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Competition: EC confirms sending SOs against alleged territorial restrictions in on-line music sales to major record labels and Apple

( April 3, 2007, 07:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- ****************************************The European Commission can confirm that it has sent a Statement of Objections to major record companies and Apple in relation to agreements between each record company and Apple that restrict music sales: consumers can only buy music from the iTunes' on-line store in their country of residence. Consumers are thus restricted in their choice of where to buy music, and consequently what music is available, and at what price. The Commission alleges in the Statement of Objections that these agreements violate the EC Treaty's rules prohibiting restrictive business practices (Article 81)....

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