Sunday, November 27, 2011

Interview with Teresa Hackett: Positive and thoughtful engagement of Member States at WIPO

IFLA.org, here.

Improving traffic management transparency

Ofcom, here

Digitaal gebonden - Onderzoek naar de functionaliteit van een vaste prijs voor het e-boek


J. Poort, I. Akker, N. van Eijk, B. van der Sloot, P. Rutten, hier.

Comparative analysis, Law & Economics analysis, assessment and development of recommendations for possible future rules on digital content contracts

M. Loos, N. Helberger, L. Guibault, C. Mak, L. Pessers, K. Cseres, B. van der Sloot, R. Tigner, here

No fixed price for e-books in The Netherlands

Futurebook.net, here

The Case of Margin Squeeze as a Blueprint for the Transition from Regulation to Competition?

H. Auf‘mkolk, here

Was zu tun wäre: Ein Urheberrecht für das 21. Jahrhundert

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V., Digitale Gesellschaft e.V., Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V., here.

Neutral on Internet Neutrality: Should There Be a Role for the Federal Trade Commission?

T. Rosch, here

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

iCloud: The Impact on Enterprise Information Management & E-Discovery

hudsonlegalblog.com, here

UK statement at SCCR 23 on preservation for libraries and archives

Here (from keionline.org). 

US Submission to SCCR 23 on Objectives and Principles for Exceptions and Limitations For Libraries and Archives

Here

EU Competition Policy: Work Programme for 2012

J. Almunia, here

Content Mining Free For All Would Be Bad For All

publishers.org.uk, here

The Creation of the WTO

WTO Creation Documentary Project, YouTube, here

Olivier Martinez/AdWords après l’arrêt par la CJUE

Tribunal de grande instance de Paris 17ème chambre, Jugement du 14 novembre 2011, ici

Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles

thedigitalshift.com, here

Hartford Courant Settles Copyright And Hot News Claims

Paidcontent.org, here.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Site to Resell Music Files Has Critics

NYTimes.com, here.

EU Commission makes Standard & Poor's commitments to abolish fees for use of US International Securities Identification Numbers binding

Press Release, here

Copyright Infringement and Enforcement in the US - A Research Note

The American Assembly, here

Contracts on Fire: Amazon's Lending Library Mess

The Authors Guild, here

HathiTrust: Overview of Orphan Works Investigation for One Volume

Here

IP and Competition Policy - An International Perspective

Giovanni Napolitano, WIPO
Trento Economics Faculty
November 17, 2011
Room 3 C, 9 am.
Presentation here

Keynote: The Landscape of Collective Management Schemes

D. Gervais, here

Does Merger Control Work? A Retrospective on U.S. Enforcement Actions and Merger Outcomes

J. Kwoka, Jr., D. Greenfield, here

FAIR USE IN EUROPE. IN SEARCH OF FLEXIBILITIES


B. Hugenholtz, M. Senftleben, here.

Positionspapier: Kulturelles Erbe im Internet sichtbar machen - Museumsobjekte und Urheberrecht -

D. Preißler, hier

Friday, November 11, 2011

FAIR AND OTHER NON-INFRINGING USES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLOUD COMPUTING

G. Jiang, here.

Décret relatif au prix du livre numérique

N° 2011-1499 du 10 novembre 2011 pris en application de la loi n° 2011-590 du 26 mai 2011, ici. 

Whither WIPO: Will WIPO Wither?

M. Geist, audio, here

SCCR/22/16 - Proposal on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities

Here

PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH COMPETITION LAW: DO COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAMS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY?

J. Murphy, OECD ROUNDTABLE ON PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH COMPETITION LAW, here

Achtes Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen

Referentenentwurf, BMWi, hier

Bionic Revisited: What the Summary Judgment Ruling in Oracle v. Google Means for Android and the GPL

E. Naughton, here

Library Copyright Alliance on Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

The Net Neutrality Debate: Are All End-Users and Websites Created Equal?

C. Cohn, A. Mossoff , M. Lemley, video here

The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry

Australian Senate, Economics References Committee, here

Livres indisponibles et orphelins : quel enjeu pour les bibliothèques ?

Interassociation Archives Bibliothèques Documentation, ici

The Impact of Copyright Policy Changes on Venture Capital Investment in Cloud Computing Companies

J. Lerner, here

Monday, October 31, 2011

WTO TRIPS Council: Ecuador questions the European Union on Italian compulsory licenses

KEI, here.

Google exerts influence through others

Bloomberg Businessweek, here

Rules for Growth: Promoting Innovation and Growth Through Legal Reform

R. Litan , Y. Benkler , H. Butler , J. Clippinger , R. Cook-Deegan , R. Cooter , A. Edlin , N. Garnett , R. Gilson , O. Goodenough , G. Hadfield , M. Lemley , F. Partnoy , G. Priest , L. Ribstein , C. Sabel , P. Schuck , H. Scott, R. Scott , A. Stein , V. Stodden , J. Tyler III , A. Viard and B. Wittes, here

Aktuelle Auseinandersetzung zwischen Apple, Samsung und anderen IT-Anbietern.

TAZ.de, hier

Emerging Theories of Competitive Harm in Merger Enforcement

T. Rosch, D. Tucker, here

Governing Bad Behavior by Users of Multi-Sided Platforms

D. Evans, here

MPAA Lists “Notorious” Pirate Sites To U.S. Government

torrentfreak.com, here

Bank Competition in the EU: How Has It Evolved?

L. Weill, here

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A United States Perspective on Cartel Enforcement

S. Hammond, here (thanks to Kartellblog). 

THE EX-POST EVALUATION OF TWO MERGER DECISIONS


L.Aguzzoni, E. Argentesi, P. Buccirossi, L. Ciari, T. Duso, M. Tognoni, C. Vitale, here.

Finland: Copyright Management Organization abused its Dominant Position

ECN Brief 04/2011, here

EU addresses orphan works and 'out-of-commerce' books and journals

C. Scollo Lavizzari, A. Myburgh, here

On the interpretation of ‘human embryo’ as of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Court of Justice of the European Union, Judgment in Case C-34/10
Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace e.V., Press Release and Judgment

Report on online gambling in the Internal Market

European Parliament, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Rapporteur: Jürgen Creutzmann, here

Bundeskartellamt verhängt Millionengeldbußen gegen Hersteller von Instant-Cappuccino

Pressemeldung, hier

On the resale of MP3s and other digital download music and video files: ReDigi

the1709blog.blogspot.com, here

Liberalizar los colegios profesionales para crear más competencia en la economía

Expansion.com, aquì.

An Antitrust Framework for Climate Change

M. Carrier, here.

Regional Agreements of Developing Jurisdictions: Unleashing the Potential

M. Gal, I. Faibish, here

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Amicus Brief: AAI Opposes Restrictions on Foreign Reach of Sherman Act (Minn-Chem v. Agrium)

Europa-Abgeordnete drängen auf rasche Reform der Verwertungsgesellschaften

Heise.de, hier

Competition in professions - 10 years on. The Liberalisation of Professions and Consumer Empowerment

P. Collins, here.

Informe sobre las relaciones entre fabricantes y distribuidores en el sector alimentario

CNC, aquì.

ACCC appeals Google decision on misleading advertisements

News Release, here

Steve Jobs patent enables Apple to shut down any new Android product in Australia

fosspatents.blogspot.com, here

Ban on internet sales amounts to a restriction on competition by object, unless objectively justifiied

Court of Justice of the European Union, Case C-439/09, Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmétique SAS v Président de l'Autorité de la Concurrence, here

Apple wins Samsung tablet ban in Australian court

Reuters.com, here

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

That Didn't Take Long: Amazon Sued For Patent Infringement For New Kindle Fire Tablet

Techdirt.com, here.

Indagine conoscitiva sul settore dell’assicurazione di autoveicoli

A. Catricalà, qui

Deutscher Journalisten-Verband kritisiert Vorstoß aus CDU/CSU für ein »faires Urheberrecht«

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier

Buchbranche fürchtet Einfluss der Piraten

Heise.de, hier. 

Six Provocations for Big Data

D.Boyd, K.Crawford, here

Independent rail regulators are key to competitive rail services

European Parliament, here

Dutch ruling sends intermediary liability back to the 90s

technollama.co.uk, here

Bookshare Passes 150,000 Student Members & 125,000 Titles

Teleread.com, here

Medicines Patent Pool Signs Deal With Indian Generics Producer

ip-watch.org, here

EU Commission imposes € 8.9 million fine in banana cartel

Press Release, here

Monday, October 10, 2011

The Economist on Software Patents

Difference Engine: Programmed nonsense, here

EXCESSIVE PRICES

OECD Secretariat, Background Paper, here

The economics of compliance

M. Bennett, presentation.

Getting personal: Managers' liability for competition law breaches: a UK perspective

L. Guttuso, presentation

WIPO STUDY ON PATENTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

WIPO Secretariat, here

PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS: TRANSPARENCY ISSUES IN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

OECD, here

WIPO STUDY ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN EXHAUSTION OF INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS AND COMPETITION LAW

WIPO Secreteriat, here

Opération de concentration entre coopératives agricoles autorisée sous réserve d'engagements

Communiqué, ici

Energy markets: Commission welcomes adoption of new rules on wholesale electricity and gas trading

Competition Enforcement Capacity Building and Competition Advocacy

J. Fingleton, here

UNITAID 3rd Consultative Forum; Nineteen IP recommendations

KEI, here

Canada: New Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Here

Europe 1 – Premier League 0

B. Hugenholtz, here

Benzinpreise – Marktmacht, Preissetzung und Konsequenzen

Arbeitskreis Kartellrecht, Bundeskartellamt, Thesenpapier und drei Vorträge

FTC Requires Sale of Generic Cancer Pain Drug and Muscle Relaxant as Conditions of Teva’s $6.8 Billion Acquisition of Cephalon