EU may flex regulatory muscles against Google book deal
Over the past decade, the US has largely taken a laissez-faire approach to antitrust and commercial competition. As a result, the center of gravity for legal action in this area has moved to Europe, where the EU’s Competition Commissioner has gone several rounds with Microsoft and, more recently, levied a hefty fine against Intel. Now, just as reports suggest that Google is urging the Competition Commission to take further actions against Microsoft, the EU’s copyright authorities will be launching a formal investigation into the implications of Google’s settlement with book authors and publishers.
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EU may flex regulatory muscles against Google book deal
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