KEIonline.org, here. 

Dutch Royal Library obtains license to provide access to cultural heritage

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Google may reach antitrust settlement with E.U. in second half of the year

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Amazon Squashing Affiliates Who Promote Free Kindle Books

Goodereader.com, here. 

Amazon, Big Six publishers face antitrust suit from indie bookstores over ebook DRM

TheVerge.com, here.

Criticizing the FTC’s Proposed Order in the Google Patent Antitrust Case

G. Manne, here. 

The Case for Online Obscurity

W. Hartzog & Frederic Stutzman, here. 

White House announces new US open access policy

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

Internet Competition and E-books: Challenging the Competition Policy Acquis?

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), Presentation here (ppt file). 

WIPO Special Session SCCR negotiations on treaty for blind, 20 February 2013 version of the text

KEIonline.org, here. 

Mercedes-Benz and three commercial vehicle dealers to pay £2.6 million for breaching competition law

OFT, here. 

Google declares open war on Europe’s privacy rights

Privacysurgeon.org, here. 

Europäisches Parlament: Industrie-Ausschuss stimmt gegen Datenschutz

Netzpolitik.org, hier. 

Twitter releases API for advertisers, enabling integration with cross-platform tools

TheVerge.com, here. 

Fresh Thinking on Potential Antitrust Responses to Abusive Patent Troll Enforcement Practices

R. Skitol, here. 

Amazon’s ‘price parity’ clause attracts attention of German antitrust regulator

Gigaom.com, here.  See also the Bundeskartellamt Press Release, here, and the Washington Post's first take, here. 

AGCM c. Bayer Cropscience

Cons. Stato Sez. VI, Sent., 29-01-2013, n. 548, qui.

The Transcript of Oral Argument in Bowman v. Monsanto: Where's Patent Exhaustion for Self-Replicating Patented Seeds?

Groklaw.net, here. 

Draft proposals for amending EU competition rules on technology transfer agreements

Public consultation, here. 

Bruxelles attaque Paris sur les e-books

Lesechos.fr, ici. 

How Parody Inspires Great Design

Blogs.hbr.org, here. 

Why it's time to stop using open source licences

G. Moody, here. 

Google privacy debacle merits fine: case is "test" of draft privacy rules

Reuters.com, here.