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​Comment: Valve's EU battle over gaming platform revisits tension between IP and antitrust

By Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Michael Acton ( October 9, 2019, 10:13 GMT | Comment) -- Gaming company Valve’s battle with the European Commission, which is playing out at a closed-door hearing today, may set a new precedent on how EU antitrust laws apply to online commerce. While some video game publishers are in talks to settle the probe, Valve and EU officials are in dispute over the application of the EU’s rules on Internet distribution as well as friction with laws governing copyright.Gaming company Valve’s battle with the European Commission, which is playing out at a closed-door hearing today, may set a new precedent on how EU antitrust laws apply to online commerce....

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