A Munich court sides with Germany's music rights society GEMA in a case against OpenAI, saying OpenAI can't use song lyrics without a license; OpenAI can appeal
A German court on Tuesday sided with the country's music rights society GEMA in a closely watched copyright case against U.S.-based artificial intelligence firm OpenAI.
The EU launches an antitrust probe into SAP over its ERP software maintenance and support services, with a potential fine of ~10% of its annual global sales
The European Commission has opened an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices by Germany's SAP (SAPG.DE) …
Germany's data protection commissioner fines Vodafone a record €45M for data privacy violations linked to “malicious behavior” by third-party sales agents
It's Vodafone unilaterally changing contract terms to defraud customers or add unwanted services... which is a pretty common practice these days among many telcos, everywhere [embedded post]
Germany's Federal Court of Justice rules against Apple's appeal opposing a 2023 regulatory assessment that opens Apple up to stricter controls in the country
Apple (AAPL.O) lost an appeal on Tuesday against a regulatory assessment that opens the iPhone maker up to stricter controls in Germany …
Germany's Bundeskartellamt charges Apple with abusing its market power via App Tracking Transparency, giving itself preferential treatment, and requires changes
Germany's Bundeskartellamt charges Apple with abusing its market power via App Tracking Transparency, giving itself preferential treatment, and requires changes
The German antitrust authority has charged Apple (AAPL.O) with abusing its market power through its app tracking tool …
Meta says it will launch a test in Germany, France, and the US to post eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, after the EU fined it €798M for abusing dominance
- Company was fined €798 million by EU for abusing dominance — Meta still challenging landmark fine through EU courts
A German court rules that Nokia Oyj can stop Amazon from selling Fire TV Sticks in Germany after Amazon lost a patent case; Nokia hasn't enforced the injunction
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The CJEU rules that Germany's Federal Cartel Office didn't overstep when ordering Meta to overhaul its ad business in 2019; Meta is “evaluating” the ruling
This request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 4 … Wall Street Journal : Meta's Facebook Faces Fresh Threat to Sending Personalized Ads in EU Javier Espinoza / Financial ...
The CJEU rules that Germany's Federal Cartel Office didn't overstep by demanding Meta overhaul its ad business in 2019; Meta says it is “evaluating” the ruling
Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook lost its European Union court fight over a German antitrust order that homed …