CEPIC (Centre of the Picture Industry) and EANA (European News Agency Alliance) have announced that EANA is joining the CEPIC coalition for an antitrust complaint at the EU Commission against Google’s unlicensed use of third party pictures.
It appears that at the meeting of Commissioners on Tuesday 11 February, 9 commissioners out of 27 opposed the deal passed between VP Almunia and Google. Opposing Commissioners include Michel Barnier (France), Günther Oettinger (Germany) and Vivianne Reding (Luxembourg).
On January 29th Reuters reported exclusively, that the European Commission and Google will settle in the next few days, couple of weeks at the latest, the three-year long antitrust investigation.
The coalition in support of the antitrust claim against Google grows.
The SAIF joins the coalition in support of CEPIC’ claim against Google Images.
On 8 November 2013 CEPIC supported by a large coalition of trade associtions in Europe and the USA lodged a claim for abuse of dominant position against Google at the European Commission. The coalition is now growing.
CEPIC participated in the second market test of Google’s proposals for remedies. The answer was submitted on 25 November.
Brussels, 13 November 2013. On behalf of thousands of photographers and picture agencies CEPIC, the Center of the Picture Industry, submitted a formal antitrust complaint against Google’s use of third-party images before the European Commission.
Verbatim of Joaquín Almunia’s speech at the European Parliament on 1 October. Mr Almunia is Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy.
Vice President Almunia on the European Commission’s finding on Google practices on the Internet.
