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InternetNews November 22, 2004 |
ContentGuard Dealmaker? French technology play Thomson is taking a stake in digital rights management tech provider ContentGuard. The move could help cool simmering European Union objections to the acquisition of the company by Microsoft and Time Warner.  |
InternetNews February 11, 2005 Tim Gray |
EC To Revisit Microsoft's ContentGuard Deal The European Commission said it had restarted its antitrust review of Microsoft and Time Warner's acquisition of anti-piracy software company ContentGuard.  |
InternetNews October 29, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Rumor: EU to Nix Microsoft DRM Deal The proposed acquisition of ContentGuard by Microsoft and Time Warner could make trouble with Euro regulators.  |
InternetNews March 15, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
EU: ContentGuard Deal Can Go Through But ContentGuard complains as Microsoft rushes to close the acquisition.  |
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
EU Probes DRM Deal A partnership between Microsoft and Time Warner raises new antitrust fears in Europe.  |
InternetNews August 16, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
EU Holds Off on Microsoft's Content Guard Buy Review decision is focused on plans to expand stake with Time Warner in a digital rights management player.  |
InternetNews December 20, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
ContentGuard Bulks up Property Portfolio Digital rights management technology provider ContentGuard added five new patents to its intellectual property portfolio.  |
InternetNews April 5, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Time Warner, Microsoft in DRM play More deals among former enemies: Time Warner and Microsoft increase their investment in Content Guard.  |
Fast Company Annelise McGough |
Google Cites Free Nature Of Search In EU Antitrust Defense Google has been the subject of a formal antitrust investigation in the European Union since April, over charges that it unfairly displays its own shopping service more prominently than competitors in search results.  |
InternetNews December 30, 2004 Erin Joyce |
Spinning Microsoft's EU Troubles Microsoft retains a group of lawyers in Brussels whose only job is to paint its recent legal setback in more positive light.  |
InternetNews March 29, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
EU to Microsoft: Unbundle or Else European regulators are warning Microsoft to remove several features from the upcoming Windows Vista operating system or face being barred from the European market.  |
Fast Company Pavithra Mohan |
EU Regulators Investigate Amazon's E-Book Practices The European Commission announced Thursday that it is looking into whether or not Amazon's policies pressured rivals into keeping their prices higher.  |
Information Today June 18, 2015 |
The European Commission Investigates Amazon's Ebook Distribution Contracts The European Commission initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's business practices regarding ebook distribution, according to STM Publishing News.  |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Continuing Its Battle With Silicon Valley, The EU Will Probe How Ads Affect Search Results The EU commission is launching a separate investigation into how online platforms list search results and how they use customer data -- all as part of a general plan for a "unified digital market" announced last week.  |
InternetNews May 2, 2005 Tim Gray |
Time Warner Loses Employee Data Time Warner tried to protect the personal information of its employees and ended up losing it.  |
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
NewProbe of Online Music Underway The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the department's antitrust unit is looking into the four largest record labels and possible "uncompetitive practices" of music download pricing.  |
Fast Company Rose Pastore |
Google Surprisingly Contrite In New Interview About Europe Anti-Trust Case Google, which has been the subject of an anti-trust investigation in Europe since April, is now taking a surprisingly contrite stance.  |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Europe's New War With America Apparently, in Europe, competition is OK, so long as there's no winner. That may be a nice way to run a church T-ball league, but it's no way to advance an economy or culture.  |
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
U.S. Backs Microsoft in EU Dispute By the end of the second day of Microsoft's hearings before the European Commission, there was an air of finality.  |
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Report: SEC to Charge TW Over AOL Ad Deal A probe over the ISP's accounting for $400 million in questionable ad revenue will reportedly culminate in a formal charge for AOL parent Time Warner this summer.  |
InternetNews March 26, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Mom, Apple Pie and Microsoft Redmond's appeal of the EU judgment could hinge on nationalistic arguments -- and pressure from the White House.  |
Fast Company David Lumb |
The European Union Is Preparing To Sue Google, And It Wants A Fight As the The Wall Street Journal reports, Margrethe Vestager wants a landmark case that will set precedent for how tech mega corporations operate in the EU.  |
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Complaint The European Committee for Interoperable Systems said Office is a prime example why the EU should investigate practices that reinforce Microsoft's alleged monopolies and extend its market dominance into current and future products.  |
InternetNews December 20, 2004 Erin Joyce |
Microsoft Girds For EU Appeal Ruling The European Court of First Instance is slated to issue its ruling on Microsoft's appeal of antitrust penalties Wednesday.  |
InternetNews June 3, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Readies EU Appeal The company marshals its forces for its fight to reverse the European Commission's ruling that it abused its market dominance.  |
InternetNews September 27, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft Prepared to Strip Media Player As a crucial European antitrust appeals hearing draws near, Microsoft indicates it has a WMP-free Windows ready to go -- if needed.  |
New Architect March 2002 Neil McAllister |
Freedom of Expression For digital distribution to succeed, there must be broad interoperability between the different protection, commerce, and media management systems...  |
InternetNews February 13, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Raids May Signal Trouble For Intel's EU Case Investigators for the European Union antitrust office on Tuesday conducted a series of surprise raids at Intel offices in Germany and at the offices of three European computer retailers as part of its ongoing investigation into the chipmaker's business practices.  |
InternetNews June 25, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Looks to Stay EU's Hand Redmond files a formal request to stay the EU order to unbundle Windows and Windows Media Player.  |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
The EU Officially Reveals Its Plan To Reduce Silicon Valley's Power In Europe As part of its ongoing effort to reposition its economy, the European Union just formally unveiled plans to unify its fractured markets and take a more aggressive stance toward U.S. tech companies.  |
InternetNews March 19, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Time Warner Nixes AOL-Microsoft Speculation Disputing a published report, the media conglomerate says it's had no discussions about selling AOL to the Redmond giant.  |
InternetNews July 12, 2005 Erin Joyce |
EU Probes Intel's European Offices Early-morning raids raise eyebrows amid EU's four-year-old antitrust probe of Intel's business practices. AMD sees the raids as validation of its ongoing suit against the chipmaker.  |
InternetNews July 27, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Set with Day in Court An EU appeals court will hear its request to suspend penalties in its antitrust judgment against the software vendor.  |
InternetNews December 1, 2010 |
EU Slaps Google With Antitrust Probe European antitrust authorities announce the launch of a formal investigation into allegations from Google's rivals that the firm used its dominant market power to crowd out competition.  |
InternetNews March 30, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Fights Possible EU Fine Microsoft headed into two days of closed-door hearings with European regulators, facing $2.4 million in daily fines over what the EU feel is noncompliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling.  |
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Looks to Buddy List in EU Spat Microsoft called on other companies to weigh in with U.S. Department of Justice.  |
InternetNews March 22, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Faces Stiff Fines From EU Anti-competitive forces within the European Commission could slap the world's largest software vendor with a $600 million fine. And that's just for starters.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Europe Hunts Intel Even in what appears to be good times for Intel, bad news seems to follow the chip maker. The European Commission confirmed that it has relaunched an investigation into Intel's business practices.  |
InternetNews April 21, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Another Strike For Microsoft EU Defense A New York court's decision is the last slap for Microsoft as it prepares for next week's antitrust ruling appeal.  |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Read Google's Defensive Response To European Antitrust Charges After weeks of rumors, the European Commission formally brought antitrust charges against Google yesterday.  |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2010 April Taylor |
Will Antitrust Scrutiny Stop Google's Growth? Antitrust authorities in the U.S. and Europe are taking a closer look at Google, and this is not a good thing -- at least not for Google and its shareholders.  |
InternetNews November 30, 2009 |
Kroes Stepping Down as EU Antitrust Chief New EU chair will take over Jan. 26. Will he change the course of the Oracle-Sun merger?  |
InternetNews March 22, 2006 Roy Mark |
Lukewarm Response to Microsoft's Latest EU Offer Microsoft's offer of "free, unlimited" technical support to rivals is generating only a lukewarm response from European Commission antitrust regulators.  |
InternetNews December 12, 2005 Tim Gray |
Case Calls For Time Warner-AOL Split Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL and chief architect behind the company's merger with Time Warner, says it is time the pair say goodbye.  |
InternetNews January 24, 2006 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft to Speak Out On EU Troubles Microsoft Senior Counsel Brad Smith will hold a press conference in Brussels where, presumably, he will address the software giant's battle with European regulators.  |
InternetNews December 22, 2004 Erin Joyce |
Microsoft To Unbundle Media Player by January Microsoft said it plans to offer a version of Windows in European markets with its media player stripped out by January, following a European court ruling that upheld antitrust penalties against the company.  |
InternetNews January 26, 2006 Clint Boulton |
Microsoft's Source Code Pledge Raises Questions Sharing Windows server source code should make everyone happy, right? Not so.  |
InternetNews February 24, 2004 Alexander Wolfe |
EU Closer to Microsoft Decision The European Union's long-running antitrust case against Microsoft moved another step closer to its conclusion, with the EU's antitrust chief confirming that he has set a date for deciding the case.  |
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Switzerland R&D spending falls after Horizon 2020 cash freeze This check on Swiss research collaboration on EU-funded projects was in response to a vote that limited EU immigration from other member states.  |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Europe Unveils Strategy To (Finally) Compete With U.S. Tech Titans After multiple lawsuits aimed at U.S. tech titans, the European Union is proposing a unified digital marketplace for companies in all 28 member states that would compete with the likes of Facebook and Google.  |