EU Probes Microsoft-Time Warner Deal
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On 12 July, Microsoft and Time Warner, both US companies, sought clearance under the European Union&#39;s Merger Regulation for plans to jointly acquire ContentGuard.
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The European Commission opened a new  antitrust probe against Microsoft  on Monday into  whether it unfairly tied its Web browser to the Windows  operating system and made it harder for rival software to work  with Windows.
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European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Corp. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.
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The EU is concerned that deals struck by Hollywood studios with HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc backers involve anticompetitive activity.
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By PAUL GEITNER    BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and the media and entertainment powerhouse Time Warner Inc...
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A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation  into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.
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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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EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated music publishing market."
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The European Commission on Wednesday opened a probe into Microsoft&#39;s and Time Warner&#39;s plans to buy ContentGuard, citing concerns Microsoft could take a dominant position for digital rights management with the deal.
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European Union regulators yesterday flexed their muscles by ordering an in-depth inquiry into plans by Microsoft and Time Warner to buy one of the world&#39;s leading providers of anti-piracy software.
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The European Union sought consultations with the United States to determine if new US legislation abolishing contested corporate tax breaks is consistent with World Trade Organization regulations, an EU commission spokeswoman revealed.
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The European Commission is studying the U.S. court decision favoring Oracle's PeopleSoft buyout and deciding whether to pursue its own objections.
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Microsoft and Time Warner ran into fresh trouble in Europe today as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.
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The European Commission announced Wednesday it will extend an antitrust investigation of a move by Microsoft and Time Warner to take control of technology that could help the music and movie industries fight piracy.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union escalated its trans-Atlantic fight with Microsoft Corp. yesterday , threatening huge new fines against the software maker over claims it is asking rivals to pay too much for information that would help their servers work with Windows.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Corp. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.
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By David Lawsky BRUSSELS  - The European Commission has stopped the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday.