Friday, July 25, 2014

EU Copyright Consultation Report: Relevant Quotes

L. Dobusch, here

Summer Reading: Misused English Words and Expressions in EU publications

European Court of Auditors, here.

Right to be forgotten and the Google judgment

EU Council, here

Wettbewerb auf den Finanzmärkten

Monopolkommission, hier

Kriminalisierung von Kartellrechtsverstößen in Deutschland?

Monopolkommission, hier

Wettbewerbsdefizite auf Taximärkten

Monopolkommission, hier

“Problem Practices” in EU Competition Law

N. Petit, here

Google, Facebook & Co – eine Herausforderung für die Wettbewerbspolitik

Monopolkommission, hier

The EU Commission Decision against Servier – a New Dimension to European Pharmaceutical Antitrust?

S. Gallasch, here

Data Retention after the Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union

F. Bohm, M. Cole, here

Online Copyright Infringement: Discussion Paper

Australian Governement, here

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

EU May Need Extra Concessions From Google Antitrust Probe

Bloomberg.com, here.

"Ohne Lidl wären wir eingeschlafen"

FAZ, hier.

Two Barcode Resellers Settle FTC Charges That Principals Invited Competitors to Collude

Imperialvalleynews.com, here.

Open document formats selected to meet user needs

Gov.uk, here

Embracing the open opportunity

N. Kroes, here

La SACEM signe un accord avec Netflix

Numerama, ici.

Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union (Competition and Consumer Policy)

BIS, gov.uk, here.

Let’s Talk About Android – Observations on Competition in the Field of Mobile Operating Systems

T. Koerber, here.

Guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the re-use of documents

EC, here

Les contrats de partenariats : des bombes à retardement ?

Senat, rapport d'information n. 733. ici.

Bundeskartellamt: Brussels reaches legal limits on Google antitrust settlement

FT, here.

Court rejects ban on second hand e-book sales, refers to Europe

DutchNews.nl, here.
Google's translation of the Court's order here.

Verkoop tweedehands e-boek mag

NOS.nl, hier.

Are trade agreements setting our domestic copyright policy? The case-study of intermediary liability

Digital.org.au, here.

When economics met Antitrust : the second Chicago School and the Economization of Antitrust law

P. Bougette, M. Deschamps, F. Marty, here.

Friday, July 04, 2014

EFTA Court sheds lightness in the darkness of PSI charges!


G. Hittmair and M. de Vries,,ici.

Droit à l'oubli : c'est déjà le bazar que Google espérait provoquer

Numerama, ici.

Superare gli ostacoli alla competitività per rafforzare la crescita del paese

AGCM, Segnalazione per la legge annuale della concorrenza inviata a Governo e Parlamento, qui.

How to Make a Living from Music

D. Stopps, here

Librarians Concerned Digital Content Licences Overriding Exceptions, Limitations

IP-Watch.org, here

Uber Gets a Green Light to Operate in London

Slate.com, here

Doubt cast over proposed UK laws on private copying

Out-law.com, here

Facebook’s Model Users

F. Pasquale, here

Authors Rally Behind Amazon in Publisher Dispute

Goodereader.com, here

Innovation in E‐book Lending  

IPA, here

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Copia privata, il decreto Franceschini smentito dai numeri (replica/risposta)

G.Blandini, G. Sforza, qui.

Publishers Claim Apple Order Illegally Hobbles Return to Agency Model

PublishersWeekly, here.

European Research Organisations Call On Elsevier To Withdraw Text and Data Mining Policy

LIBER, here.

Private copying, parody and quotation rights rules move closer to being implemented

Out-law.com, here

The English law of causation and the passing-on defence

Competitionbulletin.com, here

Extradition In Cartel Cases–ABA Criminal Cartel Practice and Procedure Program Summary

Cartelcapers.com, here

Libraries Starting to Adopt Pay Per Use for Digital Content

Goodereader.com, here

In­itia­ti­ve zur Datenschutz-Grund­ver­ord­nung ge­star­tet

Bmi.bund.de, hier

Friday, June 27, 2014

Google is trolling the EU with passive-aggressive disclaimers on search results

Qz.com, here

IMPALA invites the European Commission to red card YouTube

ImpalaMusic.org, here

Amazon pressing for new terms in UK (retail MFN included)

Thebookseller.com, here

The right to resell ebooks — major case looms in the Netherlands

GigaOm, here

Higher Education: Creative destruction

TheEconomist.com, here

Four Lessons Libraries Can Learn From Amazon

Digitalbookworld.com, here

Leistungsschutzrecht: Verlage legen Beschwerde beim Bundeskartellamt ein

Urheberrecht.org, hier

Patent Misuse and Antitrust: Rebirth or False Dawn?

D. Lim, here

Die Zukunft gehört Google, mein Puls gehört mir

Heise.de, hier.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Guidance on Alice

USPTO, here.

Confidential information exchange in competition cases: perception versus reality in the EU and US

V. Demedts, here

Into the Parallel Universe: Procedural Fairness in Private Litigation After the Damages Directive

C. Jones, here

The Fairness Debate in the U.S.

B. Foer, here

Competition law enforcement: administrative versus judicial systems

D. Zimmer, here

Was kosten E-Books wirklich?

Boersenblatt.net, hier

Searching for a Modernized Voice: Economics, Institutions and Predictability in European Competition Law

D. Gerber, here

Draft extended collective licensing regulations been laid before UK Parliament

Aereo reversed

Here. Opinion for the Court delivered by Breyer, Scalia dissenting.

Vice-President Reding welcomes U.S. announcement on data protection umbrella agreement

EC Press Release, here

EC adopts revised safe harbours for minor agreements ("De Minimis Notice") and provides guidance on "by object" restrictions of competition

Press Release, here.
De Minimis Notice here.
Guidance on restrictions of competition "by object" for the purpose of defining which  agreements may benefit from the De Minimis Notice here

EC fines three producers of canned mushrooms € 32 million in cartel settlement

Press Release, here

Copia privata story (senza parole)

G. Sforza, qui

UK IP Law Professors on Parody and Quotation, and Personal Copying for Private Use

Letter sent to the Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on Secondary Legislation, here

The data retention judgment, the Irish Facebook case, and the future of EU data transfer regulation

C. Kuner, here

Will Uber destroy the driving profession?

E. Goldwyn, here

Net Neutrality and Antitrust Laws

Hearing, FCC, Video here