DES DONNÉES CULTURELLES À DIFFUSER

Owni.fr, ici.

OLG Hamburg: Rapidshare II

Urteil v. 14.03.2012, Az. 5 U 87/09, hier. 

The Philosopher Whose Fingerprints Are All Over the FTC's New Approach to Privacy

Theatlantic.com, here. 

BALANCING PRIVACY AND INNOVATION: DOES THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL TIP THE SCALE?

FTC, here. 

WP29: Opinion on the data protection reform proposals

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here. 

EGC: Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission

T-336/07, aquì. Read also the EU Commission's Press Release, here.

Diritto d’autore: Antonio Catricalà al lavoro su norma interpretativa per poteri Agcom

Key4biz.it, qui.

UK Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study

R. Hooper, Phase 1 Report, here.

Antitrust proceedings and the application of legal privilege under English law

Herbertsmith.com, here. 

Consent and competition: getting the right balance

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

Promusicae me denuncia por infracción a su honor

E. Dans, aquì.

Das nebulöse Leistungsschutzrecht im Unterausschuss Neue Medien

T. Rößner, hier. 

European Parliament Rejects Referral Of ACTA To EU High Court

Ip-watch.org, here. 

EU reaches preliminary deal on future-proof roaming solution for mobile phone users

Here.

Antitrust and the Movement of Technology

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

EU – US Privacy and Protection of Personal Data: Americans Are from Mars, Europeans Are from Venus

Ediscoverymap.com, here

Steady flow: evolution not revolution in the Water White Paper?

Oxera, here. 

Hadopi : les chercheurs américains répondent aux critiques du "Monde"

Electronlibre.info, ici.
Etude en question ici. 

Le patrimoine immatériel des personnes publiques

Très utile "Dossier du participant", ici. 

La France et les enjeux européens de la numérisation de l'écrit

Commission des affaires européennes (rapport présenté à l'Assemblée nationale), ici. 

Study on monetising privacy

N. Jentzsch, S. Preibusch, A.  Harasser, here.

US Supreme Court Discusses Bohannan and Hovenkamp, Creation Without Restraint

S. Ghosh, here. 

Restriction de la concurrence sur les marchés de la vente d'aliments secs pour chiens et pour chats dans la distribution spécialisée

Autorité de la Concurrence, Décision n° 12-D-10 du 20 mars 2012, ici. 

CRESCERE IMPARANDO: UNA ROAD MAP PER LA CULTURA

F. Vella, qui. 

Data Strategy Board set up to advise UK government on which data to set free

The Guardian, here. 

Academic Publishing is Broken

The-scientist.com, here. 

UK Merger Fees - Impact Assessment

BIS, here. 

Draft Framework Guidelines on Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules for European Gas Transmission Networks

ACER, Public Consultation, here. 

EU-U.S. joint statement on data protection

Here. 

Google Amicus Brief in Disney v. Hotfile

Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Hotfile Corp. et al.,  Case No. 11-20427-Civ here.

Cigarette Packaging Regulation: The Intersection of Free Speech, Free Trade, Due Process, Property and Intellectual Property

Worldtradelaw.typepad.com, here. 

AGCM: SANZIONATO CARTELLO SEGRETO TRA GLI AGENTI MARITTIMI NEL PORTO DI GENOVA

Provvedimento qui.

ISPs' six strikes enforcement plan in force next July

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

From Curia to Caries: music to the public in the dentist's chair

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here.  

A surprisingly large collection of jokes about economists and economics

Here. 

PARERE IN TEMA DI MISURE PER CONTRASTARE LA C.D. "PIRATERIA INFORMATICA"

Punto-informatico.it, qui. 

Gespräche über freiwillige Two-Strikes-Regelung gescheitert

Heise.de, hier.

The Apple E-Book Kerfuffle Meets Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics

Truthonthemarket.com, here.  

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI POSTE ITALIANE PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE NEL SETTORE DEI SERVIZI POSTALI LIBERALIZZATI

Provvedimento qui. 

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced

BIS, here.
The future CMA included, 14 will be the competition authorities in the EU (other, less employed names: office, commission and council). What about a unified US Antitrust Authority?

The Dubious Autonomy of Virtual Worlds

M. Lemley, here. 

Italian Pfizer Case (3)

T. Graf, here.
(1 here and 2 here)

Copyright and Educational Uses: The Unbearable Case of Italian Law from a European and Comparative Perspective

G. Mazziotti, here. 

The Value and Benefit of Text Mining to UK Further and Higher Education

JISC, here. 

WTO: Ukraine files dispute against Australia over trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products

Here. The complaint is here. 

MOVIES ON PAY TV MARKET INVESTIGATION: Developments since our provisional findings

UK Competition Commission, here

Anyone aware of a coming IP/Competition conference with still open submissions?

In case you are, I'd love to know (mail). Many thanks in advance.

BEREC: blocking of VoIP and P2P traffic is common

Here. 

Patent Infringement Litigation: Filings on the Rise

Patentlyo.com, here. 

Rechtliche Aspekte der Nutzung, Verbreitung und Weiterentwicklung von Open-Source-Software

Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Informationstechnik
Bundesministerium des Innern, hier.

L'Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne un cartel franco-allemand à hauteur de 95,5 millions d'euros dans le secteur de la farine en sachets

Ici. 

From Pipe to Platform: The US CIO on the Future of Open Data

Niemanlab.org, here. 

What Makes an Effective Teacher? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

V. Lavy, here. 

Competitiveness of the euro area and within the euro area

M. Draghi, here. 

National Libraries and a Museum open up their data using CC0

Here.

Orphan Works: Mapping the Possible Solution Spaces

D. Hansen, here.

AG Mazák on the appropriateness of commitments

Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-551/10 P - Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, here. 

Google and European Competition Law

M. Carve, H. Williams, here. 

Some Issues at the Intersection of Antitrust Law and Innovation Policy (3)

H. Hovenkamp, video here (from Kartellblog.de). Paper here.

Reform-minded professors consider backing NCAA antitrust exemption

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Offres, terminaux, chaîne de valeur : quelles perspectives pour le livre numérique ?

HADOPI, ici. 

Netzneutralität

Vierter Zwischenbericht der Enquete-Kommission „Internet und digitale Gesellschaft“, hier. 

La CNC inicia un estudio sobre la competencia en el transporte de mercancías por ferrocarril

Nota de Prensa aquí. 

Government Pressuring Publishers to Adjust Pricing Policy on E-Books

Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com, here. 

Antitrust’s State Action Doctrine and the Ordinary Powers of Corporations

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

GAS: AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DI ENI PER POSSIBILE ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui.

Aggregates market investigation - issues statement

UK Competition Commission, here. 

Exclusion as a Core Competition Concern

J. Baker, here. 

Competition policy for innovation and growth: Keeping markets open and efficient

J. Almunia, here. 

Tarifs sociaux de l'électricité et droit de la concurrence

Autorité de la concurrence, Avis ici. 

Scaling the Patent System

C. Mulligan, T. Lee, here. 

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the data protection reform package

Here.

Android und das Open Source Konzept

Ifross.org, hier. 

Accessible ICTs and Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities

UNESCO, here. 

Creation without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation

Symposium named after the title of the new book written Christina Bohannan and Herbert Hovenkamp; contributions linked from here. 

Workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

European Parliament, video here. 

WIPO: International Patent Filings Set New Record in 2011

Press Release, here. 

Panel on the European Competition Model: Report

European Competition Forum 2012, here. 

Are Bookstores and Libraries Doomed by Digitization?

R. Posner, here. 

Koalition bringt Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage auf den Weg

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Meltwater Holding BV v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited: Is Google Next?

C. Doagoo, here. 

ICE bekommt Konkurrenz

Ftd.de, hier. 

Football Dataco: skill and labour is dead!

E. Derclaye, here. 

“Honor your commitments” - The patent hold-up problem after antitrust regulators in the United States and the European Union cleared Google’s acquisition of Motorola’s patent pool

N. Cerros, here. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against MathWorks over interoperability issues

Press Release, here. 

Media and Antitrust: An overview of EU and national case law

M. Herron, C. Pouncey, here. 

ECJ on football fixture lists and originality in the selection or arrangement of the data

Case C‑604/10, Football Dataco Ltd et al. v Yahoo! UK Ltd et al., here. 

Plaintiffs Seek Fair Use Ruling in Mass Book Digitization Case

Blog.authorsguild.org, here. 

Advocacy Intervention of the Italian Competition Authority concerning Competition Reform Proposals

ECN Brief 1/2012, here. 

Petit guide de survie juridique à l’usage des auteurs d’oeuvres indisponibles

S.I.Lex, ici. 

Positionspapier des dbv zur aktuellen Fassung der EU-Richtlinie zu verwaisten Werken

Hier. 

Towards Flexible Copyright?

F. Teeven, here. 

Sì al rating antimafia per promuovere le aziende virtuose

IlSole24Ore.com, qui. 

Les nouvelles règles de confidentialité de Google soulèvent des inquiétudes

CNIL, ici. 

India at WTO TRIPS Council: Concerns over ACTA and TPPA

Here (from keionline.org). 

Competition policy and growth

J. Almunia, here. 

Fair Share: Warum Verlage gegen Google schlechte Karten haben

A. Lohse, hier. 

A single European open data licence?

N. Kroes, here. 

In praise of structural reform

The Economist, here. 

Privacy Commissioner of Canada: letter to Google regarding privacy policy changes

Here. 

TARIFFE PROFESSIONALI: ANTITRUST AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DEL CONSIGLIO NOTARILE DI LUCCA PER POSSIBILE INTESA RESTRITTIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA

Provvedimento qui.

BVerfG: Speicherung und Verwendung von Telekommunikationsdaten teilweise verfassungswidrig

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

La loi sur la numérisation des livres indisponibles du XXème siècle: analyse

Société des Gens de Lettre, ici.

Competition for Innovation

H.Hovenkamp, here.

Study on data collection and storage in the EU

European Network and Information Security Agency, here. 

Le prix unique du livre numérique : quelles implications pour le droit de la concurrence ? — Questions à Maître Pauline Le More, avocate au barreau de Paris

Images.lexbase.fr, ici. 

Dutch university blocks bitTorrent traffic of their students

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Wert anuncia que revisará "el conjunto" de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual

Lavanguardia.com, aquí

Zum 100. Geburtstag von Joseph Schumpeters „Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung"

H. Kurz,  faz-community.faz.net, hier. 

Cultural heritage institutions concerned over proposed European orphan works directive

L. Guibault, here. 

EU-US data protection negotiations during 2011

EU Commission, here. 

Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at White House Privacy Event

Here. 

Solving Europeana’s mass-digitization issues through Extended Collective Licensing?

J. Axhamn and L. Guibault, here.

Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy

The US White House, here. 

C'tee in Israel proposes businesses separate holdings

Jpost.com, here. 

Meeting of „europe-v-facebook.org” and Facebook Representatives: summary of Arguments

Europe-v-facebook.org, here. 

GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps for patients

UK Department of Health, here. 

Delays, drafts and distinguished discussants: the unitary patent moves on

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

GPS-based Insurance Rates: The Devil is in the (Data) Details

J. Zittrain, here. 

Bundesrat hält an Kartellrechtsrevision in der Schweiz fest

NZZ Online, hier. 

ACTA to be referred to the European Court of Justice

K. De Gucht, here. D. Martin's reaction here. 

Press-clipping y gestión colectiva de derechos de propiedad intelectual en España

CEDRO,  aquí.

"First come first served": the European Commission's priority rule in Seagate/Samsung and Western Digital / Hitachi and practical implications

Herbertsmith.com, here. 

Noch kein Ergebnis im Streit zwischen GEMA und YouTube

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

Economic Analysis of Pay-for-Delay Settlements and Their Legal Ruling

L. Gratz, here. 

One Network’s Effect: The Rise and Future of the ICN

M. Coppola Timeo, here. 

UBS Turning Whistleblower in Libor Probe Puts Pressure on Rivals

Businessweek.com, here. 

Why (Ever) Define Markets? An Answer to Professor Kaplow

G. Werden, here. 

Private Enforcement and Collective Redress: the Benefits of Empirical Research and Comparative Approaches

Competition Law Review - Volume 8 Issue 1, here. 

Public and private enforcement of EU competition law

A. Italiener, here. 

The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music Sales: Evidence from an Event Study in France

B. Danaher, M. Smith, R. Telang, S. Chen, here.

Plate-forme dédiée au prêt et l'achat d'ebooks en bibliothèque au Portugal

Actualitte.com, ici. 

MegaBust's MegaQuestions Cloud the Net's Future

P. Corwin, here. 

US Hearing on Litigation as a Predatory Strategy

Before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet,
House Judiciary Committee. Written testimonies: M.Lao, here; J. Richards, here. Video here. 

Loosen up copyright law, says Dutch government

Rnw.nl, here. 

Berliner Open Data-Strategie

Frauenhofer FOKUS, hier. 

Competition Bureau's affidavits reveal Libor manipulation system and extent of Canada's probe

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. See also here.

Copyrights' many crossroads

M. Martin-Pratt, here (video, The Creators Conference - audio pretty poor).

IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN CARTEL INVESTIGATIONS

OECD, Background Note, here; country contributions here. 

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in International Antitrust Law – A U.S. Perspective

H. Buxbaum, R. Michaels, here. 

German services: Protected and inefficient

The Economist, here. 

Competition Law, Extraterritoriality and Bilateral Agreements

F. Wagner-von Papp, here. 

AU Federal Court on the qualification of simulcast via the Internet as broadcasting

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Ltd v Commercial Radio Australia Limited [2012] FCA 93 (15 February 2012), here. 

Google's thoughts on the right to be forgotten

Here. 

AP v. Meltwater: Complaint

Here. 

EU Court of Justice on general filtering systems to prevent copyright infringement

C-360/10, Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers (SABAM) v Netlog NV, here.

Competition in UK Banking

J.Fingleton, here. 

Competition Work at the OECD

F. Maier-Rigaud, N. Taylor, here. 

Barnier to seek mandate to negotiate a WIPO Treaty for the blind

Here (video).

Acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google approved

EU Commission here; US Department of Justice here. 

Second hand music files trader avoids injunction as copyright case moves to full trial

www.out-law.com, here. 

Evolution or Revolution? The Italian Competition Authority and the Pfizer Decision: A Reply to Thomas Graf

S. Grassani, here. 

Global antitrust in 2012: 10 key themes

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, here. 

Fair Use of Copies of Non-Patent-Literature Made in Patent Examination

USPTO, here. 

Golan v. Holder: A Farewell to Constitutional Challenges to Copyright Laws

J. Band, here.

Plagio e creatività: un dialogo tra diritto e altri saperi

R. Caso (a cura di), qui. 

OVERSIGHT OF INNOVATION CATALYSTS

T.Wu, OECD Hearing on Digital Economy, here. 

Zentralvermarktung der Medienrechte der Fußball-Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga ab Saison 2013/2014

Bundeskartellamt, Beschluss hier. 

Bottin Cartographes / Google France, Google Inc.

Tribunal de commerce de Paris 15ème chambre Jugement du 31 janvier 2012, ici. 

UNILATERAL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WITH ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECTS (E.G. THROUGH PRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS)

OECD, Background Paper, here. 

Vergleichende Studie über Modelle zur Versendung von Warnhinweisen durch Internet-Zugangsanbieter an Nutzer bei Urheberrechtsverletzungen

R. Schwartmann et al., hier. 

WEKO eröffnet Untersuchung gegen Banken

Hier. 

COMPENSARE I DANNI DA LIBERALIZZAZIONI?

A.Heimler, qui. 

High Court on the"Karen Murphy" issues after C-403/08

Football Association Premier League Ltd & Ors v QC Leisure & Ors [2012] EWHC 108 (Ch), February 3, 2012, here. 

COPYRIGHT + CREATIVITY = JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

WIPO, here. 

‘The Hotel Stinks’: Online Reviews and Consumer Law

Competition Policy Blog, here. 

The evolution from sector-specific regulation towards competition law in EU telecom markets from 1997 to 2011 - Different effects in practical implementation

N. Freud, E-O. Ruhle, here. 

Patent thickets, patent fees and patent quality: EPO Advisory Board sets priorities for investigations

EPO.org, here. 

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXème siècle : vers la consécration de la gestion collective des livres indisponibles ?

Labs.hadopi.fr, ici. 

The Counterfactual Method in EU Competition Law: The Cornerstone of the Effects-Based Approach

D. Geradin, I. Girgenson, here.

Google condamné pour abus de position dominante de son service Google Maps en France

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Sharing : Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age

P. Aigrain, here. 

Almunia on the reasons to prohibit the merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext

Video, here. 

Die 8. GWB-Novelle aus wettbewerbspolitischer Sicht

Monopolkommission, hier. 

Musikindustrie scheitert mit Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Heise-Urteil

Heise.de, hier. 

Optus wins TV Now litigation on cloud storage of free-to-air TV programs

Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 (1 February 2012), here. 

Entscheidung des Amtsgerichts Bonn in Sachen Pfleiderer

AG Bonn vom 18. Januar 2012, hier. Mittelung des Bundeskartellamtes hier. 

MERCATO DEL GAS: AGCM SANZIONA LE SOCIETA’ ESTRA RETI GAS SRL E ESTRA SPA PER ABUSO DI POSIZIONE DOMINANTE

Provvedimento qui. 

Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think

Cyberlaw.stanford.edu, here. 

Neelie Kroes on SOPA, MegaUpload, and Cloud Computing

Vieuws.eu, Interview, here (from 01:53). 

Galaxy-Tab-Urteil - Richterspruch ohne Gewinner

Handelsblatt.com, hier. 

EU Commission opens proceedings against Samsung on licensing standard essential patents

Press Release, here. 

Pitruzzella (Antitrust): bene il rating antimafia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Relearning to forget

The Economist, here. 

The Sky is Rising: On the State of the Entertainment Industry

M. Masnick, M. Ho, here. Compare it with M. Lemley, Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?, here. 

Public Access to Digital Data:Responses to US OSTP's Request for Information

Here. 

Plagiat universitaire : le pacte de non-lecture

Lemonde.fr, ici. 

Strong medicine for law breakers – NDRC’s first antitrust action in the pharmaceutical sector under the Anti-monopoly law

Hogan Lovells, Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
Client Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 f., here. 

Private data, public rules

The Economist, here. 

Ein Bärendienst an der Forschung

Nzz.ch, hier. 

EU Commission closes procedural case against Servier

Here. From the press release: "In light of Servier's arguments which would require significant further investigation, the Commission has decided to close the case, and instead focus on the substantive enforcement of competition rules in a number of pending cases, including one involving Servier". Was the Commission flabbergasted  by Servier's backfire?

EU Data protection reform and Cloud Computing

N. Kroes, here. 

UN Special Rapporteur Talks Human Rights, Internet at GW Law

Techpolicy.com, here. 

In line with the international competition best practices? - The new competition law in Brazil

D. Herrera Moraes, here. 

MegaUpload : entretien exclusif avec le responsable technique

Zdnet.fr, ici. 

Vergesst das Recht auf Vergessenwerden

S. Möller, hier. 

From Regulatory Tool to Competition Law Rule: The Case of Margin Squeeze under EU Competition Law

H. Auf'mkolk, here (presentation here).

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

ARL, here. 

Setting up the European Cloud Partnership

N. Kroes, here. 

Wikipedia Wants to Be Free — for Mobile Users, in Africa

Mashable.com, here.