These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers

ProPublica, here. 

Amazon Files Lawsuits to Keep Counterfeit Goods Off Website

Bloomberg, here. 

Auditing for Transparency in Content Personalization Systems

B. Mittelstadt, here. 

Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity"

BoingBoing, here. 

Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial

NYTimes, here. 

Antitrust in the digital age

M. Grenfell, here. 

(Most competition authorities waiting for Coty?) 

Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

EC, here. 

Europe’s new privacy regime will disrupt the adtech Lumascape

Pagefair, here.

The Ripple Effects of Online Marketplace Bans

A. Ezrachi, here (research supported by the Computer and Communications Industry Association - CCIA).

I Think, Therefore I Invent: Creative Computers and the Future of Patent Law

R. Abbott, here. 

AI at Facebook

A. Bordes, Video here. 

The Trick Data Scientists Use To Know You’re Paying Attention To Beyoncé

FastCompany, here. 

Bundling

H. Singer, Presentation here. 

Privacy is an essentially contested concept: a multi-dimensional analytic for mapping privacy

D. Mulligan, C. Koopman, N. Doty, here. 

Les applications de messagerie sortent leurs « bots » pour séduire les marques

LesEchos, ici. 

Clicks and mortarboards: how can higher education make the most of digital technology?

Nesta, here. 

Google, Facebook Move to Punish Fake News Sites With Ad Rules

Bloomberg, here. 

‘I’m sorry, my friend, but you’re implicit in the algorithm…’ Privacy and internal access to #BigDataStream

An interview with Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, here. 

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics – Who does the thinking?

IEEE AI & Ethics Summit 2016, here. 

Die Union will der Ministererlaubnis Zügel anlegen

FAZ, hier.

Man hacks Alexa into singing fish robot, terror ensues

TheVerge, here.

Work done: “Microsoft” rushed to the disadvantage of others

FAS, here.

Can Google Make Its Mark on the Cloud?

Bloomberg, here.

While Amazon Alexa quickly becomes part of the family, Google Home is like a stranger who knows too much about you

Recode, here.

Russia to Block Access to LinkedIn Over Alleged Legal Violations

Bloomberg, here.

Microsoft-LinkedIn deal gets approved in South Africa

Mybroadband.co.za, here.

FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Contact Lens Rule

FTC, here.

Google sanctioned in Italy for abuse of economic dependence

Preiskel & Co, here.

Skating on Thin Ice: The European Commission challenges the governance rules of an international sports association as being incompatible with European antitrust rules

P. Alexiados, P. Figueroa, here.

Twitter and Facebook go soul-searching after Trump's win

Bloomberg, here.

CJEU annuls EUIPO decision on registration of Rubik’s Cube shape as EU trade mark

Judgment in Case C-30/15 P Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO, here. 

The Data Said Clinton Would Win. Why You Shouldn’t Have Believed It.

NYTimes, here. 

Algorithmic accountability and transparency in the digital single market

European Parliament Hearing, Video here. 

Rapport de la mission de réflexion sur la création d’un droit voisin pour les éditeurs de presse

L. Franceschini, ici. 

Why we should worry about WhatsApp accessing our personal information

ICO for the Guardian, here. 

Siri can now send money via PayPal

TechCrunch, here. 

Ergebnisse der 92. Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzbehörden

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

Parallels Between Europe’s Antitrust Cases Against Google and Microsoft

NYTimes, here.

Bradley Tusk points out the bright side of Trump presidency in memo to portfolio companies

TechCrunch, here.

Future of Big Mergers Under Trump? Like Much Else, It’s Unclear

NYTimes, here.

Robots and the Developing World

UNCTAD, here. 

Le prêt d'ebook assimilable au prêt d'un livre papier, sous conditions

Actualitte, ici.
Judgment in Case C-174/15, here.  

Looking beyond transatlantic data transfers

Brookings, here.

Facebook’s new ads let brands connect with you on Messenger

Recode, here. 

Trump on Antitrust

NatLawReview, here.

Guidelines on the protection of personal data processed by mobile applications provided by European Union institutions

EDPS, here.

Apple says Australian banks are ‘not interested’ in promoting mobile payments competition

Nfcworld.com, here. Apple's submission here. Other submissions here. 

U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil: Data can help everyone

Recode, Podcast here.

Commission to open probe into tech companies’ algorithms next year

EurActiv, here.

The Role of Demand-Side Remedies in Driving Effective Competition: A Review for Which?

A. Fletcher, here. 

The Brilliance of Spotify Internal APIs to Mitigate Payments

Nordicapis, here. 

FCC Releases Order Imposing New Privacy Rules on ISPs and Telcos

Paulhastings.com, here. 

Start-ups sollen Bahn helfen, sich zu digitalisieren

Heise.de, hier. 

Competition and Data Protection Policies in the Era of Big Data: Privacy Guarantees as Policy Tools

N. Jentzsch, here.

Guidelines on the protection of personal data processed through web services provided by EU institutions

EDPS, .here.

Evidence to the Royal Society and British Academy on Data Governance

The Royal Statistical Society, here.

Facebook agreed to pause using data from UK WhatsApp users for advertisements or product improvement purposes.

ICO, here.

If Facebook earns 1.2 dollars for every user, how come users of CitizenMe can earn more than Facebook profits pro capita?

CitizenMe, here. 

CMA warns online sellers about price-fixing

CMA, here. 

Twitter-as-platform-cooperative

Wired, here. 

The state of debate – what to expect from the EU e-commerce sector inquiry

Squire Patton Boggs, here.

SANCTIONS IN ANTITRUST CASES

OECD Background Paper, here.

Is hyperlinking copyright infringement? EU vs. US

M. Stanganelli, here.

M&S, Disney and the BBC on why data is key to loyalty

MarketingWeek, here.

The Facebook/Admiral Scandal Shows The Limits And Dangers Of Big Data Capitalism

HuffPost, here.

Regulating Rideshare: Uber & Lyft in Austin, TX

Federalist Society, video here.

Examination of differential pricing practices related to Internet data plans

CA Competition Bureau, here.

LinkedIn Deal Exposes Dominance In The CRM Market

Forbes, here.

Lost in the splinternet

TheEconomist, here.

Will Open Banking trigger the API of Me?

C. Wood, Video here. Read also here.
More about Figo here.

News of Charges in Price-Fixing Inquiry Sends Pharmaceuticals Tumbling

NYTimes, here.

Digital Exhaustion: North American Observations

A. Katz, here.

Les données personnelles: entre protection et exploitation

G. Buttarelli, ici.

China internet authority formalizes regulations for live-streaming industry

Reuters, here.

Tenth Circuit Rules That Invocation of IP Rights Is Presumptively Valid Defense to Antitrust Refusal to Deal Claims

Orrick, Here.

Sozial geschickte Chatbots

TechnologyReview, hier.

Consumers Need To Pay More Attention To Monetizing Their Personal Data

TheMerkle, here.

Sole and despotic dominion

C. Doctorow, here.

Sen. Al Franken asks Uber and Lyft about alleged racial discrimination against passengers

TechCrunch, here. 

Slapped wrists for “privacy law breakers” Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, and Mio

ArsTechnica, here. 

Abgegriffene Browserdaten: Mozilla entfernt "Web of Trust"

Heise.de, hier. 

Uber's redesigned app wants to mine personal information on your phone

LATimes, here. 

Microsoft/LinkedIn deal notified for EU merger control clearance: Will it be smooth sailing?

Lavoielegal.eu, here. 

The Competitive Landscape for Machine Intelligence

Bloomberg Beta, here. 

Google and Facebook are booming. Is the rest of the digital ad business sinking?

Recode, here. 

These Apps Let Anyone Build a (Dumb) Chatbot

Bloomberg, here. 

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield challenged

White & Case, here. 

Cloud: Datenschützer prüfen Speicherung von Unternehmensdaten im Ausland

Heise.de, hier. 

Reform des europäischen Urheberrechts: Viel Luft nach oben

VZBV, hier. 

Court challenge to Privacy Shield will have wide reverberations

The Irish Times, here. 

Carnegie Mellon to open research center focused on AI ethics

ZDNet, here. 

Review: ‘The Attention Merchants’ Dissects the Battle for Clicks and Eyeballs

NYTimes, here. 

Walmart joins antitrust suit alleging tuna collusion

Under Current News, here.

Improving Quality Isn’t Anti- Competitive, Part II

Google, here.

The German Bundesgerichtshof changes its concept of parody following CJEU Deckmyn v. Vrijheidsfonds/ Vandersteen

Kluwercopyrightblog, here. 

Europe rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley

FT, here.

Flywheel Taxi sues Uber for antitrust violations

SF Gate, here.

Managing the Machines

 A. Agrawal, J. Gans, and A. Goldfarb, here. 

It’s Finally Legal To Hack Your Own Devices (Even Your Car)

Wired, here.

Merger trends in innovation markets on the two sides of the Atlantic

F. Jenny, Presentation here. 

Ninth Annual Conference on Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy: Conference Summary

Techpolicy, here. 

Facebook clamps down on piracy as it wipes out several music-sharing groups

TheNextWeb, here. 

Justice Department Sues DIRECTV for Orchestrating Information Sharing Agreements with Three Competitors

DOJ, here. 

Competition watchdog criticised by MPs over bank reform

TheGuardian, here. 

How big will big data be under the GDPR ?

Iapp, here. 

Will The FCC’s Privacy Regs Actually Change The Status Quo On Consent?

AdExchanger, here. 

Facebook isn't looking out for your privacy. It wants your data for itself

TheGuardian, here.

Why Amazon Alexa is so dominant right now

VentureBeat, here.

Workers in gig economy need minimum wage, says ex-minister

TheTimes, here.

What is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners

BlockGeeks, here.

Facebook is right to sink Admiral’s app

Openrightsgroup, here.

Proposed Update of Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation

FTC, DOJ, here. 

Loi Macron: les notaires opposés jusqu'au bout à l'ouverture à la concurrence

Challenges, ici.

Privacy group takes challenge on Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s independence

Irishtimes.com, here. 

Feature statt Bug: Facebook redet Diskriminierung als „multikulturelles Marketing“ schön

Netzpolitik, hier. 

Ennio Morricone Sues to Reclaim Rights to Film Scores

  HollywoodReporter, here.

  See also here.

How Zcash Tries to Balance Privacy, Transparency in Blockchain

Americanbanker.com, here. 

What could Facebook target next? Our mental health data

TheGuardian, here. 

The (curiously unhelpful) proposed update of the Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

Fordham IPLJ, Video here (bootleg quality, sadly).

Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property: Proposed Update, here. 

Missing: SEP, FRAND, pay-for-delay (Actavis), etc.

Overall impression: update  in the current form curiously non informative, better read speeches given by agency officials, apply for business review letters, etc., or get in touch (say agency officials themselves ;-)). Possibly, fear of being too influential abroad?

Youtube zahlt Gema

FAZ, hier. 

Varsity Brands

Oral argument before the Supreme Court, here.
See also here and here.
Audio of the oral argument here.

Copyright Office Gratuitously Kills the DMCA Safe Harbor For Thousands of Websites

E. Goldman, here.

Copyright Impacts Everything

M. Masnick, Video here. 

The e-Commerce Sector Inquiry

T. Kramler, R. Rende Granata, Presentation here.

Yandex v. Google: Unofficial English Translation of the September 2015 Decision

Here. 

The Ride-Share Startup That's Competing With Uber And Lyft By Charging $1

FastCompany, here. 

Toyota is testing a Smart Key Box that makes it easier to share your car with strangers

VentureBeat, here. 

Klagewelle gegen Lkw-Kartellanten rollt

Handelsblatt, hier. 

Uber drivers are company employees not self-employed contractors, UK court rules

Arstechnica.co.uk, here. 

Who oversees data brokers selling your personal info? No one

LATimes, here. 

La/The « Berkeley School of Antitrust »

Leconcurrentialiste, Ici/here.

Territorial restrictions in media content licensing – lessons from the Paramount commitments decision

FieldFischer, here.

Watch: 52,000 library books being shelved

Qz, here.

Complexity Theory and Evolutionary Economics

OECD, here.

(Coincidentally recalling that my PhD in economics was on vertical restraints from the perspective of evolutionary economics, here).

The Tragedy of the Commons: How Elinor Ostrom Solved One of Life’s Greatest Dilemmas

Evonomics, here.

Rochade in EU-Kommission: Günther Oettinger wechselt von Digitales zu Haushalt!

Netzpolitik, hier.

Agency Decision-Making In Merger Cases: From A Prohibition Decision To A Conditional Clearance

OECD Background Note, here.

Paying to Have and Not to Hold

Slate, here.

The Costs and Benefits of Antitrust Consents

J. Wright, D. Ginsburg, here.

Comparing Google Assistant on Pixel to Apple Siri on iPhone 7

SearchEngineLand, here.

The GDPR will set the benchmark for global privacy contracting – and here's why.

P. Lee, here.

How Economists View the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

Fortune, here.

Why chatbots are an important opportunity for retailers

Econconsultancy, here.

The Italian Competition Authority has launched two investigations into WhatsApp Inc. practices over alleged violations of the Consumer Code

AGCM, here.

Euribor 2013 Cartel Decision

Here.

WP29 to WhatsApp

Letter, here.

Des Républicains proposent une loi sur l’impression 3D qui ne changerait rien

Numerama, ici. 

Patent Assertion Entities in Europe

EC  Joint Research Centre (JRC), here. 

Google Android antitrust case: more competition means better conditions for App Developers

DIGITAL SME Alliance, here. 

Nudge Units Around the World

Statement of Objections to Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal on code-sharing on Brussels-Lisbon route

EC, here, 

Uber’s newest API lets developers reach and reward drivers

VentureBeat, here. 

Handel mit Produktfälschungen: Neue Pflichten für Weihnachtsmarkt-Veranstalter

Spiritlegal.com, hier. 

Privacy group launches legal challenge against EU-U.S. data pact: sources

Reuters, here.

State Commercial Court of Moscow District confirmed legitimacy of FAS refusal to register excessive prices for medicinal drugs

FAS, here. 

Apple is launching its new TV guide tomorrow — but Netflix won’t be a part of it

Recode, here.

New Strategies for Securing Our Private Lives

J. Zittrain, here.

The Battle for Our Attention

T. Wu,  Video here.

Ryanair looking for data as passengers will have to 'sign in' to book flights

Newstalk, here. 

Warum Merkel an die Algorithmen will

Spiegel.de, hier. 

ChemChina ready for concessions to clinch delayed Syngenta deal in 2017: source

Bloomberg, here. 

10 Emerging Technologies That Will Drive The Next Economy

Game-changer.net, here. 

Juno Wants to Outperform Uber With Kindness

Bloomberg, here. 

The Reason The Copyright Office Misrepresented Copyright Law To The FCC: Hollywood Told It To

TechDirt, here. 

Press Publishers and Copyright

J. Diaz Noci, here. 

Netflix CEO Wary That AT&T's Latest Merger Could Hurt Streaming Competitors

TechDirt, here. 

Promises, Promises From AT&T

Nytimes.com, here. 

Getting a handle on Twitter

WIPO Magazine, here. 

Breyer decision and the concept of personal data

Datonomy, here. 

Fairness and flexibility: Citizens Advice Bureau go right to the source

MyDex, here. 

Warner Bros sues talent agency for copyright infringement

WIPR, here.
See here.

Microsoft launches the next version of its deep learning toolkit into beta

TechCrunch, here. 

Mastercard to launch personal finance bot and commerce API for payments

VentureBeat, here. 

Whitepaper on EU Data Protection

Amazon Web Services, here. 

WhatsApp fights back over criticism of new privacy policy

FT, here. 

Merkel fordert von Internetplattformen mehr Transparenz

Heise.de, hier.

Investigation into suspected breaches of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector.

CMA, here.

Competition and innovation in land transport

OECD, Background Note, here.

Mergers Raise Prices, Not Efficiency

BloombergView, here.

Forscher empfehlen Datenschutz, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht zu verheiraten

Heise.de, hier.

Study on the Passing-on of Overcharges

EC, Final Report, here. 

A Chilly Reaction to AT&T-Time Warner Deal

NYTimes, here. 

AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit, New Documents Reveal

TheDailyBeast, here. 

A Survey of Worldwide Censorship Techniques

IETF, here.

Brexit and Competition: Issues Paper

Brexit Competition Law Working Group (BCLWG), here.

Ethics and Artificial Intelligence.

Enterpriseirregulars, here. 

Artificial Intelligence: Law and Policy

White House and UW’s Tech Policy Lab (24.04.2016), Video here.

The Rise of Big Data and the Loss of Privacy

A. Chirita, here. 

From Personality To Property: Data Protection Needs Competition, Consumer Protection Law, Conference Says

IP-watch, here.

Geoblocking in context

Bird&Bird, Presentation here.

Google, OpenAI create algorithms to use personal data, protect privacy

IAPP.org, here.

The Current State of Competition in the App Ecosystem

Appdevelopersalliance, here.

Ranking 11 technology companies on encryption and human rights

Amnesty International, here.

Pokémon Go-Entwickler Niantic lenkt ein

VZBV, hier.

Philips klagt gegen Android-Smartphones und -Tablets

Heise.de, Hier.

The Long Wait for Innovation: The Global Patent Pendency Problem

CPIP, here.

Resetting competition policy frameworks for the digital ecosystem

GSMA, here

“La mayoría de universidades del mundo van a desaparecer”

ElPais, aquí.

Gare à la datacratie galopante

Libération, ici.

The Behavioural Economics Revolution

Inno.bva.fr, here.