Recent decisions by courts and regulatorss on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean proved costly for Google parent Alphabet, but the outcome could have been a lot worse. 
First, in a mixed ruling, a US District Court found that Alphabet's division Google, the group's biggest money maker, will have to share online data with competitors but, on the bright side, will not have to divest from its search engine Chrome. 
Then, a federal court in San Francisco determined that Google...

The European Commission's competition division has temporarily paused on September 2 the investigation into the proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group.
The delay was necessary in order to receive the requested information into the deal that, apparently neither UMG, nor opposing parties such as IMPALA had provided.
"Deadline suspended under Article 11(3) [date may differ from the Article 11(3) decision date] from 02.09.2025 Deadline extended by 10 wo...

The United States Copyright Office has appointed Erik Bertin to the position of Acting Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice, following the departure of Associate Register and Director of Registration Policy and Practice Robert Kasunic after twenty-five years with the Washington, DC-based organisation.
In his new role, Bertin shares responsibility for overseeing the Office of Registration Policy and Practice and manages a diverse portfolio of legal, po...