Friday, July 28, 2006
EU Probing Potential HD DVD/Blu-Ray Anti-trust Violation
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "CONTENT" @ 12:00 PM
"European Commission antitrust officials are probing the licensing strategies of two rival new generation DVD developers, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the European Union executive said on Thursday. "There are no indications of any complaint, nor of any antitrust concerns on the part of the Commission or anyone else," the company said in a statement. The Commission wants to know whether the licensing terms of the DVD formats could break European Union competition rules, but it said this was not the start of a formal investigation."
Looks like just a fact finding mission for now. Stay tuned to see if they dig up anything interesting.
Looks like just a fact finding mission for now. Stay tuned to see if they dig up anything interesting.
