Tag: europe
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Google writes the internet’s first rule book
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Andrew Orlowski
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The regulator’s rule book for deciding what is permissible on today’s roads is very thick indeed. The content, behaviour and performance of “stuff on roads” is massive, and grows by the day. Try hot-rodding your lawnmower – or deciding that on Thursdays, you will only make left turns, and see how far you get. By…
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MySpace Music hears the antitrust song
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Andrew Orlowski
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News Corporation and the major record labels are facing antitrust questions about the blockbuster MySpace Music venture – even before the site has launched. MySpace Music is billed as the biggest music retail launch of the year. It’s a one-stop shop backed by the cross-media muscle of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, with the three biggest…
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Google and the Mother of All Antitrust Battles
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Andrew Orlowski
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The US Senate today embarks on what could become years of antitrust investigations into Google by the IT, telecoms and media industries. The hearing today is just that – a piece of political showboating ordered by antitrust subcommittee chairman Herb Kohl. It’s not a formal investigation, let alone a lawsuit. Yet with the destiny of…