Friday, June 17, 2016

Guns, Limbs, and Toys: What Future for 3D Printing?

A. Thierer, A. Marcus, here

New data on what connected cars are tracking

FiaRegion1, here

Journalism is getting personal: latest trends from the digital front line

Polis, here

Secrets of the Sharing Economy

Bloomberg, here

AG Szpunar says that time-limited e-lending is allowed under EU law and interpretation of copyright norms must evolve with technology

IPKat, here

The Antitrust and Intellectual Property Intersection in European Union Law

N. Petit, here

Competition is Messy: Merger Challenges

B. Baer, here

Competition, innovation, and legal services

FTC, here

Publishers in the copyright value chain

European Copyright Society, here.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Applying blockchain technology in global data infrastructure

ODI, here

Intesa anticoncorrenziale fra operatori di vending (distributori automatici)

AGCM, qui.

Court upholds Obama-backed net neutrality rules

Politico, here.
Here.

Why Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion, in one word: Cortana

PCWorld, here

Going gets tough for GoCompare the SuperMeerkat

FT, here

Liber on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain and on the 'panorama exception

Competencia y regulación eficiente en las universidades españolas

CNMC, aquì

Apple’s response to the chatbot craze doesn’t involve any chatbots

VentureBeat, here.

Apple's differential privacy

Wired, here.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Stealing Books in the Age of Self-Publishing

ThrAtlantic, here.

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn

Microsoft, here and here

Antitrust settlements: the culture of consent

D. Ginsburg and J. Wright, here

Fidelity rebates - summary of the contributions

OECD, here

Public interest considerations in merger control

OECD Background Note, here

Protecting and promoting competition in response to "disruptive" innovations in legal services

OECD Background Note, here

Summary of Discussion of the Hearing on Across-Platforms Parity Agreements

OECD, here

Ein europäisches Leistungsschutzrecht für Verlagemacht keinen Sinn – eher Anreize für innovative Mehrwertleistungen schaffen

R. Kuhlen, hier

The New Economics of Multi-Sided Platforms: A Guide to the Vocabulary

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, here

La competencia de la economía colaborativa

ElPais.com, aquì.

The sharing economy and new models of service delivery

OECD Insights, here.

Thursday, June 09, 2016

Marktmacht von Plattformen und Netzwerken

Bundeskartellamt (6. Beschlussabteilung / Think Tank Internet), Arbeitspapier, hier (148 Seiten).

Einstweilige Verfügung für Euroleague Basketball

Gleiss Lutz, hier.
Beschluss hier.

Lufthansa hits back after being reported to US regulator over surcharge discussion

Tnooz, here

Informe económico sobre las restricciones a la competencia incluidas en materia de vehículos de alquiler con conductor

CNMC, aquì

On Human Dignity as a Foundation for the Right to Privacy

L. Floridi, here

Regulation on Interchange Fees

EC, here

Grünbuch Digitale Platformen

BMWi, hier

Behavioral Economics in the Classroom

D. Laibson and J. List, here.

The CMA alleges that Ping has breached UK and EU competition law by operating an online sales ban

Press Release, here.
"Bans on internet trading can be a problem if they seek to prevent retailers reaching a significant proportion of customers. We will now consider any justifications put forward by Ping for the alleged conduct".

Fair compensation cannot be financed by a budgetary scheme such as that established in Spain

Case C-470/14, EGEDA. Press Release here

International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond

T. Horton, here

Google is offering app developers the same revenue sharing terms Apple just announced — with one big advantage

Recode, here.

Expedia’s first bot is for booking hotels

VentureBeat, here.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Oracle v. Google

Order, here.

The role of economics in merger analysis: what can John Oliver teach us?

D. Gelfand (US DoJ), here

El TSJM tumba el decreto ‘anti-Airbnb’ de la Comunidad de Madrid

Sabemos, aquì.

Our public institutions need fair use laws

Smh.com.au, here

Freedom of expression and the private sector in the digital age

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression to the Human Rights Council, here (Word).
List of submissions, here

The API Industry Supply Value Chain

APIDays, here

Copyright Office Opens Inquiry on Digital Rights for Libraries

Copyrightandtechnology.com, here

Stop the Bots From Killing Broadway

NYTimes, here.
See also here.

A complete list of all the ride-hail, auto and tech companies that have joined forces

Recode, here.

Voici à quoi ressemble l'ensemble des trajets européens de BlaBlaCar en une journée

LeFigaro,  Ici.

Taxi Messenger: Taxi-Bestellung jetzt auch über den Facebook Messenger

Heise.de, hier.

How 16 Companies are Dominating the World’s Google Search Results

ViperChill, here.

IAB Crumbles on legality of AdBlock Detection

Privacy-news, here.

Artificial Intelligence and the Law

BBC Radio 4, Podcast here.

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Uber fait le plein d’annonces pour séduire ses chauffeurs

Numerama, ici

Who Owns Blockchain-Based Assets? An English Legal Analysis

M. Lavy and D. Khoo, here

Gestione collettiva dei diritti d’autore e dei diritti connessi e concessione di licenze multiterritoriali per i diritti su opere musicali per l’uso online nel mercato interno

AGCM, qui.

"L’Autorità ritiene che, in un contesto economico caratterizzato da profondi cambiamenti tecnologici, la mancata apertura del mercato nazionale della gestione dei diritti d’autore limita la libertà d’iniziativa economica degli operatori e la libertà di scelta degli utilizzatori. A suo parere, il mantenimento del monopolio legale appare in contrasto con l’obiettivo di rendere effettiva la libertà dei titolari del diritto di effettuare una scelta tra una pluralità di operatori in grado di competere con l’incumbent senza discriminazioni." 

Mobile Advertising: Economics, Evolution and Policy

D. Evans, here

Hyper-Reality

K. Matsuda, Video here

Digital Matching Firms: A New Definition in the “Sharing Economy” Space

ESA, here.

Friday, June 03, 2016

EU’s forthcoming Net Neutrality rules Leaked: Here’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Netzpolitik, here

Main Provisions and Benefits of the Marrakesh Treaty (2013)

WIPO, here

Awkward Conversation With Facebook

D. Carroll, here

Working together to support fair competition worldwide

M. Vestager, here

An Economic Policy Perspective on Online Platforms

B. Martens (JRC Science Hub), here.

"This report is based on the findings and conclusions that can be drawn from existing economic research literature and evidence; it does not present any new evidence. However, it is not meant to provide an exhaustive economic literature review on platforms; it focuses only on a limited number of issues that may be relevant from a regulatory policy perspective. It focuses on potential market failures in digital platforms and examines to what extent existing regulatory tools and self-regulation in platforms can address these failures, or whether there is a need for additional regulatory intervention."

European Commission Announces eCommerce Package

Cooley, here

There is no Open Science without the use of open standards and Free Software

Blog.3rik.cc, here

You should go check Facebook's new privacy settings ASAP

Wired, here

Économie de partage : des assureurs se disent prêts

Journal-assurance.ca, ici.

Madonna Gets Victory Over 'Vogue' Sample at Appeals Court

Billboard, here.
Decision here

Economía colaborativa: 1.150 respuestas a nuestras recomendaciones

CNMC, aquì

Companies once thought they’d make big money off big data–now it’s their biggest liability

QZ.com, here

Market-Based Finance: Its Contributions and Emerging Issues

FCA, here

Setting the record straight on privacy dimensions in big data

K. El Emam, here

Algorithms: The Future That Already Happened

Lareviewofbooks.org, here

Monday, May 23, 2016

Theranos teaches Silicon Valley a hard lesson about accountability

WashingtonPost, here

Control Mechanisms for CRM Systems and Competition Law

R. Hilty, T. Li, here.

CMA response to BIS consultation on moving Land Registry operations to the private sector

CMA, here

Saisine d’office pour avis portant sur l’exploitation des données dans le secteur de la publicité en ligne

Autorité de la concurrence, Décision ici.
A voir aussi:
fiche 1 : le secteur de la publicité en ligne en chiffres
fiche 2 : les acteurs de la publicité programmatique
fiche 3 : big data et publicité sur internet

Machine Bias

Propublica.org, here.

International enforcement cooperation in mergers: main principles and recent experiences

EC, Competition policy brief, here.


Q&A: The impact and evolution of the sharing economy

PewResearchCenter, here

Copyright reform comes a little closer in Ireland

E. O'Dell, here

Platform Privacy: The Missing Piece of Data Protection Legislation

M. Westerlund and J. Enkvist, here

The rise of APIs

TechCrunch, here

Germany’s supreme court ruling on online games and bots could affect entire EU

VentureBeat, here

Regulating Revolution: An Introduction to 3D Printing and the Law

A. Daly, here

Internet Competition & Regulation of Online Platforms

CPI and Computer and Communications Industry Association, here

Friday, May 20, 2016

How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist

T. Harris, Here.

Google answered some of our questions about its fancy new AI chip

Recode, Here.

Istruttoria nei confronti di Net Service per ipotesi di abuso della posizione dominante

Provvedimento qui.

La CNMC impugna el Decreto sobre viviendas vacacionales en Canarias

CNMC, here.

Oracle-Google Dispute Goes to Heart of Open-Source Software

NYTimes, here

Kartellrechtliche Beschränkung von Online-Verkäufen über Amazon und eBay

Cmshs-bloggt.de, hier.
Vorlagebeschluss hier.

Goodreads is finally cashing in on its devoted community

Wired, here

UK High Court on Plain Packaging

"The" Expert
Here.
Worthwhile read for your week-end.

Read also here.



"I earn a living fronting an organization that kills one thousand two hundred human beings a day; twelve hundred people. We're talking two jumbo jet plane loads of men, women, and children. I mean there's Attila, Genghis, and me, Nick Naylor the face of cigarettes, the colonel Sanders of nicotine. This is where I work, the Academy of Tobacco Studies. It was established by seven gentlemen you may recognize from C-Span. These guys realized quick if they were gonna claim cigarettes were not addictive they better have proof. This is the man they rely on, Erhardt Von Grupten Mundt. They found him in Germany. I won't go into the details. He's been testing the link between nicotine and lung cancer for thirty years, and hasn't found any conclusive results. The man's a genius, he could disprove gravity."
Thank you for smoking

Third Circuit Provides Guidance on Loyalty Discounts

Schiff Hardin, Here.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Google's Data Dominance

M. Kearns, here.

Big Data Enters the Agenda of EU Antitrust Authorities

Skadden, here.

Technology‑led Innovation and Emerging Services in the Canadian Financial Services Sector

Competition Bureau, here.

Google’s chatbot strategy is missing something important

VentureBeat, here

Data Mobility at the Intersection of Data, Trade Secret Protection and the Mobility of Employees in the Digital Economy

G. Surblyte, here.

Google Appeals French Right-To-Be-Forgotten Ruling

NYTimes, here.

The Dutch parliament bans zero rating

EDRi, here.

Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy

Pew, Study here

TTIP on Competition

Wikileaks, here

The CMA is right to place its faith in tech, not gimmicks

Cityam.com, here

Majority of accommodation providers in the EU offer online booking

Eurostat, here

Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis

S. Englehardt, A. Narayanan, here

It’s the Data, Stupid: What Elsevier’s purchase of SSRN also means

SavageMinds, here

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Smoking Gun in Android Antitrust Case

TheInformation, here

Staples/Office Depot: Memorandum Opinion

E. Sullivan, here

TripAdvisor chief on Instant Book, hotel direct campaigns and tours and activities

Travolution.com, here

Guide to big data and the Australian Privacy Principles

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Consultation Draft, here

Oracle CEO claims it discounted Java by 97.5% to beat out Android on Amazon’s Paperwhite

TechCrunch, here

Less Logic, More Health: How Behavioral Economics Can Improve Incentives

Knowledge@Wharton, here

Training Computer Programs

Wired, here

Colleges Shouldn’t Have to Deal With Copyright Monitoring

P. Samuelson, here

An Introduction to Intellectual Property

M. Lemley P. Menell, R. Merges, here.

Google To Enter The Chat Bot Market With New Developer Tools, Integrations

AndroidPolice, here

EU-wide cybersecurity rules adopted by the Council

Council of the EU, here

Sharing Research Data

S. Summers, Presentation here

Runkeeper: A Message to Our Users

Here. And reply by the Forbrukerådet here.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Polish competition authority declares that Uber does not pose a threat to competition and protection of consumer interests.

A. Stawicki, here.
Statement of UOKiK's position here

Tripadvisor chief Stephen Kaufer sees no threat from direct hotel booking

IrishTimes, here

Waze va concurrencer BlaBlaCar avec un service de covoiturage

Numerama, ici

Pratiques Unilatérales

F. Marty, A. Wachsmann, Chroniques ici

CMA warns UK estate agents against colluding in online portal selection

EU-competitionlaw.com, here.

Elsevier acquires online community SSRN

TheBookseller, here.
See also here.
See Elsevier's post here.
There is somewhere a lesson to be learned about how communities are formed and monetized in the platform society. Moreover, would authors respond/react by increasingly disintermediating (own blog, other more "private" repositories, etc.), possibly? Or what about a broader ArXiv?

Oracle v. Google - Day 5

S. Jeong, Storify here

Die Hotel-Branche soll die Zimmerpreise von Buchungsplattformen wieder unterbieten dürfen, kündigt Wirtschaftsminister

Tiroler Tageszeitung, hier

Retail banking market investigation: Provisional decision on remedies

CMA, here.