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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9538
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

Sony and Bertelsmann continue appeal case at European Court of Justice despite European Commission's latest decision

Luxembourg, 07/11/2007 (Agence Europe) -The appeal by Sony and Bertelsmann against the Court of First Instance's cancellation of the proposed merger of their record labels was heard on Tuesday 6 November (case C-413/06P). Their legal standing against this prohibition is precarious, however, as the merger went ahead in spite of the Court's judgment, and has now (as of October) received Commission approval. The plaintiffs therefore have nothing to gain from the appeal (whether it is successful...

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