Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Search for Harm

GooglePolicyBlog, here.

Android has helped create more choice and innovation on mobile than ever before

Googlepolicyblog, here

EU Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android

Press Release, here.
Commissioner Vestager's statement here.
Minutes of the meeting of the Commission here (on Android: "She pointed out that Google had led development of the Android mobile operating system since 2005, and the majority of smartphone and tablet manufacturers used this system, having concluded agreements with Google to obtain the right to install Google's applications on their devices. She explained that the Commission's in-depth investigation would focus on whether, by doing so, Google had breached EU antitrust rules by hindering the development and market access of rival mobile operating systems, applications and services to the detriment of consumers and developers of innovative services and products").

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Europe to accuse Google of illegally abusing its dominance

FT.com, here.

"Ms Vestager on Wednesday will also launch a separate formal investigation into Google’s Android operating system for smartphones.
The Commission probe will examine whether Google imposes uncompetitive terms on handset makers that ultimately favour its own lucrative apps such as YouTube. Google rejects any allegations of wrongdoing and says Android is an open platform distributed free."

2nd Circ. Wary Of Anti-Competitive Intent In Namenda Plan

Law360.com, here

Eau de Fracking? Companies Try to Trademark Scents

WSJ.com, here

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Inside the U.S. Antitrust Probe of Google

WSJ, here.
Excerpts from FTC Google Report, here.

Competition World: A global survey of recent competition and antitrust law developments with practical relevance

NortonRoseFulbright, here

E-Books: Bundesregierung tritt für gesenkte Mehrwertsteuer ein

Heise.de, hier

The Net Neutrality Order: It’s Worse Than We Thought

NERA, here

Textbook cartels versus the real deal: Should we be surprised if some cartels do not lead to damage?

F. Maier-Rigaud, C. Milde, M. Helm, here

"We know that plain packaging works"

WHO, here

Banana cartel: GC ruling confirmed

CJEU, case C-286/13 P, here

The Theory of Two-Sided Markets: An Economic Bubble?

D. Auer, N. Petit, here

Antitrust in Two-Sided Markets: The Pros and Cons

Konkurrensverket, Seminar Recap and Presentations here

A Legal and Empirical Study of 3D Printing Online Platforms and an Analysis of User Behaviour

D. Mendis and D. Secchi for the UK IPO, here

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Prediction: Apple Will Not Renew Google As Safari Default Search Engine

SearchEngineLand, here

Internet of Things - Grand Challenge Workshop: Summary of key findings

Deloitte, here

All Your Marketing Data Belongs To Google & Facebook — Will You Keep It There?

MarketingLand, here

How Much For a Song?: The Antitrust Decrees that Govern the Market for Music

US Senate Hearing, Written Testimonies here

Google and the right to be forgotten

H. Kranenborg, here

Kulturpolitische Forderungen für das Urheberrecht im digitalen Umfeld

Bundesregierung.de, Positionspapier hier.

"Google sollte seine Nutzer bezahlen"

Sueddeutsche.de, hier

Why Congress Needs to Pass the Innovation Act This Time

Hbr.org, here

How Do You Google? New Eye Tracking Study Reveals Huge Changes

Forbes.com, here

Datenschlussverkauf in Brüssel

R. Gutjahr, hier

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Twenty Years Down the Road: A Q&A With Paul Goldstein, Author of Copyright’s Highway

Sociallyawareblog, here

O2 parent Telefonica trials brand-sponsored data plans

MarketingMagazine.co.uk, here.

Bundeskartellamt untersagt Wettbewerbsverbote für Mieter in Factory Outlet Center

Bundeskartellamt, hier

Will Google someday rank web pages based on how accurate they are? A new paper suggests they might.

Searchengineland.com, here.

Agrar-Großhändler unter Kartellverdacht

FAZ.net, hier

Die Sektoruntersuchung des Bundeskartellamts zur Nachfragemacht im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel – Ein Kommentar aus ökonomischer Perspektive

J. Haucap, U. Heimeshoff, S. Thorwarth, C. Wey, hier

Leaked documents: European data protection reform is badly broken

EDRi, here

Waze can be preinstalled on your next Android phone: Why does Google need to stick two different mapping apps on your device?

TheNextWeb, here. See also here

Sunday, March 01, 2015

Abänderungsanträge sollen EU-Urheberrecht einbetonieren: Nächste Runde im Streit um Reda-Report

Netzpolitik, hier,

Time for Supreme Court to revisit baseball's antitrust exemption

MercuryNews, here.

Erneute Anhörung im Rechtsausschuss zum Leistungsschutzrecht

Internet-Law, hier.

Google, Our Patron Saint of the Closed Web

SealedAbstract, here.

White House Proposes Broad Consumer Data Privacy Bill

NYTimes, here.

Why the iPhone confounds disruption theorists

J. Gans, here.


Henderson, Rebecca, and Kim Clark (1990), “Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms,” 35 (1), 81-112,  here.

Commissioner Wright Rightly Calls the Question on Section 5 Guidance

TruthOnTheMarket, here.

Android App Performance Report

AVG, here.