EU Investigations in Apple e-Book Antitrust Case Closed The European Union is ending an antitrust investigation into Apple e-books, 9to5Mac… Sovan Mandal23 November 2024No comments2 minute read
e-book buying preference in EU countries: Print vs e-books Those in the European Union seem to have a greater preference for… Sovan Mandal24 April 2024No comments1 minute read
Amazon fined $888 million for GDPR violation in the EU Amazon has been slapped with a huge €746 million fine on charges… Sovan Mandal31 July 2021No comments2 minute read
Amazon Abandons MFNs in eBook Contracts Amazon’s woes across the pond may be coming to an end with… Mercy Pilkington4 May 2017One comment1 minute read
Amazon May Be Close to a Deal in EU Case Amazon is no stranger to issues surrounding ebook prices. Stateside, Amazon was… Mercy Pilkington23 March 2017No comments2 minute read
Amazon Backs Down to Avoid EU Punishment It’s a strange day for book retailing and publishing, as readers and… Mercy Pilkington25 January 2017One comment2 minute read
Amazon Attempts to Settle EU Antitrust Investigation When words like Amazon and antitrust get bandied about in the same… Mercy Pilkington6 October 20162 comments2 minute read
EU Looks to Dissolve Geo-Blocking for Netflix, Similar Sites A new look into film and television rights and a new observation… Mercy Pilkington27 March 20152 comments2 minute read
No Tax Break on eBooks in the EU There’s a fun throwaway scene in the iconic climate change movie, The… Mercy Pilkington6 March 20154 comments2 minute read
Amazon Faces Tax Woes in EU Book and retail giant Amazon has come under fire over the years… Mercy Pilkington19 January 2015One comment2 minute read
Facebook $19B Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved by the EU Facebook announced their intention to purchase WhatsApp in February of this year… 3 October 2014No comments1 minute read
EU Court Rules Libraries can Make eBooks without Publisher Permission The highest court in Europe has ruled that libraries can digitize books… Michael Kozlowski11 September 20142 comments1 minute read
UK Rules eBooks Aren’t Books as Far as Taxation Is Concerned There’s no relief in sight for UK readers, as Parliament declared that… Mercy Pilkington19 May 20144 comments2 minute read
All’s Not Well at Amazon Germany Just in time for the holidays, workers at several Amazon retail distribution… Mercy Pilkington16 December 2013One comment2 minute read
Samsung, Philips Raided in EU on Suspicions of Indulging Unfair in Trade Practices Some front line companies such as Samsung and Philips along with the… Sovan Mandal10 December 2013No comments1 minute read
EU to Take Stronger Stance on VAT over eBooks The VAT, or value added tax, on ebooks has been a thorn… Mercy Pilkington22 February 2013One comment2 minute read
