1. Court in Europe Set to Hear Microsoft Case.
- Author
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Meller, Paul
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ANTITRUST law , *COURTS , *APPELLATE procedure , *TRADE regulation , *MONOPOLIES , *ECONOMIC competition , *COMPUTER software industry , *UNFAIR competition , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Reports that Europe's second-highest appeals court, the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg set a date for a meeting with Microsoft, the European Commission and others to decide whether changes demanded by the commission to Microsoft's business practices should be waived until its appeal is decided. Microsoft's appeal of a ruling that branded it an abusive monopoly; Outlook for the hearing; Participation in the appeal by Microsoft allies, including trade groups like the Computing Technology Industry; Issue of fair competition in the software industry.
- Published
- 2004