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Google Faces German Antitrust Compaints

Monday, January 18th, 2010

250px-GoogleAccording to Bloomberg News, three German antitrust complaints have been filed alleging that Google has violated competition rules.

The complaints center around Google’s use of news items that it displays on its Google News site.  The complaints were filed by Microsoft Corp., two German publishers’ associations and Euro-Cities AG, a map service provider.

The federal Cartel Office in Germany – Germany’s antitrust regulator – has received the complaints but the agency has not detailed what action will be taken.

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