Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Apparently, "everyone" knew of a leaked (online) copy of Google (Search) Statement of Objections - I didn't
With a little help from @wavesblog readers, perhaps?
Is Google Degrading Search? Consumer Harm from Universal Search
M. Luca, T. Wu and the Yelp Data Science Team, here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Uber driver case poses questions for ‘sharing economy’
FT, here.
"The case highlighted a fundamental dilemma for internet companies built on the booming freelance sector. Establishing some level of control over the workers who use their platforms is often essential to ensuring a consistent level of service.
But the further they go — for instance, by laying down standards of training or conduct — the more they lay themselves open to one day being forced to accept the full responsibilities of employers. For the California labour commissioner, Uber’s control of pricing, tipping, driver ratings and the type of car made it look like an employer."
Friday, June 19, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Time to stick a fork in these Android competition complaints
Computer & Communications Industry Association, here.
The General Court upholds the registration of the shape of Lego figures as a Community trade mark
Judgments in Cases T-395/14 and T-396/14
Best-Lock Europe (Ltd) v OHIM — Lego Juris, Press Release here.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Report on the remote Ebook Lending Pilots
The Society of Chief Librarians and The Publishers Association, here.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Analysing Google's Public Response to the EC's Statement of Objections
Foundem, here.
(Cool interactive presentation, possibly created with Visme - whose licence is a little expensive, though).
(Cool interactive presentation, possibly created with Visme - whose licence is a little expensive, though).
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
Monday, June 08, 2015
Sunday, June 07, 2015
Friday, June 05, 2015
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
App Maker Files EU Complaint Against Google, Alleging Abuse of Android Dominance
WSJ.com, here.
"Disconnect said Google abused its dominant position in Europe’s mobile market to unfairly discriminate against Disconnect and favor its own privacy and security software. The moves limited Europeans’ access to competing privacy and security software, while letting Google and others track and collect Android users’ information for advertising, Disconnect said...The app maker alleged Google pulled Disconnect because the software disrupted Google’s tracking and advertising efforts, the source of most of the Internet company’s revenue and profit. In an email included in the complaint, a Play store employee said the app was removed because it prevented other apps from delivering ads....A Google spokesman called Disconnect’s claims “baseless.” Google has allowed more than 200 other privacy apps in the Play store, but blocks any apps that alter other apps’ functionality or remove their way of making money, he added, saying Google applies this policy uniformly, with strong support from Android developers...Google abused its dominance in mobile operating systems and the app market by “tying” its own software and security to those platforms, Disconnect said in its complaint. That gave its services an unfair advantage over Disconnect’s rival software, reducing competition and consumer choice in the market for privacy and security software, the developer said. Google’s removal of the app also illegally discriminated against Disconnect because Google’s own privacy and security software, which it includes by default in its Android operating system, isn't held to the same standards, Disconnect argued."
More about Disconnect here.
More about Disconnect here.
Monday, June 01, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
How the Internet, the Sharing Economy, and Reputational Feedback Mechanisms Solve the “Lemons Problem”
A. Hobson, C. Koopman, C. Kuiper and A. Thierer, here.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Android and Antitrust: Attempts at a “More Technological Approach”
S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), Working Paper here (Wavesblog's readers comments more than welcome).
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Showing films and other audiovisual content in European Schools:Obstacles and best practices
Study prepared for the European Commission, here.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Aperta un'istruttoria sui diritti televisivi della serie A
AGCM, Provvedimento qui.
"Le notizie di stampa in atti sembrano indicare che l’assetto finale per l’assegnazione dei diritti audiovisivi per il triennio 2015/2018 come sopra descritto non discenda da un confronto competitivo fra gli operatori interessati, ma sia stato il frutto di un accordo, realizzato successivamente all’espletamento della gara che ha determinato un esito delle assegnazioni diverso da quello inizialmente risultante dalla stessa procedura di gara".
"Le notizie di stampa in atti sembrano indicare che l’assetto finale per l’assegnazione dei diritti audiovisivi per il triennio 2015/2018 come sopra descritto non discenda da un confronto competitivo fra gli operatori interessati, ma sia stato il frutto di un accordo, realizzato successivamente all’espletamento della gara che ha determinato un esito delle assegnazioni diverso da quello inizialmente risultante dalla stessa procedura di gara".
Monday, May 18, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Stuttgarter Taxi-Zentrale geht gegen "myTaxi"-App vor
Heise.de, hier.
"Daimler ist außerordentliches Mitglied im Deutschen Taxi- und Mietwagenverband (BZP) und liefert nach Verbandsangaben rund 60 Prozent der Fahrzeuge."
"Daimler ist außerordentliches Mitglied im Deutschen Taxi- und Mietwagenverband (BZP) und liefert nach Verbandsangaben rund 60 Prozent der Fahrzeuge."
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Online Copyright Enforcement, Consumer Behavior, and Market Structure
L. Aguiar, J. Claussen, C. Peukert, here.
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