Thursday, October 31, 2013

Microsoft, Infineon suits to proceed in Canada, not ADM

Reuters.com, Here.

Le SPF Economie a pris acte du communiqué de la Sabam.

Economie.fgov.be, ici.

Access Copyright lawsuit against York is first test of fair-dealing guidelines

UniversityAffairs.ca, here.

Modernising (Irish) Copyright Katseries #2: linking & marshalling as exceptions

IPKat, here.

UK takes lead on ending company secrecy at Open Government Partnership Summit

Blog.okfn.org, here

How Spotify and its digital music rivals can win over artists: 'Just include us'

TheGuardian.com, here

Data Protection, Privacy and Security: Re-Establishing Trust Between Europe and the United States

J. Brill, here

Authors Guild v HathiTrust: Oral Argument on Appeal

K. Crews, here

The TTIP: Can it bring benefits to the people?

Beuc.org, here. 

OpenDataFrance: gather local open data initiatives towards mutualisation of resources and standardisation of datasets

Epsiplatform.eu, here

Modernising (Irish) Copyright Katseries #1: The Innovation Exception

IPKat, here.

EU-Kartellstreit: Verleger kritisieren Googles Zugeständnisse

Heise.de, hier

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information

McKinsey Global Institute, here

Protecting Consumers and Competition in a New Era of Transatlantic Trade

E. Ramirez, here

Towards a more dynamic transatlantic area of growth and investment

V. Reding, here

Improving the Patent System to Promote American Innovation and Competitiveness

US Committee on the Judiciary, here

NTV/FS/Ostacoli all'accesso nel mercato dei servizi di trasporto ferroviario passeggeri ad alta velocità

Provv. A443 qui, Impegni presentati qui (v. Allegati).


Open Data Institute creates 13 'Nodes' around the world

Wired.co.uk, here. Trento (my University town) is one of the "Nodes".

The Value of Openness for a Sustainable Internet

Internetsociety.org, here

Data transparency effort – successful in U.K. – to be tested in U.S.

Knightfoundation.org here

Modernising Copyright

Irish Copyright Review Committee, here. A terrific reading, to be discussed with my "innovation management" students asap.

Copyright Review Committee comprised Dr Eoin O’Dell of Trinity College (Chair), Professor Steve Hedley of University College Cork and Ms Patricia McGovern of DFMG Solicitors.
Incipit "Copyright reform is in the air"

"In the same way as Molière's Monsieur Jourdain spoke prose without realising it, copyright vests even if the author does not realise it", p. 33.

For Major Publishers, Will Print No Longer Be the Norm?

Publishersweekly.com, here.

Web inventor's open data organisation announces new global network

TheGuardian.com, here

France: a digital file in iTunes is a phonogram

Kluwer Copyright Blog, here

Monday, October 28, 2013

The business model of patent assertion entities in IT: unilateral restraints of competition or business as usual?

P. Gagnon, here

Study on Patents and the Public Domain (II)

Expert Study (J. Conley, P. Bican, N. Wilkof), WIPO, here. Previous WIPO Secretariat's Study here

Un Guide du MOOC pour France Université Numérique

Blog.educpros.fr, ici

Individuazione di criticità concorrenziali nel settore degli appalti pubblici

Vademecum per le stazioni appaltanti, AGCM, qui.

The Meaning of ‘Relevant Customer Benefits’ in the Context of Health Care: Monitor’s Advice and the Competition Commission’s Response

M. Guy, here

Open Data Index

Open Knowledge Foundation, here

The Big Geek Theory

Inaglobal.fr, ici

EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition

Euractiv.eu, here

Waste management services

Background Paper, OECD, here

Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels

Background Paper, OECD, here. Expert Paper by  R. Abrantes-Metz, here

The value of policy diversification in cartel detection and deterrence

W. Kovacic, here

Worldwide Competition Database

Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School, here

L’exemplaire numérique sans support : le vieux continent à la pointe de l’évolution

Blog-dmi.com, ici

Friday, October 25, 2013

Amazon "de la patrie": i timori della Francia

IlSole24Ore, qui.

European authors and artists support EP report on home copying levies

Futureofcopyright.com, here. 

Bibliotheksverband fordert Gesetzesinitiative zur Gleichstellung von E-Books

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht, hìer.

Graffiti Artists Use Moral Rights to Prevent Building Demolition

IPKat.com, here

Monopolization in Developing Countries

A. Heimler, K. Mehta

Articulating a Modern Approach to FCC Competition Policy

R. Hundt, G. Rosston, here.

Report of the European Commission Public Consultation on Open Research Data

Disruption to connectivity and network security and privacy issues will accompany move towards IPv6 internet addresses, study says

Out-law.com, here

Resale Price Maintenance: A Big Issue For UK Luxury Brands

Covington & Burling, here

Angela Merkel empört, dass sie von USA behandelt wird, als wäre sie ein deutscher Bürger

Der Postillon, hier.

Apple, Microsoft And Free Software

Telecrunch.com, here

The CopyKat - copyright and the internet: are we Poles apart?

The1709blog.blogspot.com, here

The vexed issue of 'orphan' copyright works

Tmtblog.minterellison.com, here.

Innovating in the digital era: putting Europe back on track

J. Barroso, Presentation here

Open data guidebook

Final report of the EUROCITIES working group on open data, here

EU leaders agree to create a connected continent

N. Kroes, here.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

EFF Thanks Patent Trolls for Best Troll-Killing Bill Yet

Eff.org, here

Samsung’s European Proposal – Fair, Foul or Foolhardy?

Blog.patentology.com.au, here

How smartphone apps are reshaping the taxi market

The Economist, here

Reclaim Your Name: Privacy in the Age of Big Data

J. Brill, here

Apple Just Ended the Era of Paid Operating Systems

Wired.com, here

Still on Pinckney, the CJEU, offline distribution and Latin mottos

The IPKat, here

LIBE Committee vote backs new EU data protection rules

European Commission, Memo, here

The Real Privacy Problem

E. Morozov, here

Musikindustrie geht erfolgreich gegen »YouTubeMP3«-Converter vor

Urheberrecht.org, hier

Turning the Page on Business Formats for Digital Platforms: Does Apple's Agency Model Soften Competition?

Ø. Foros, H. Kind, G. Shaffer, here

Competition between universities probed by UK regulator

Out-law.com, here

Die Europäische Datenschutzreform muss zügig abgeschlossen werden

P. Schaar, hier

One in Six Active U.S. Patents Pertain to the Smartphone

Project-disco.org, here

Economic Aspects of Intellectual Property in Countries with Economies in Transition

WIPO, Department for Transition and Developed Countries, here.

Réponse à la consultation du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication sur l’Open Data

Open Knowledge Foundation, here

Searching for Competition

Online.wsj.com, here

Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation: Unofficial Text published (single file)

Legalmemory.blogspot.com, here

Monopoly and Dominant Firms: Antitrust Economics and Policy Approaches

L. White, here

Librarians, Distributors Weigh in on Macmillan Ebook Lending | PubCrawl

Lj.libraryjournal.com, here

Google has nothing to fear from new EU data law

Reuters.com, here

Profiting from Free: The Scourge of Online Piracy and How Industry Can Help

A. Keen, sponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace (ICOMP), here (pdf file).

DOJ and FTC release model confidentiality waiver for international civil matters

Nortonrosefulbright.com, here. 

Open access: six myths to put to rest

P. Suber, here

Thursday, October 17, 2013

The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches

WIPO Study, A. Ramos, L. Lopez, A. Rodriguez, T. Meng, and S. Abrams, here

The Economic Importance of Getting Data Protection Right: Protecting Privacy, Transmitting Data, Moving Commerce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, here

Why privacy matters

A. Acquisti, Ted Talk (video), here

Competition among financial markets operators

J. Almunia, here

Harvard Business Review answers its critics

FT.com, here

Students 'worst' at e-book piracy, says data monitor

Bbc.co.uk, here

Une exception mash-up est bien à l’étude au CSPLA

PCImpact.com, ici

EU Commission consults on commitments offered by Samsung Electronics regarding use of standard essential patents

Press Release, here

Intellectual Property Rights do not equal Innovation and Creativity

Communia-association.org, here

Judge appoints monitor to keep an eye on Apple's e-books biz

CNet.com, here.

Why Pulling Music From Spotify Only Holds Back The Artist Doing The Pulling

TechDirt.com, here

Lob des Zwischenraums

Handelsblatt.com, here

Amazon buys e-learning company to boost Kindle business

Seattletimes.com, here