EU Commissioner Reveals He Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of ACTA By European Parliament Next Week

TechDirt, here. 

Pharmacies Allege Antidepressant Manufacturers Hampered Generic Competition

Rite Aid Corp et al. v. Wyeth Inc. et al, Complaint here. 

Quand Google défie le droit, par Alain Strowel

Ipdigit.eu, ici. 

Antitrust Enforcement and Media Industries: Competition and Beyond

G. Kimmelman, here. 

CIVIL LIBERTIES AND COMPETITION POLICY

B. Foer, here. 

Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications

Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings ("Finch Report"), here. 

Oracle ./ Google – Verwendung von Teilen der Java-API keine Urheberrechtsverletzung

D. Jansen, hier. 

Open Data : 20 questions qui se posent au gouvernement français

Libertic.wordpress.com, ici. 

Spanish Supreme Court rules in favour of Google search engine (copyright)

R. Xalabarder, here. 

France -Youtube guilty but not liable? some more precisions on the status of hosting providers

C. Jasserand, here. 

Clear roads ahead? Judgment on selective distribution systems from the European Court of Justice

G. Bushell, here. 

Can Consumer Choice Promote Trans-Atlantic Convergence of Competition Law and Policy?

T. Rosch, here. 

ABA Submits Comments to DOJ Re Agency Model

Bookweb.org, here. 

Some French fresh air to the Google Books project

The1709blog.blogspot.fr, here

UK Consultation on Copyright: Summary of Responses

Ipo.gov.uk, here. 

Economic crisis splits EU education

Scienceguide.nl, here. 

Ex-NFL players' antitrust claims are royalties claims, says court

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. 

Daniel Zimmer: Viele von uns zahlen zu hohe Wasserpreise

Faz.net, hier. 

Dynamic Analysis and the Limits of Antitrust Institutions

D. Ginsburg, J. Wright, here. 

Offizieller Entwurf zum Leistungsschutzrecht veröffentlicht

Irights.info, hier. 

ECJ ruling on copyright in software

Taylorwessing.com, here. 

Parliamentarians discuss UK copyright reform

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

LA PART D’OMBRE DE GOOGLE LIVRES

Owni.fr, ici. 

Modeling Interactions between User and Producer Innovation: User-Contested and User-Complemented Markets

C. Raasch, E. von Hippel, here. 

Finnish Geodata Opened Up

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

FDP bezieht Position zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Heise.de, hier. 

Diskussionspapier der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion zum Urheberrecht in der digitalen Gesellschaft

Blogfraktion.de, hier. 

Freedom of Choice - The Emergence of a Powerful Concept in European Competition Law

P. Nihoul, here. 

Les enjeux de l’extension de l’Open Data au monde de l’entreprise

Internetactu.net, ici. 

Google announces digital book venture in France

PaidContent.org, here.
"Google said the new deal is not directly tied to a law passed by France this spring that creates a new royalty collection mechanism for out-of-print works that will be owned in part by the state and managed in part by the Bibliothèque nationale. But the company added the law is accelerating efforts to put digital copies of the publishers’ books into circulation" (emphasis added).

AGCM AVVIA ISTRUTTORIA NEI CONFRONTI DEL CONSIGLIO NOTARILE DI MILANO PER POSSIBILE INTESA RESTRITTIVA DELLA CONCORRENZA

Provvedimento n. 23606, qui. 

MS and privacy: data on people’s online behaviour are worth both paying for and arguing over

The Economist, here. 

Libraries 2020: Imagining the library of the (not too distant) future

K. Purcell, here (slide 52 ff.). 

Google: Writing a new chapter for French books

Googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com, here. 

A Conundrum of Permissions: Installing Applications on an Android Smartphone

P. Gage Kelley, S.  Consolvo, L. Faith Cranor, J. Jung, N. Sadeh, D. Wetherall, here. 

Pharmaceutical prices under regulation: Tiered copayments and reference pricing in Germany

A. Herr, M. Suppliet, here. 

Curing the Problem of Software Patents

M. Risch, here. 

Anti-Piracy Patent Stops Students From Sharing Textbooks

TorrentFreak, here. 

OFT’s Proposed Reforms Fall Short of Ensuring Independence in Antitrust Decision Making

B. Lyons, here. 

Piratenpartei CH zur Modernisierung des Urheberrechts

Positionspapier, hier. 

Argentina takes steps towards open access law

Scidev.net, here. 

Wasserpreise: Flucht ins Trockene

Faz.net, hier. 

Antitrust enforcement: Challenges old and new

J. Almunia, here. 

China amends patent law in fight for cheaper drugs

Reuters.com, here. 

Sharing the knowledge burden

The Economist, here. 

AstraZeneca V. EC — Reflections on the Advocate General’s Opinion

Covington & Burling LLP, here. 

Comune di Sestu (Sardegna) pubblica i dati di bilancio secondo i criteri degli open data

Notizia qui; Sestu qui. 

Getting Started with Open Data: A Guide for Transportation Agencies

S. Kaufman, R. Wagner, here. 

Google's Antitrust Problem is All About Privacy

Slate.com, here. 

New licence will allow law firm clients free access to publishers' work

Out-law.com, here. 

Patent Oppositions as Competitive Tools: An Analysis of the Major Players in the European Market of White Goods

A. Sterlacchini, here. 

Piraten und Urheberrecht: eine Übersicht

Piratenpartei-bayern.de, hier. 

L’OPEN DATA À LA CROISÉE DES CHEMINS JURIDIQUES

Owni.fr, ici. 

Kleine Tankstellen gegen große Mineralölkonzerne

Deutscher Bundestag, hier. 

FTC on import bans in matters involving RAND-encumbered standard essential patents

Statement to the International Trade Commission, here.

The Economist on Data Mining and the Analysis of Insurance Risk

Here. 

Droits de diffusion des matches du championnat de football de Ligue 2

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Off Topic (?): Are we living in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451?

Gigaom.com, here. 

Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems

J. Palfrey and U. Gasser, Video from the book launch here (References at 48:33; Q&A 48:44).

Wettbewerb und Rekommunalisierung

F. Engelsing, hier (via kartellblog.de). 

The Essential Facilities Doctrine – What was Wrong in Microsoft?

L. Hou, here. 

Bundeskartellamt erlässt Preissenkungsverfügung gegen Berliner Wasserbetriebe von insgesamt 254 Mio. € für die Jahre 2012 bis 2015

Bundeskartellamt.de, hier. 

CERN adopts new scheme for easy access to intellectual property

Cern.ch, here. 

LA SUISSE ÉTUDIE UNE PROPOSITION DE LÉGALISATION DU PARTAGE NON-MARCHAND

Paigrain.debatpublic.net, ici. 

AMICI CURIAE US AND FTC ON WALKER PROCESS CLAIMS

RITZ CAMERA & IMAGE, LLC, v. SANDISK CORPORATION, here. 

L’ouverture des données publiques (« Open data »)

Conseil national du numérique, ici.

Energiewende - „Auf uns rollt ein Kosten-Tsunami zu“

Faz.net, hier. 

Shining Light into Black Boxes

A. Morin,  J. Urban, P. D. Adams, I. Foster, A. Sali,  D. Baker, P. Sliz, here. 

.combat: A messy and expensive row is brewing over new suffixes for internet addresses

The Economist, here. 

EU MS support for WIPO "books for blind people" treaty spring 2012

Euroblind.org, here. 

COPYRIGHT IS NOT ABOUT COPYING

A. Drassinower, here. 

Open Data in Cultural Heritage Institutions

D. Dietrich and J. Pekel, here. 

MARKET DEFINITION

OECD background paper by U. Schwalbe and F. Maier-Rigaud, here. 

STOCKTAKING ON EVALUATION

P. Ormosi, here. 

THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL ANTITRUST

M. Stucke, here. 

Libro bianco per il riutilizzo dell’informazione del settore pubblico

EVPSI, here. 

Emaar let off the hook in abuse of dominant position

Thehindubusinessline.com, here. 

L’économie numérique des biens culturels: la droite, la gauche et la licence globale

Fondation Jean-Jaurès, NOTE n° 135, ici. 

REPORT ON PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES AFTER THE TRANSPOSITION OF THE SERVICES DIRECTIVE

CNC, here (Spanish here). 

Compulsory licensing, price controls, and access to patented foreign products

E. Bond and K. Saggi, here.

Off-Topic: George Soros at Trento Economics Festival

Video here, remarks here. 

What Does the Georgia State Decision Mean for Libraries?

An ARL Briefing with J. Band and B. Brandon, here. 

No perks for Java

The Economist, here. 

Google warned to change search results or face court over antitrust issues

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

The potential effect of making journals free after a six month embargo

L. Bennett, here. 

Google Files Complaint in Europe Against Microsoft, Nokia

Businessweek.com, here.

Competition in search and the alleged “manipulation” of search results

A. Lofaro, presentation here.

Policy Challenges of Cross-Border Cloud Computing

R. Berry and M. Reisman, here. 

Open Data in Trentino - Opportunities and Challenges

M. Napolitano, presentation here. 

Three Key EU Parliament Committees Vote 'Just Say No' To ACTA

Techdirt.com, here. 

Impacts of Patent Expiry and Regulatory Policies on Daily Cost of Pharmaceutical Treatments: OECD Countries, 2004-2010

E. Berndt and P. Dubois, here.

The Antitrust/Consumer Protection Paradox: Two Policies at War with Each Other

J. Wright, here. 

No Copyrights on APIs: Judge Defends Interoperability and Innovation

Eff.org, here. 

Google Books Class Certified

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Justizministerin für mehr Nutzerfreiheiten im Urheberrecht

Heise.de, hier. 

The EU Competition Rules on Intellectual Property Licensing

Slaughter & May, here. 

The ‘does it matter’ test for competition laws

S. King, here. 

Interview with Suzanne Scotchmer

Techpolicy.com, here. 

The Regulation/Competition Interaction

J. Tapia, D. Mantzari, here. 

Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives

IFLA, here. 

18 % des FAI européens brident le P2P

Numerama, ici. 

Illegal File Sharing - Keysource

Library of the European Parliament, here. 

Differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of Net Neutrality

BEREC, here. 

Murder they wrote – the Dutch kill ACTA

A. Ramalho, here. 

Workshop on Data Protection Regulation

Ameliaandersdotter.eu, here. 

Vice-President Kroes to propose action on consumer choice and "net neutrality"

Press Release, here. 

TF1 v YouTube

Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, JUGEMENT rendu le 29 Mai 2012, N° RG : 10/11205, ici.

Google wants greater French acceptance after winning TF1 copyright case

Paidcontent.org, here. 

PEER Economics Report

ASK Centre, Bocconi University, here. 

(Some) Publishers Support Sustainable Open Access

Stm-assoc.org, here. 

Making Open Access a Reality for Science

N. Kroes, here. 

An Unpopular Solution to the Private Enforcement Problem in the UK

A. Stephan, here. 

Conclusion of Copyright Debate in Canada Leaves Many What Ifs...

M. Geist, here. 

Patentability of royalties mechanism concept called into question by US Supreme Court

Out-law.com, here. 

Laboratorio Futuro

L'Espresso, qui (disclosure: lavoro all'Università di Trento).

World Bank Live Event Report: Open Access Policy and Development

Creativecommons.org, here. 

ECN activities in the food sector

ECN Subgroup Food, here. 

BMG Rights Management und GEMA schließen Vereinbarung zur Lizenzierung der anglo-amerikanischen Onlinerechte in ganz Europa

Gema.de, hier. 

»FAZ« und »SZ« mahnen Internet-Monitoringdienst wegen Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzung ab

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hier. 

Apple Responds to the DOJ e-Books Complaint

J. Wright, here. 

The European Commission puts the ball into Google’s court

The Economist, here. 

Viral Open Source: Competition vs. Synergy

M. Gal, here. 

An economic analysis of education exceptions in copyright

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, here. 

Masters of Big Data: Concentration of Power Over Digital Information

A. Mantelero, here. 

The Case for Copyright Reform

C. Engström, R. Falkvinge, here. 

Huawei Files Antitrust Complaint With EC Against InterDigital

Pcworld.com, here.

Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority

V. Pinotta, M. Sforza, qui.

Towards an EU Doctrine of Anticompetitive Patent-Related Litigation

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

L’exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle présentée aux belges

Lettresnumeriques.be, ici. 

Patent wars abuse the system

J. Bessen, here.

Zwölf Thesen für ein faires und zeitgemäßes Urheberrecht

SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Arbeitskreis Urheberrecht,
These N. 11: "Die SPD steht für ein wissenschafts- und bildungsfreundliches Urheberrecht. Dafür müssen die
Rahmenbedingungen  angepasst werden.  Wir brauchen ein Zweitverwertungsrecht für wissenschaftliche Autoren, die ihre Beiträge neben der Verlagspublikation z.B. auf den Seiten der
Hochschule zugänglich machen wollen. Wir treten  außerdem für eine Überprüfung der
Bildungs- und Wissenschaftsschranken ein. Insbesondere die Intranetnutzung in Schulen und
Hochschulen muss dauerhaft auf eine rechtssichere Grundlage gestellt und die
Schrankenbestimmung für die öffentliche Zugänglichmachung für Unterricht und Forschung
entfristet werden."

Competition and Online Search - Blog Symposium Recap

Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, here

Ouvrir son WiFi n'est pas illégal en Finlande

Numerama, ici. 

Avviata una consultazione pubblica per la nuova comunicazione sugli impegni

AGCM, qui 

Refusal to dismiss the class plaintiffs’ antitrust claims against Apple and the e-book sellers

Southern District of New York (Cote, J.),  Electronic Books Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 11-MD-2293 (DLC), here.
Apple's "contentions misconstrue the nature of the agreement
described in the Complaint.  Regardless of the nature of the
specific terms of the vertical Agency Agreements when examined
in isolation, the CAC plausibly alleges a horizontal agreement
among the publishers, furthered by Apple, to raise the prices of
eBooks and eliminate retail competition.  A horizontal agreement
to fix or raise prices is per se unreasonable", p. 53.

Structuring Competition in Privacy

R. Picker, presentation here. 

The GSU Copyright Case: Some Canadian Perspectives

A. Katz, here. 

AG Mazák on AstraZeneca

Case C‑457/10 P, AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission, here. 

Hargreaves One Year On - An Assessment: Legal and International Implications

S. Ricketson, presentation here. 

Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright in the EU Under Pressure

T.  Cook (Bird & Bird), presentation here. 

As 17 more states join class action against book publishers and Apple, new details revealed

Paidcontent.com, here. 

La Hadopi a rencontré les équipes de François Hollande

Numerama.com, ici. 

Abandoning the Orphans: An Open Access Approach to Hostage Works

L. Pallas Loren, here. 

Judge Delivers Mixed Verdict in GSU E-reserves Case

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

On the Security of Cloud Storage Services

M. Borgmann, T. Hahn, M. Herfert, T. Kunz, M. Richter, U. Viebeg, S. Vowe (Sit.fraunhofer.de), here.

Policy Guidelines FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF OPEN ACCESS

UNESCO, here. 

The interface between competition policy and data protection

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2012 (Editorial), here.

Many Libraries - As the world's books go online, we must resist centralization.

Technologyreview.com, here. 

Key questions in the UK’s shift to open-access research

Blogs.nature.com, here. 

Inside the Georgia State Opinion

J. Grimmelmann, here. 

Google casts its web across the African continent. Any complaints?

The Economist, here.

Competition Policy in Ireland: A Good Recession?

P.Gorecki, here. 

Information Privacy: A Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Audio, here. 

Georgia State U. Fair Use Case Decided

Cambridge University Press et al v Becker et al, here. 

New Competition Law in Portugal

"A new Competition Law has recently been approved by the Portuguese Parliament. This has overcome some of the main drawbacks of the previous law, and has strengthened the powers of the Portuguese Competition Authority. Moreover, a new specialist Court for Competition, Regulation and Supervision has also been created. We are confident that these two major changes are a significant step towards a more effective application of competition law in Portugal", Manuel Sebastião, here. See also Pmlj.com, here. 

Positionspapier zum Urheberrecht

VG WORT, hier. 

E-Lending Background Paper

IFLA, here. 

Markets in IP and Antitrust

H. Hovenkamp, here. Now also as journal article: "Response: Markets in IP and Antitrust" (the question: Is pepsi really a substitute for coke?).

Keeping the Internet Neutral

Nytimes.com, here. 

Neutralité du Net : l'UE et la France doivent suivre l'exemple des Pays-Bas

Laquadrature.net, ici. 

TU München bestellt Elsevier-Paket ab

Spiegel.de, hier. 

Chinese Monopoly Rules to Challenge State Firms

Online.wsj.com, here. 

THE TROUBLE WITH ACTA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANTICOUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT

M. Geist, here. 

THE NEED FOR PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

FTC, before the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION - UNITED STATES SENATE, here. 

Online Sports Data Company not liable for use of Goal statistics from UK football matches

Twobirds.com, here. 

Does The First Amendment Create A Complete Defense For Google Against Antitrust Regulation?

Searchengineland.com, here. 

Cloud Computing - Privacy and data protection issues

"Sopot Memorandum", International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, here. 

ACTA and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

DRAFT OPINION of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, here. 

FTC Joins Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Filing Brief Supporting the Constitutionality of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Here. 

Where are the jobs? Ask the patent trolls

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

Bilateral EPO – WIPO agreement makes for more efficient and balanced global patent system

EPO, Press Release, here. 

Audiovisual Media Services and Connected Devices: Past and Future Perspectives

EU Commission, here. 

The Folly of the FTC's Section Five Case Against Google

G. Manne, here. 

Public access to publicly-funded research

D. Willetts, here. 

The Library of Utopia

Technologyreview.com, here. 

SAS Institute Inc ./. World Programming Ltd - EuGH sichert europäischen Wettbewerb zwischen Softwarelösungen

Ifross.org, hier. 

Conflict Resolution, Public Goods and Patent Thickets

D. Harhoff, G. von Graevenitz, S. Wagner, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights and the WTO: Innovation Dynamics, Commercial Copyrights and International Governance

O. Budzinski, K. Monostori, here. 

Integrating payments in the EU: A new approach

J. Almunia, here. 

Oeuvres indisponibles : 'La loi bafoue le droit d'auteur'

Actualitte.com, ici. 

America’s First Patent Thicket: Sewing Machine War of the 1850s

A. Mossoff, here. 

Strong and independent data protection authorities: the bedrock of the EU's data protection reform

V. Reding, here. 

Google's Wi-Fi-scanning travails

The Economist, here. 

Pourquoi la Culture est devenue le mouton noir de l’Open Data en France

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici. 

Google and Search Engine Market Power

M. Patterson, here. 

Considering the Role of Data Caps and Usage Based Billing in Internet Access Service

Know your limits, A. Odlyzko, B. St. Arnaud, E. Stallman, M. Weinberg, here. 

AG Trstenjak: only in the EU established undertakings can register their trade marks as .eu domain names

Opinion in Case C-376/11 Pie Optiek v Bureau Gevers, here.

ACCC to probe petrol price fixing among retailers

Abc.net.au, here. 

La guerre du droit de prêt en Belgique

Enssib.fr, ici. 

Behavioural Economics and EU Competition Law: Knocking on Open Doors? The Case of Art. 102 TFEU

A. Skourtis, here. 

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy

Informationweek.com, here. 

NGA's commentary on the ICN week in Brazil

W. Blumenthal, here. 

A universal digital library is within reach

P. Samuelson, here. 

Intellectual Property Rights, Interoperability and Compulsory Licensing: Merits and Limits of the European approach

F. Marty, J. Pillot, here. 

Diffusion de données nominatives par les Archives: délibération de la CNIL

Papiers-poussieres.fr, ici. 

FRAND abuse: German court hands Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox 360

Fosspatents.com, here. 

The functionality of a computer program and the programming language cannot be protected by copyright

Case C-406/10, SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd, here. 

The Convergence Review: Final Report

The Australian Government, here. 

The Right to Be Forgotten

J. Rosen, here. 

Privacy in the Age of Big Data

O. Tene & J. Polonetsky, here,