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Commission clears Universal-BMG deal, subject to conditions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 25 2007

The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of the music publishing business of BMG by the US-based company Universal following the latter company’s commitment to divest itself of some publishing catalogues

Ninth Circuit gives copier leasor second shot at Lanham Act claims

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2008

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit reversed the F.R.Civ. Pro. 12(b)(1) dismissal of a complaint alleging false statements and antitrust violations, finding that the factual allegations, if taken as true, would support the Lanham Act and Sherman Act claims

The CFI reduces fines imposed on the Nintendo group

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 8 2009

Between 1995 and 1996, the European Commission launched two separate investigations into the distribution of Nintendo’s video game cartridges and consoles

Advocate General’s Opinion casts doubt over Greek law

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Greece
  • -
  • March 14 2008

Advocate General Kokott has issued an Opinion stating that a Greek law, which gives the Greek motor sports federation the right to authorise events in Greece, may be incompatible with European competition law

Caution for competition defence

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 31 2008

In The Football Association Premier League Limited & Others v LCD Publishing Limited 2007 EWHC 3171 (CH), the English High Court considered an application to strike out a restraint of trade and competition defence

Commission approves two Dutch film funds

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Netherlands
  • -
  • July 20 2007

The European Commission has approved two new funds in the Netherlands for promoting film-making

Commission clears Sony-BMG again

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 5 2007

For the second time, the European Commission has cleared the creation of Sony BMG, a joint venture combining the recorded music businesses of Sony and Bertelsmann

Commission clears BMGSony joint venture...again!

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • October 30 2007

At the beginning of January 2004, Bertelsmann AG and Sony notified the European Commission of their intention to create a joint venture to which Bertelsmann would contribute the worldwide recorded music business of its wholly-owned subsidiary Bertelsmann Media Group (BMG), and Sony would contribute its worldwide recorded music business, with the exception of Japan, operated by Sony Music Entertainment (IP07272

Commission adopts decision against music collecting societies

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 18 2008

On 16 July 2008 the European Commission adopted a decision finding that 24 performing right collecting societies had infringed the competition rules on restrictive business practices

ECJ annuls CFI ruling on Sony BMG joint venture

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 18 2008

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has annulled the Court of First Instance (CFI) ruling that the European Commission improperly approved the creation of a joint venture by Bertelsmann AG and Sony, known as Sony BMG, in 2004

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