EU orders probe into Universal Music-BMG merger
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The European Union's executive commission announced an in-depth investigation into Universal Music Publishing proposed takeover of BMG's music publishing business, delaying the process by months.
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into the planned acquisition of ContentGuard Holdings by Microsoft and Time Warner, a commission spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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BRUSSELSâRisking another transatlantic tussle over Microsoft Corp., European Union antitrust regulators said yesterday they were investigating whether the software giant&#39;s deal with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.
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French judges have placed the head of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr, under formal investigation as part of a probe into French media giant Vivendi Universal, legal sources told AFP on Thursday.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Inc. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.
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Impala, a group representing 2,000 smaller record labels, said Wednesday it would ask the European Union&#39;s high court to overturn a decision by EU regulators approving the merger between the music units of Japan&#39;s Sony Corp.
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The European Commission on Wednesday opened an in-depth investigation into plans for joint takeover of ContentGuard, a US anti-piracy tech firm, by Microsoftand Time Warner.
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The European Commission has opened two new antitrust investigations of Microsoft&#39;s activities.The first case is in response to a complaint from the European Committee for Interoperable Systems, a Brussels-based trade group of which Opera Software is a member, and concerns the interoperability of Windows with other software, the Commission said Monday.The second investigation is looking into Microsoft&#39;s tactic of bundling software products with its Windows operating system. This follows a complaint to the Commission by Opera, a Norwegian browser developer.Both issues featured in the Commission&#39;s landmark March 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft, which the company unsuccessfully challenged in court.(More to come.)
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The European Commission plans to open  an in-depth, four-month probe of plans by Microsoft Corp. and  Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S. ContentGuard  Holdings Inc., a source close to the situation said on Tuesday.
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Independent music companies are launching a legal challenge to the European Union&#39;s decision to allow the merger of Sony and Bertelsmann (BMG).
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European antitrust regulators have announced they will conduct an in-depth investigation into a plan by Microsoft and Time Warner to acquire digital rights management company ContentGuard, a move that&#39;s seen as a setback for the deal.
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By From news reports  Vivendi's Universal Music Group unit said Wednesday that it would acquire BMG Music Publishing from Bertelsmann for about $2.1 billion, making Universal the world's largest music publisher, with a catalog that includes performers of the standing of Elton John and B.B.
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The European Commission on Wednesday launched an in-depth investigation of plans by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S. ContentGuard Holdings Inc.
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The European Commission launches new investigations into whether Microsoft breaks anti-competition laws.
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The decision by a group of European labels to legally challenge the European Commission's approval of the Sony/BMG merger could raise questions for future deals.
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European Commission antitrust hearings over iTunes price concerns begin in late September.
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Unlaunched TotalMusic prompts price fixing concern Two major labels have been served notice of a fresh antitrust investigation, a music business newsletter reports today. MusicAlly's daily Bulletin suggests that the as-yet-unlaunched TotalMusic service, currently backed by Universal and Somy BMG, has prompted notices from the US Department of Justice. The report suggests all four major labels have been contacted.â¦