Brussels, 13/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Thursday to open an in-depth inquiry into the proposed merger of the global recorded music businesses of Germany's Bertelsmann AG and Japan's Sony Corp. After a routine one-month review, it is concerned that the operation may create or reinforce a collective dominant position of the major record companies on the recorded music market. In its inquiry, the Commission will also look at other competition problems related...