The EU’s unitary patent

TheEconomist.com, here. 

Know thyself: Data lockers promise to help people profit from their personal information

Economist.com, here. 

2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

Matthewsag.com, here. 

Patent Assertion Entities: Effective Monetizers, Tax on Innovation, or Both?

C. Shapiro, Presentation here, Video here (at 57:00). 

DRAFT TEXT OF AN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT/TREATY ON LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS/PERSONS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES

WIPO General Assembly - Forty-Second (22nd Extraordinary) Session, Geneva, December 17 to 18, 2012, here. 

Facebook changes privacy settings

Bbc.co.uk, here. 

Google Maps and competition on the platform

Digitopoly.org, here. 

EU Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Hachette, Holtzbrinck and Apple for sale of e-books

Press Release, here. 

Droit d'auteur : Google indemnise la presse belge

Lemonde.fr, ici.

'Troll' warning as EU gets unitary patent scheme, after decades of failure

Zdnet.com, here. 

Collusion through joint R&D: An empirical assessment

T. Duso, L.-H. Röller, J. Seldeslachts, here. 

Report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

European Parliament, Rapporteur: M. Schaake, here.

Page 7: "Recognises the role of artistic freedom, and the freedom to imitate and reuse, as cornerstones for creativity and freedom of expression and ideas; is aware of the significant presence of exceptions and limitations in the copyright ecosystem, especially in the areas of journalism, quotation, satire, archives, libraries and ensuring access to and usability of the cultural heritage"

GODZILLA vs MECHAGODZILLA - Antitrust and Intellectual Property Rights−the Ultimate Counterweapon?

F. Juckniess and S. Larimore Wahl, here. 

In re Books

J. Grimmelmann (blogs.publishersweekly.com), here. 

Austrian rights holders want levies on Dropbox, Google Drive

Gigaom.com, here. 

More data about copyright removals in Transparency Report

F. von Lohmann, here. 

Your Data is Yours

Blog.yworld.com, here. 

Understanding bias in computational news media

Niemanlab.org, here. 

The Antitrust Analysis of Multi-Sided Platform Businesses

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, here. 

Anwendungshinweise zur Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Nutzung von personenbezogenen Daten für werbliche Zwecke

Gremium der Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden, hier. 

Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?

R. Stallman, here. 

Why Google worries utility companies

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Parlamento, una password sulle rassegne stampa

Punto-informatico.it, qui. 

Antitrust Compliance Programmes & Optimal Antitrust Enforcement

W. Wils, here. 

Kultusminister einigen sich mit Verlagen über digitale Vervielfältigung für den Unterrichtsgebrauch

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

From war to peace: a European tale (off-topic)

H. Van Rompuy,  J. Barroso, Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the European Union/Oslo, here. 

Cost Benefit Analysis of EU Data Protection Regulation Proposal: A UK Perspective

Statewatch.org, here. 

Moving Beyond Caricature and Characterization: The Modern Rule of Reason in Practice

A. Gavil, SSRN here and South.Cal.L. Rev. here.

6th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference

AAI, Audio and panel materials here.

Wie lange hält Googles Monopol?

J. Haucap, hier. 

Dismayed at Google’s Privacy Policy, European Group Is Weighing Censure

Nytimes.com, here

Informatique dans les nuages

Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique, ici. 

Facebook Doesn't Violate Antitrust Law When It Controls Its Users' Experience

E. Goldman, here. 

Procter & Gamble: Designing for business success

WIPO Magazine, here.

Delta Air Lines app first to fall foul of California privacy policy law

Theverge.com, here. 

After years of bad headlines the industry finally has some good news

Economist.com, here. 

It’s Not How Much data You Have, But How You Use It: Assessing Privacy in the Context of Consumer Data Integration

J. Polonetsky, O. Tene, White Paper here. 

Standard Setting Organizations and Antitrust: Balancing IPRs and Competition

Giovanni Napolitano (World Intellectual Property Organization), December 13, 2012, 9.30 am, Economics and Management Department, Trento University (Room 3C).

EU Directive on Public Sector Information: a Quick Look at the Proposed Amendments

Copyright4education.blogspot.co.uk, here. 

Commission welcomes Court of Justice judgment in the AstraZeneca case

Press Release, here. CJEU's Press Release here. Ruling (Case C-457/10 P AstraZeneca v Commission) here. 

The Big Picture: Comprehensive Data Collection

J. Brill, here. 

Taser Trademark: Company Fights To Keep Journalists From Using Term 'Tasered'

Huffingtonpost.com, here. 

Justice Department meets with firms seeking Google antitrust probe

Washingtonpost.com, here. 

EU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War Brews

Techweekeurope.co.uk, here. 

Pinterest, Image Sharing Websites and the Law

Jisclegal.ac.uk, here. 

Legal certainty, proportionality, effectiveness: the Commission's practice on remedies

A. Italiener, here.

FTC Amicus Brief on Injunctions Related to SEP

Apple v. Motorola, here.

MFNs and Platforms

J. Gans, Video here. 

Declaration: Copyright4Creativity

Copyright4creativity.eu, here. 

Operationalizing Privacy by Design

A.  Cavoukian, here. 

Submissions received by the Australian Law Reform Commission (copyright)

Here. 

Java API Copyrightability Put to the Test in Smartphone Technology Battle

B. Werbin, here. 

Transnational Law for Transnational Communities: The Emergence of a Lex Mercatoria (or Lex Informatica) for International Creative Communities

A. Metzger, here. 

The overhaul of EU rules on data protection: making the single market work for business

V. Reding, here. 

Data Protection Practice 2012

2B-Advice, here (pdf file).

BEUC on EU Data Protection Reform Proposal

Analysis of consumer benefits versus administrative burden of key provisions, here. 

Closing the Back Door Route to Cartels: The Need to Clarify the Regulated Conduct Doctrine

Cdhowe.org, here. 

Saving Economics from the Economists

R. Coase, here. 

Resolución de 29 de Noviembre de 2012, sobre uvas denominación origen Valdepeñas

Cncompetencia.es, aquì (fichero pdf).

Competition law class actions sanctioned in South Africa

Nortonrose.com, here. 

Göttinger Urheberrechtstagung: Von ACTA bis Leistungsschutz

Telemedicus.info, hier. 

Google

R. Picker, Presentation here (pdf file).

Leistungsschutzrecht: Eine unheilige Scheindebatte

Faz.net, hier. 

Comparing formal independence of data protection authorities in selected EU Member States

P. Schütz, here. 

Pourquoi pas une licence globale pour les manuels scolaires ?

Rue89.com, ici. 

Copyright for a digital age

Newstatesman.com, here. 

Intranetklausel im Urheberrechtsgesetz erneut verlängert

Heise.de, hier. 

Big Data Is Not the New Oil

Blogs.hbr.org, here. 

BOSCH/SPX: FTC SENDS TOUGH MESSAGE REGARDING STANDARDS-ESSENTIAL PATENTS THROUGH MERGER CHALLENGE

Wilmerhale.com, here. 

How to Give Google More Competition

R. Picker, here. 

Patente in der US-Fusionskontrolle: “Bosch/SPX”

J. Zöttl (Kartellblog.de), hier. 

ALRC Copyright Inquiry – Copyright in Public Domain Art

Wittylama.com, here. 

Battle of the internet giants (and antitrust)

The Economist, here. 

New data on privacy policies shows 20 percent of sites may sell data

Arstechnica.com, here. 

Revision des schweizerischen Kartellgesetzes - was ist sinnvoll?

R. Zäch, hier. 

Innovations by painters between Renaissance and Rococò: Towards an economic theory of art history

F. Etro, here. 

Telekomunikacja Polska Decision: competition law enforcement in regulated markets

D. Kamiński, A. Rogozińska, B. Sasinowska, here (p.3 ff.).

The Economics of Privacy

C. Tucker, Presentation here. 

The Economics of Privacy: Major Economic Policy Issues

W. Kovacic, Presentation here. 

The Future of FTC Jurisdiction over Antitrust and Consumer Protection: A Commentary

J. Brill, here. Video, here  (featuring also Bill Kovacic).

FTC Amicus Brief on Pharmaceutical "Product Hopping"

MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., et al., )  v. WARNER CHILCOTT PUBLIC LIMITED  COMPANY, et al., , here.

An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press

Leveson Report, here. Executive summary here. 

Network Neutrality and European Law

J. Sluijs, here. 

LSR: Google-Imperialismus

Faz.net, hier. 

Bye-bye Verica (Trstenjak)

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

Google Fires a Rare Public Salvo Over Aggregators

NYT, here. 

Internet providers' latest scheme to fight piracy delayed until next year

TheVerge.com, here.

ABA on EU General Data Protection Regulation Proposal

Here. 

Letter to MEPs from European Blind Union on WIPO Treaty

D. Pescod, here (from tacd-ip.org).

How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable

MIT technologyreview.com, here. 

QUANTIFICATION OF HARM TO COMPETITION BY NATIONAL COURTS AND COMPETITION AGENCIES

OECD Roundtable, here.

Stellungnahme zum Gesetzesentwurf für eine Ergänzung des Urheberrechtsgesetzes durch ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Verleger

Max-Planck-Institut für Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht, hier.

FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

US Supreme Court, Transcript of oral arguments here

Why Keep a Dog and Bark? The UK Government Replicates the Actions of its Independent Energy Regulator

Competitionpolicy.wordpress.com, here. 

Competition and personal data protection

J. Almunia, here. 

Is a clickable link a communication to the public? New case referred to the CJEU

Ipkitten.blogspot.com, here. 

The Market Realities That Undermine the Antitrust Case Against Google

G. Manne, here. 

Study on Economic Assessment for Improving eAccessibility Services and Products

Digital Agenda for Europe, here (pdf file).

WIPO Committee Finishes A Step Closer To Treaty For Visually Impaired

Ip-watch.org, here. 

First strike: how tech's superpowers could start an ecosystem war

Theverge.com, here. 

A Report on the Santa Clara Conference on Software Patents by Tkilgore

Groklaw.net, here. 

Economists at tech firms who are making markets work better

Economist.com, here. 

SCCR concludes work on treaty for blind text, dates for more negotiations, GA likely to schedule diplomatic conference in 2013

Keionline.org, here. 

Software Patents: Boon or Bane for Technological Innovation?-

Panel Discussion, Audio here. 

Data protection in a cloud computing environment

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Commission's Communication on "Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe", here.

Report: FTC Likely To Abandon “Vertical Search” Antitrust Claims Against Google

Searchengineland.com, here. 

ECN Model Leniency Programme: 2012 revision

Here.

In Final Stretch Of Drafting Of WIPO Treaty For The Blind, Tensions High

Ip-watch.org, here. November 21 version of WIPO treaty for the blind negotiating text from keionline.org, here.

EPO: Inventors' handbook

Epo.org, here. 

Ireland: General PSI License

Psi.gov.ie, here. 

Knowledge Sharing Among Inventors: Some Historical Perspectives

J. Bessen, A. Nuvolari, here. 

Regierung antwortet Bundesrat zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Leistungsschutzrecht.info, hier. 

Proposed Remedies in the Midst of the Patent Wars: EU and US Antitrust Watchdogs Push to Strengthen FRAND in Standard Setting

Mwe.com, here. 

The relevance of International IP developments

Afro-ip.blogspot.com, here.

The right to be forgotten - between expectations and practice

ENISA, here. 

The scope of judicial review by EU Courts

N. Khan, Video, Part 1 and Part 2. 

Antitrust Enforcers to Consider Whether Patent Trolls Disrupt Competition

Abajournal.com, here. 

Google secures pan-European licensing agreement for Google Play

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

La Administración Pública ¿al servicio de los intereses particulares?

Hayderecho.com, aquì.

Online copyright infringement tracker benchmark study Q3 2012

Ofcom.org.uk, here. 

Canada Set to Endorse the Concept of a WIPO Treaty for the Blind

Excesscopyright.blogspot.ca, here. 

EU at SCCR/25 on VIP Issues

"Mr. Chairman, the EU and its Member States are now also in
the position to negotiate the conclusion of an instrument
including a binding treaty," here. 

That Was Fast: Hollywood Already Browbeat The Republicans Into Retracting Report On Copyright Reform

TechDirt.com, here.
"Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it" here (keionline.org).

Advertising and Search Engines. A model of leadership in search advertising

F. Etro, here.

The global diffusion of data privacy laws and their ‘interoperability

G. Greenleaf, Presentation here. 

In Search of a Transatlantic Personal Data Protection Standard

B. Marcinkowski, here.

New power to boost consumers’ access to data

News.bis.gov.uk, here. 

Verwaltungsgerichtshof bestätigt Facebook-Verbot für ORF

Urheberrecht.org, hier. 

In Good Company - Managing Intellectual Property Issues in Franchising

WIPO, here

Au sujet de l'accord intervenu entre le Syndicat national de l'édition et Google

Assemblée nationale, Question N° : 2232 au ministère de la culture et de la communication, réponse ici. 

Regolamento "Rating di legalità"

AGCM, qui. 

Transparency in EU Retail Energy Markets

Working Group Report prepared for the 5th Citizens' Energy Forum, here.

Kansas : une bibliothèque en colère contre la politique de prêt d'ebooks

Actualitte.com, here. 

Android Rises to 90% of Smartphone Market in China

Techinasia.com, here. 

Privacy considerations of online behavioural tracking

Enisa.europa.eu, here. 

Bundesgerichtshof zur Haftung von Eltern für illegales Filesharing ihrer minderjährigen Kinder

Juris.bundesgerichtshof.de, hier. 

Weakening the OA policy in the EU

P. Suber, here. 

Japanese Antitrust and Compliance: The Fair Trade Commission, no longer a toothless tiger?

Cliffordchance.com, here. 

La presse suisse rejoint le front de la Lex Google

Numerama.com, ici. 

Price Comparisons on the Internet

Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, here. 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: When IP Does Not Seem to Matter

Ipfinance.blogspot.com, here. 

Quels remèdes pour les abus de position dominante ?

P. Bougette, F. Marty, ici. 

On German ancillary copyright for media publishers

Ences.eu, Press Release, here. 

La CNC sanciona por primera vez a una persona física por infringir normas de defensa de la competencia

Diariojuridico.com, aquì.

Does Oracle/UsedSoft ruling breach WIPO Copyright Treaty?

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here

Implementing Antitrust's Welfare Goals

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

New briefs complicate Supreme Court pay-for-delay conundrum

Newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com, here. 

Competition, Standards, and Patents

P. Hellstrom, T. Kramler, here. 

Google's Appeal Brief in Google Books Case

Here. 

The Regulatory Turn in IP

M. Lemley, here. 

Four More Years: What Obama’s Reelection Means for United States Antitrust Policies

Competitionpolicyinternational.com, here. 

L'exploitation numérique des livres indisponibles du XXe siècle - Point d'étape

Syndicat national de l'édition, Présentation ici. 

Bibliothèques, musées : exemples de bonnes pratiques en matière de diffusion du domaine public

Scinfolex.wordpress.com, ici. 

Der Wandel des deutschen Buchmarktes in Zeiten von Digitalisierung und Mobilisierung. Eine institutionenökonomische Analyse

S. Putzig, Abstract zur Dissertation, hier (pdf File). 

Warum „Do not Track” den Datenschutz nicht retten wird

Telemedicus.info, hier. 

Der Streit mit Apple schwemmt Millionen in die SBB-Kasse

Tagesanzeiger.ch, hier. 

The Role of the Efficiency Claims In Antitrust Proceedings

OECD, Background Note by the Secretariat (Fiorenzo Bovenzi and Anna Pisarkiewicz), here. 

Leniency for Subsequent Applicants

OECD, Issues paper by the Secretariat, here. 

Limitations and constraints to International Co-operation

OECD, Issues Paper by the Secretariat (A. Capobianco), here. 

Digitally binding

J. Poort,  I. Akker, N. van Eijk, B.van der Sloot, P. Rutten, here in English and here in Dutch.

Multi-Stakeholder Discussions à la Internet Governance Forum For WIPO?

Ip-watch.org, here.

Letters to major data brokers and their responses

Markey.house.gov, here. 

Wettbewerbsrecht und Euro(peripherie)krise

C. Kirchner, hier. 

KICKFLIP, INC., v. FACEBOOK, INC.,

Complaint for Antitrust Violations and Tortious Interference, here. 

Of “Magic Keywords” & Flavors Of Personalized Search At Google

Searchengineland.com, here. 

What Privacy Is For

J. Cohen, here. 

The E.U.-US Privacy Collision: A Turn to Institutions and Procedures

P. Schwartz, here. 

Newspapers versus Google

The Economist, here.

Oeuvres indisponibles : point d'étape aux Assises du numérique

ActuaLitté, ici.

Supreme Court Voids Viagra Patent as Insufficient Disclosure Means It Fails the "Patent Bargain"

Michaelgeist.ca, here.

Hollywood, European film industries unite to pressure Google

Euractiv.com, here.

New EU Threat to Microsoft Offers a Cautionary Tale

R. Picker, here. 

Global survey on Internet privacy and freedom of expression

Unesco, here. 

Kurz vor dem GAU eines rechtsfreien Raums? Die Koalition rettet den E-Learning-Paragraphen 52a erst in letzter Minute

Iuwis.de, here. 

Making European copyright fit for purpose in the age of internet

M. Barnier, here. 

Canadian Copyright Reform In Force: Expanded User Rights Now the Law

Michaelgeist.ca, here. 

How the FTC Could Beat Google

R. Lande, J. Rubin, here. 

E-books: Developments and Policy Considerations

OECD Digital Economy Papers, here. 

Supreme Court Copyright Case Could Change Nature of Ownership

Law.com, here. 

Scott Turow on Penguin Random House

Blog.authorsguild.org, here. 

Open-source design

Economist.com, here. 

Competition in Information Technologies: Standards-Essential Patents, Non-Practicing Entities and FRAND Bidding

H. Hovenkamp, here. 

Google sources think maps app might struggle for Apple approval

Guardian.co.uk, here. 

Overcoming barriers to competition in water

S. Brown, here.

Publishers Abroad Take On Google

Nytimes.com, here. 

Faulkner Estate in Mississippi Files Copyright Suit Over Quotes in Movie, Ad

Insurancejournal.com, here. 

Datenschutz und Datensicherheit in der Cloud

Cloud.irights.info, hier. 

Electronic copyright laws are bugging readers—and authors

The Economist, here. 

Are second-hand sales of downloaded music possible in the EU?

Taylorwessing.com, here. 

What consumers want in FTC v. Google

Thehill.com, here. 

Judge’s Ruling on Antitrust Complaint Has Implications Far Beyond the .xxx Domain

Natlawreview.com, here. 

Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzansprüche in mehrstufigen Absatzverhältnissen

J. Bernhard, T. Holterhus, hier. 

Use of Dominance, Unlawful Conduct, and Causation Under Section 36 of the New Zealand Commerce Act: A U.S. Perspective

J. Cross, J. Richards, M. Stucke, S. Weber Waller, here. 

The Direct Costs from NPE Disputes

J. Bessen, M. Meurer, here. 

Let’s Go Back to Patenting the ‘Solution,’ Not the ‘Problem’

M. Lemley, here. 

Firefox lost 6-9 million downloads in EU browser choice 'glitch'

Zdnet.com, here. 

Clash of cultures - integrating copyright and consumer law

N. Helberger, L. Guibault, here. 

UK Government bodies must comply with Open Standards Principles

Cabinet Office, here. 

Justice Breyer, Professor Kahn, and Antitrust Enforcement in Regulated Industries

H. Shelanski, here. 

Commission v. Gazprom: The antitrust clash of the decade?

A. Riley, here.