Congressman warns FTC: Leave Google alone

Arstechnica.com, here. 

Datenschutz: Peter Schaar sieht Nachholbedarf bei EU-Entwurf

Heise.de, hier. 

Fostering Internet Competition

Brookings Institution's event (Oct. 10, 2012), podcast here, uncorrected transcript here (Spencer Weber Waller starting at 10:22, again at 22:45, 33:00, 37:03, Q&A at 43:00, mentioning waves - ;-) - of creative destruction at 51:50;  see his recent paper on Facebook and antitrust here).

E-Books in France: Shunned or Just Getting Started?

Publishingperspectives.com, here. 

Apple reportedly reduces Samsung's role in A6 chip production, decreases dependency on its biggest rival

Theverge.com, here. 

Licensing music works and transaction costs in Europe

KEA, here. 

Network Neutrality and Privacy According to Art. 8 ECHR

B.-J. Koops, J. Sluijs, here. 

Copyright, Interfaces, and a Possible Atlantic Divide

S. Vezzoso (this blog's author), here.
Abstract: "Recent copyright cases on both sides of the Atlantic focused on important interoperability issues. While the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Ltd. assessed data formats under the EU Software Directive, the ruling by the Northern District of California Court in Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. dealt with application programming interfaces. The European decision is rightly celebrated as a further important step in the promotion of interoperability in the EU. This article argues that, despite appreciable signs of convergence across the Atlantic, the assessment of application programming interfaces under EU law could still turn out to be quite different, and arguably much less pro-interoperability, than under U.S. law."

HathiTrust: A Landmark Copyright Ruling

Publishersweekly.com, here. 

ACTA Has Changed the European IP Climate

A. Metzger, here. 

Spanish Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Google Search Engine…and a Flexible Reading of Copyright Statutes?

R. Xalabarder, here. 

Mobile Device Location Data - Additional Federal Actions Could Help Protect Consumer Privacy

US GAO, here. 

The French Laws "Hadopi # 1&2 "

A.-S. Vassenaix-Paxton, Presentation here. 

Internet Classified Ads Become Antitrust Battleground

Antitrusttoday.com, here. 

List of Submitted Amendments to the PSI Directive

EP ITRE Committee, here. 

Why Google is right and the Authors Guild is wrong on book scanning

Gigaom.com, here. 

Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy in the Information Technology Sector – a Searle Center Conference Recap

Techpolicy.com, here. 

When Internet Traffic and Peering Agreement meet French Competition Law

Berkeleyantitrust.blogspot.com, here. 

HathiTrust Wins on Fair Use, and just about everything else

M. Sag, here.

Court Rules on HathiTrust and Fair Use

K. Crews, here. 

The America Invents Act 500: Effects of Patent Monetization Entities on US Litigation

R. Feldman, S. Jeruss, J. Walker, here

Authors Guild v. Hathitrust

US District Court Southern District of New York, 11 CV 6351 (HB), Opinion and Order here.

SDO IP Policies in Dynamic Industries

D. Teece, P. Grindley,  E. Sherry, written contribution to the ITU Patent Roundtable, here (Word file).

The Federal Trade Commission’s Investigation of Google

D. Oliver, D. Racheter, here.

Deezer's streaming music service now available in 160 countries, US market 'not ready'

TheVerge.com, here. 

Widening Scrutiny of Google’s Smartphone Patents

NYTimes.com, here. 

WIPO's Contribution to ITU Patent Roundtable

Here (Word file). Full list of written contributions here. 

Open Access is the Default in Europe

Dw.de, here. 

Canada Copyright Board on the tariffs of online music services

Decision, here..

Opinion 08/2012 providing further input on the data protection reform discussions

Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, here.

FTC Submits Amicus Brief Explaining that Drug Companies Use “No-Authorized Generic” Agreements to Delay Generic Competition

Ftc.gov, here.

Privacy and Modern Advertising: Most US Internet Users Want “Do Not Track” to Stop Collection of Data About their Online Activities

C. Hoofnagle, J. Urban, S. Li, here. 

Google's privacy policy: EU data protection chiefs 'to act within days'

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Privacy Regulation and Market Structure

J. Campbell, A. Goldfarb, C. Tucker, here. 

The Shadow of Steve Jobs in Apple’s Maps Push

Nytimes.com, here. 

Privacy by Design: A Counterfactual Analysis of Google and Facebook Privacy Incidents

I. Rubinstein, N. Good, here. 

A private celebration: Waves turns five!

DSRI-Vorträge u.a. zu aktuellen Datenschutzthemen

Legalmemory.blogspot.com, here. 

International Survey on Private Copying

Stichting de Thuiskopie, WIPO, here.

The Patent, Used as a Sword

Nytimes.com, here. 

The New Google-AAP Settlement: Some Questions and Antitrust Speculations

A. Katz, here. 

A Google book deal is good for everyone — except maybe Amazon

Gigaom.com, here. 

What Does the Chicago School Teach About Internet Search and the Antitrust Treatment of Google?

R. Bork, J. Sidak, here. 

French Rules Governing Post Mortem Transmission of Droit de Suite Held Constitutional

The1709blog.blogspot.fr, here. 

The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation

Vancouver Declaration (draft recommendations), here. 

Europeanization of EU member-state competition policy: The commission’s leadership role

P. Barros, J. Clougherty and J. Seldeslachts, here. 

FTC Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review in AndroGel "Pay-for-Delay" Case

 Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc, petition for certiorari, here. 

Oracle and Google File Appeals

Groklaw, here. 

Do-Not-Track Standards Discussion Heats Up

Privacyassociation.org, here. 

Google, Publishers Settle Lawsuit over Book Scanning

Publishersweekly.com, here. See also AAP's statement here. 

Datenschutz versus Technologie?

Computerwoche.de, hier. 

Aktuelles zum Urheberrecht aus Deutschland

C. Sprang, Audio hier. 

Digital archives: Don't let copyright block data mining

M. Jockers, M. Sag & J. Schultz, Nature.com, here. 

Microsoft Faces $7.4B Euro Fine for “Error” of Missing Browser Ballots

Redherring.com, here. 

Patent Wars: EU’s Top Regulator Takes Front Line Position

McDermott Will & Emery, here. 

Statistical, Ecosystems and Competitiveness Analysis of the Media and Content Industries: The Newspaper Publishing Industry

A. Leurdijk, M. Slot, O. Nieuwenhu, here. 

Charging for PSI re-use

EPSI Platform, here. 

Proposte di riforma concorrenziale ai fini della Legge annuale per il mercato e la concorrenza anno 2013

AGCM, qui.

Antitrust Enforcement Regimes: Fundamental Differences

K. Hylton, here. 

Should the FTC Sue Google Over Search?

Panel discussion hosted by TechFreedom, Video here. 

WHEN ANTITRUST MET FACEBOOK

C. Yoo, here. 

SOCIAL NETWORKS, ADVERTISING, AND ANTITRUST

C. Tucker and A. Marthews, here.

ANTITRUST AND THE MOVEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

ANTITRUST IN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES: IMPROVING THE FEDERAL ANTITRUST JOINT VENTURE

W. Kovacic, here. 

Intellectual Property and Human Rights in the Nonmultilateral Era

P. Yu, iposgoode.ca, here. 

Data Days: Datenschutz so wichtig wie Umweltschutz

Heise.de, hier. 

A Network of Competition Advocates

E. Perez Motta, here. 

Project empowers open data in public administration

Researchinformation.info, here. 

Programa de Clemencia

CNC, Video (0:47), aquí. Ver también Vídeo sobre el "programa de clemencia" elaborado por la Autoridad Holandesa de Defensa de la Competencia, con los subtítulos en español adaptando parte de su contenido a la regulación española, aquì.

WIPO: The Year in Review

F. Gurry, here. 

New small claims track for businesses with IP disputes

News.bis.gov.uk, here.

Search engine freedom: on the implications of the right to freedom of expression for the legal governance of Web search engines

J. Van Hoboken, here. 

Report of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to the fiftieth session of the WIPO General Assembly

WIPO.int, here. 

Ansgar Ohly: Fast jeder Urheberrechtler lehnt das Leistungsschutzrecht ab

IGEL, hier. 

Do patent and copyright law restrict competition and creativity excessively?

R. Posner, here. 

Dutch Royal Library: Public Interests over Private

Blogs.publishersweekly.com, here. 

Librarian Patience Has Run out on E-Book Lending Issues, Library Association Says

Digitalbookworld.com, here. 

Antitrust and Google search bias

Knowledgeproblem.com, here. 

Why Norway’s rigorous stance on Cloud computing highlights the primacy of strong privacy policies

Privacysurgeon.org, here. 

Is the google platform a two-sided market?

G. Luchetta, here. 

Cookie Law Across Europe

Cookiepedia.co.uk, here.

Let's Spread the Word About Fair Use

Chronicle.com, here. 

Understanding past merger remedies: report on case study research

UK Competition Commission, here. 

File-Sharing for Personal Use Declared Legal in Portugal

Torrentfreak.com, here. 

Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe

European Commission, here. See also the Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the document, here. 

Einleitung der Sektoruntersuchung Raffinerien und Mineralölgroßhandel

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

Responses of European competition policy to the challenges of the global economic crisis

A. Czékus, here. 

Fashion and copyright

The1709blog.blogspot.it, here. 

Apple reportedly waived one year of Google Maps contract in switch to iOS Maps

Appleinsider.com, here. 

Zukunftsforum: Quo vadis Urheberrecht?

Telemedicus.info, hier.

OECD: Economic crisis and weak outlook hit R&D

Oecd.org, here. 

HUNTING THE WILD GEESE: COMPETITION ANALYSIS IN A WORLD OF “FREE”

F. Polverino, here. 

Re-use of Public Procurement Data

Epsiplatform.eu, here.

Maßnahmen zur Steigerung des Wettbewerbs auf den Kraftstoffmärkten in Deutschland

J. Haucap, R. Dewenter, U. Heimeshoff, here.

Europe's Cloud Computing Strategy Calls for More Standardization

M.cio.com, here

MySQL: A Business Parable

- Open Source, the IP always owned

- LAMP web stack, MySQL a de-facto standard (FB, Google, Twitter, Yahoo)

- dual licensing (consulting and support, T-shirts sale: uninteresting to VC)
- VC, looking for an "exit"

- Sun and then Oracle acquisitions

- Oracle "not a charity"

From the Open Forum Europe 2012 Conference, here. 

MEDIDAS EN MATERIA DE INFRAESTRUCTURAS Y SERVICIOS FERROVIARIOS.

CNC, aquí.

LEISTUNGSSCHUTZRECHT: VERLEGER BLICKEN NACH EUROPA

Leistungsschutzrecht.info, hier. 

Proposed legislation in Finland aimed at preventing misuse of dominant market position of retail chains

Hs.fi, here. 

Private copying of infringing works: questions for the CJEU

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here. 

Patentverletzung vs. GPL-Verletzung

Ifross.org, hier

EuGH muss über elektronische Leseplätze entscheiden

Urheberrecht.org, hier

Antitrust Policy in the Information Age: Protecting Innovation and Competition

J. Wayland, here

Ten years on from the Budapest Open Access Initiative: setting the default to open

Soros.org, here. 

Facebook - Report of Re-Audit

Irish Data Protection Commissioner, here. 

Are European orphans about to be freed?

Kluwercopyrightblog.com, here.

Google may come to the rescue of iOS 6 Maps users — if Apple will let it

Blog.chron.com, here. 

On improving privacy in the mobile space and do not track

J. Brill, here. 

Why Apple is settling EC's e-books antitrust case -- but not DOJ's

Newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com, here.

Neutralité du Net : l'Autorité de la concurrence s'érige en arbitre des litiges entre opérateurs

Lesechos.fr, ici. 

Competition enforcement in the knowledge economy

J. Almunia, here. 

Apple accused of plagiarizing iconic Swiss clock design

Theverge.com, here. 

Big Data for All: Privacy and User Control in the Age of Analytics

O. Tene , J. Polonetsky, here. 

The Abuse of Dominance Provisions: Enforcement Guidelines

Competition Bureau Canada, here. 

To share or not to share: insurers, banks and regulatory requests

Out-law.com, here. 

Judicial Review in EU Competition Law

H. Schweitzer, here. 

Dutch Car Registry Goes Open Data (test)

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

Competition: Commission signs EU cooperation agreement with China

Press Release, here. 

Yet Another Lobbying Alliance in the IT Sector: The Internet Association

Internetassociation.org, here. 

Exceptional Industries

Lateral Economics, here. 

Copyright Board: Category 4 copies are fair dealing

Arielkatz.ca, here. 

GSU and university presses

Blogs.library.duke.edu, here. 

The Italian regulation on interlocking directorates in the financial services. An antitrust dilemma

V. Falce, here. 

Internet Providers, Trademarks Owners Need Collaboration And Trust, WIPO Panel Says

IP-watch.org, here. 

Google Economics. A model of leadership in search advertising with exogenous and endogenous entry

F. Etro, here. 

EU Commission market tests commitments proposed by Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Hachette, Holtzbrinck and Apple for the sale of e-books

Press Release, here and Communication here.

IMPACT EVALUATION OF MERGER DECISIONS

OECD, here. 

Internet Competition Debate with Susan Athey and Hal Varian

Techpolicy.com, here. 

THE EU UNLOCKING A GOLDMINE OF OPEN DATA

N. Kroes, here. 

Australian public cloud market to grow, despite legal concerns: Gartner

Zdnet.com, here. 

AT&T On Notice: Carrier To Face Net Neutrality Complaint Over FaceTime

Techcrunch.com, here. 

Piratenpolitikerin geht gegen illegalen Download ihres Buches vor

Heise.de, here. 

Moving Beyond Naïve Foreclosure Analysis

J. Wright, here. 

El Gobierno limitará el número de competidores en la red AVE

Cincodias.com, aquí. 

Enquête sectorielle sur le commerce électronique

Autorité de la concurrence, ici (jolie définition: "concurrence sur et par Internet", v. communiqué de presse, ici)

New judge at the General Court of the European Union: Guido Berardis

Press Release, here. 

Nestlé vence al cártel del azúcar

Expansion.com, aquí

Graduated Response American Style: 'Six Strikes' Measured Against Five Norms

A. Bridy, here. 

The Microsoft Standards-Essential Patents Shell Game -- Motorola Tells Its Story to the 9th Circuit Ct. of Appeals

Groklaw, here. 

University Requires Students To Pay $180 For 'Art History' Text That Has No Photos Due To Copyright Problems

Techdirt.com, here. 

Book Prices Are Going Up (Down) (or Both)

R. Picker, here. 

Fair use history

Matthewsag.com, here. 

What's the point of Open Data? Google und Deutsche Bahn kooperieren

Heise.de, hier.
S. auch hier. 

Aliyun App Store Confirmed To Be Distributing Pirated Android Apps, Many From Another Pirate Site

Androidpolice.com, here. 

Update on Trademark-Related Aspects of the Expansion of the Domain Name System

WIPO, Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, here. 

Recommandations pour l'ouverture des données et contenus culturels

GROUPE DE TRAVAIL OPEN GLAM, ici. 

Information Meeting on the Role and Responsibility of Internet Intermediaries in the Field of Trademarks

WIPO, September 17, 2012, Program here, Live Broadcast - floor - here (English here). What I will be following in particular: Sessions 2 and 3: The Use of Trademarks on the Internet:  Problems and Solutions.

Digital Content Contracts for Consumers

N. Helberger & M. Loos & L. Guibault & C. Mak & L. Pessers, here.

German court may defer to EU regulator on Samsung-Apple lawsuits over FRAND patents

Fosspatents.com, here. 

German Rail: What's the Point of Open Data?

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

Competitive Harm from MFNs: Economic Theories

J. Baker, Presentation here. 

DOJ/FTC Ask if MFns Are Anti-Competitive, and get an earful

Skadden.com, here. 

The German Proposal on a New Leistungsschutzrecht – Endangering Press Diversity and the Digital Economy

Computer & Communications Industry Association, here. 

Google and Personal Data Protection

B. Van der Sloot, F. Zuiderveen Borgesius, here. 

Dutch Court: hyperlinks on website can constitute copyright infringement

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

La neutralité du net arrive à l'Assemblée nationale

Numerama.com, ici. 

Text and data-mining clause agreed by ALPSP, P-D-R and STM

Stm-assoc.org, here

Draft Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Interpretation of the Right of Quotation

A2knetwork.org, here. 

Panel:The State of Competition in Internet Search & Advertising

Fairsearch.org, Video here. 

Patent Trolls and Technology Diffusion

C, Tucker, here. 

PIJIP Talk: Recent Developments in Fair Dealing in Canada

Arielkatz.ca, Video here. 

Por sus obras los conoceréis - El Gobierno se ha metido de hoz y coz a regular las condiciones de competencia

L. Berenguer, ElPais.es, aquí.

Works of untraceable copyright ownership

AU Government Attorney-General’s Department, here. 

Antitrust for High-Tech and Low: Regulation, Innovation, and Risk

R. Cass, here. 

GSU electronic reserves case: A not-very-appealing appeal

Blogs.library.duke.edu, here. 

e-Books and the boundaries of Antitrust

D. Bosco, J. Jacobson, K. Piro, G. Manne, W. Rinehart, F. Siiriainen, M. Powell, A. Oh, in Tendances: Concurrences, here. 

Can ‘Fair’ Prices Be Unfair? A Review of Price Relationship Agreements

Lear (for the OFT), here. 

Downward Docket: The Yoga Pants War

Online.wsj.com, here. 

Wettbewerb der ökonomischen Theorien

Nzz.ch, hier. 

Gazprom vs. the Commission

Online.wsj.com, here. 

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress

US Congressional Research Service, here. 

The price drops begin: What do HarperCollins ebooks cost now?

PaidContent.org, here. 

Google Wins Major Antitrust Victory In Brazil, Does It Foreshadow Broader EU & US Wins?

Searchengineland.com, here.

E-books and Amazon

A. Foer, T. Patterson, here. 

Excepting the Future

Lateral Economics, here. 

Antitrust and Nonexcluding Ties

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Deal or No Deal? Consensual Arrangements as an Instrument of European Competition Policy

O. Budzinski and B. Kuchinke, here. 

Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs

The Lisbon Council, here.

Lawyer files urgent request to stop ebook price changes

PaidContent.org, here
Motion to stay here. 

Open-access research ‘catastrophic’ for Reed Elsevier

Paidcontent.org, here.

RE-USE OF PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION – Catalogue and highlights of studies, cases and key figures on economic effects of changing policies

M. de Vries, here. 

STATE-INITIATED RESTRAINTS OF COMPETITION

7TH ASCOLA CONFERENCE, Mackenzie Presbyterian University São Paulo, Video here.

What type of European protection for personal data?

I. Falque-Pierrotin, here. 

Indian patent rules infuriate Big Pharma

The Economist, here. 

Pfizer: TAR annulla il provvedimento dell'AGCM

Sentenza qui. 

La monopolización como moneda de cambio: El Gobierno y la fusión entre Antena 3 y La Sexta

Nada es gratis blog, aquí

The Agency and Wholesale Models in Electronic Content Markets

J. Johnson, here. 

Urheberrechtsgesetz - Änderungen und Begründungen

Entwurf der Piratenfraktion Berlin, hier. 

Hoping To Pass On Your iTunes Collection? Good Luck

J. Zittrain, NPR Interview, Audio here. 

Les journaux français souhaitent une "lex Google"

LeMonde.fr, ici.

EU Commission opens proceedings against Gazprom

Press Release, here. 

Digital Wars. Apple, Google, Microsoft and the battle for the Internet

Book review by A. Slater, here. 

Do Bad Things Happen When Works Enter the Public Domain?: Empirical Tests of Copyright Term Extension

C. Buccafusco , P. Heald, here. 

India Launches Beta Open Data Portal

Epsiplatform.eu, here. 

Canada: $5 Cab Ride - SCC Copyright Decisions Don't Take Us Very Far

Field LPP, here. 

Why my data is important data

BIS blog, here. 

France: Google can be ordered to filter words linking to online piracy websites

C. Jesserand, here. 

iHard: Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death?

Thesun.co.uk, here. But see TheGuardian, No, Bruce Willis isn't suing Apple over iTunes rights, here. 

Tightening the System: The Nature and Likely Effect of UK Competition Reforms

G. Olsen, D. Harrison, here. 

Britain wants to lead the world in exploiting consumer data

The Economist, here.