Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments from Amazon on e-books

The European Commission adopted on 4 May 2017 a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Amazon to address concerns relating to parity clauses in contracts with publishers.

The commitments followed a number of competition concerns relating to a number of clauses in Amazon's distribution agreements with e-book publishers across the European Union.

The Commission opened the investigation in June 2015 and asked for feedback on Amazon's commitments in January 2017.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 04.05.17: EU compels Amazon to change 'unfair' e-book contracts https://euobserver.com/digital/137774

Deutsche Welle, 04.05.17: Amazon accepts EU's e-book demands http://p.dw.com/p/2cMHR

Reuters, 04.05.17: EU accepts Amazon e-book commitments to settle antitrust case http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-amazon-com-antitrust-idUSKBN180119

Luxemburger Wort, 04.05.17: Amazon bows to EU's demands on e-books http://www.wort.lu/en/lifestyle/eu-commission-amazon-bows-to-eu-s-demands-on-e-books-590b2b57a5e74263e13be571

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