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WHY WE DON'T NEED EC INQUIRY.
It is easy to see why the EC officials are sometimes accused of behaving like a bunch of meddling bureaucrats.
Just weeks after effectively rejecting the merger of EMI and Warner Music and just days before they may be requested to review the proposed union of BMG and EMI, they are at it again. This time it is that old chestnut of monopolistic CD price-fixing.
What's clear at this stage is that little is yet clear about this latest inquiry.
There appear to be at least two explanations for the appearance of the story in last Friday's FT: either it was a deliberate leak timed to coincide with the submission of the EMI-BMG merger; or it slipped out prematurely before any decision to launch an investigation had been taken. But even at this stage there are a few key points worth emphasising:
* Despite what consumer groups and the mainstream press suggest, pricing is a genuinely complex subject. Local price differences exist because of a host of factors including fluctuating exchange ...
- TimeWarner drops MAPs in music.(minimum advertised price)(price)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Video Business April 17, 2000 700+ words
...Commission's (FTC) scrutiny of the music industry's minimum advertised price (MAP) policies, TimeWarner's music group has agreed to...TimeWarner announced it would merge Warner with the music unit of EMI Group, creating the world's biggest record company with...
- Music MAP suit settled for $67m....
- Magazine article from: TWICE November 11, 2002 700+ words
...CDs to settle a two-year-old case that equates minimum-advertised-price (MAP) policies with price fixing. The suit, led by New...of CDs between 1995 and 2000. The record labels--BMG, EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal--and the merchants--Best...
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- Newspaper article from: Wireless News July 24, 2009 700+ words
...Wireless News 07-24-2009 Where 2 Get It Offers 'Minimum Advertised Price' Monitoring Type: News Where 2 Get It, a provider of...found where users search, announced it has added minimum advertised price (MAP) monitoring to its solutions for manufacturers...
- When ads and prices just don't add up: if a company refuses to sell a product...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Fairlie, Rik May 1, 2003 700+ words
...later offered to sell the CPU kit to Clodfelter at the advertised price, or provide a $20 discount on future orders. But the...confirm that the company will not sell the product at the advertised price. Have the ad handy for reference, and get the sales rep...
- Strict MAP rules for Space Jam. (minimum advertised price)
- Magazine article from: Video Business Scala, Betsy January 13, 1997 700+ words
...with the comedy Space Jam, Warner Home Video will be more stringent about enforcing its policies on minimum advertised price (MAP). According to distributors, Warner will begin denying co-op advertising reimbursement and market...
- Where 2 Get It Announces MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) Monitor.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 21, 2009 700+ words
...search based services that help national brands get found where users search, today announced they've added minimum advertised price monitoring to their solutions for manufacturers. Selling below MAP causes many problems including but not limited to...
- Where 2 Get It Offers 'Minimum Advertised Price' Monitoring.
- Magazine article from: Entertainment Close-up July 22, 2009 700+ words
...mobile and search based services that help national brands get found where users search, announced it has added minimum advertised price (MAP) monitoring to its solutions for manufacturers. Selling below MAP causes many problems including but not limited...
- Mission: Impossible on the MAP. (Paramount Pictures Corp. opts for minimum...
- Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network Lieber, Ed September 2, 1996 700+ words
HOLLYWOOD, Cal.--Paramount Home Video is releasing Mission: Impossible Nov. 12 with a $14.79 minimum advertised price (MAP) and no suggested retail. Big-title new releases are usually priced higher--in the $20 range--and carry...
