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Old 12-06-2011, 06:39 AM   #1
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European Commission opens antitrust investigation into ebook-sales
In a press release the European Commission states that

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the European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate whether international publishers Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing, France), Harper Collins (News Corp., USA), Simon & Schuster (CBS Corp., USA), Penguin (Pearson Group, United Kingdom) and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holzbrinck (owner of inter alia Macmillan, Germany) have, possibly with the help of Apple, engaged in anti-competitive practices affecting the sale of e-books in the European Economic Area (EEA) in breach of EU antitrust rules. The opening of proceedings means that the Commission will treat the case as a matter of priority. It does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.
This follows unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active in the e-book publishing sector in several Member State in March 2011 (see MEMO/11/126).
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