European Commission articles

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  EC investigating Microsoft's lack of compliance with browser choice commitment

  By Tom Warren on July 17, 2012 06:52 am + 183 comments

  The European Commission revealed today that it plans to open proceedings against Microsoft to Continue reading…

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  Europe's plan for music licensing, and the artists that feel betrayed

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 12, 2012 09:52 am + 28 comments

  Yesterday, the European Commission announced a new proposal to simplify the way companies pay Continue reading…

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  EU proposes reforms to simplify cross-border music licensing

  By Louis Goddard on July 11, 2012 10:29 am + 16 comments

  The European Commission is planning to reform regulation around collecting societies — the groups Continue reading…

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  EU Parliament rejects ACTA

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 4, 2012 07:11 am + 41 comments

  The European Parliament has today voted to reject the controversial anti-counterfeiting trade Continue reading…

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  Google addresses antitrust concerns in letter to EU commission

  By Chris Welch on July 2, 2012 05:53 pm + 34 comments

  Google Chairman Eric Schmidt today acknowledged and addressed the EU's latest antitrust concerns Continue reading…

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  EU rejects Microsoft's appeal against billion-dollar antitrust fine, reduces it by $48 million

  By Tom Warren on June 27, 2012 04:44 am + 75 comments

  The General Court of the European Union, the second-highest court in Europe, has rejected Continue reading…

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  ACTA fails to gain ITC approval, MEPs vote to reject controversial piracy treaty

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 21, 2012 06:39 am + 6 comments

  The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been rejected by the International Continue reading…

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  EU gives Google until July 2nd to address anti-competitive search practices, says The Guardian

  By Andrew Webster on June 1, 2012 09:58 am + 20 comments

  The European Commission has given Google a deadline of July 2nd to make changes to its search Continue reading…

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  Three out of four EU committees vote against ACTA

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 1, 2012 06:48 am + 8 comments

  The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has met with more disapproval in Europe. Members of Continue reading…

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  Google files EU complaint against Nokia, Microsoft over alleged patent collusion with MOSAID (update: Microsoft responds)

  By Chris Ziegler on May 31, 2012 05:30 pm + 74 comments

  Google has just filed an official complaint with the European Commission that accuses Nokia and Continue reading…