Apple in EU e-book market probe - Democratic Underground

dipsydoodle

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Tue Dec-06-11 06:09 AM
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Apple in EU e-book market probe

Source: BBC News

Apple and five publishers are to be investigated over anti-competitive practice in the e-book market, says the European Union's anti-trust watchdog.

As well as the tech giant, the inquiry centres on Hachette Livre, Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holzbrinck.

The Commission said it would focus on alleged illegal agreements restricting competition in the EU.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has already begun a similar inquiry.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16050630

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Tue Dec-06-11 07:16 AM
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'...breaches of EU rules on cartels'

interesting phrasing

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