欧州委員会に電脳網の11の検索会社は、Google(ゴーグル)を独占禁止法違反で制裁するように要求
Fairsearch.org pide sanciones contra Google
"Sus prácticas de manipulación arrasan a clases enteras de competidores", dice la carta enviada a Almunia
Javier Martín Madrid 22 MAR 2013 - 12:16 CET
Fairsearch.org urges sanctions against Google
"His handling practices devastate entire classes of competitors," says the letter to Almunia
Javier Martin Madrid 22 MAR 2013 - 12:16 CET
Google's rivals have urged antitrust regulators in the European Union (EU) to punish the company for alleged abuse of its market dominance.
The request carried out by 11 companies online reflects the frustration of small competitors by an investigation launched two years ago by the European Commission. In a letter sent Thursday to Joaquin Almunia, Competition Commissioner explains the lobby Fairsearch.org anticompetitive activities carried out, in your opinion, and why Google should be sanctioned.
"The first point I would like to raise," says the letter, "is that the search anticompetitive impact is far greater than the three research areas of the Commission. (...) In addition to materially degrade the user experience and the limitation of consumer choice, handling practices of Google searches devastate entire classes of competitors in each sector in which Google decides to implement them. "
"There are two equally important aspects of the handling practices of Google searches," the letter continues, "the systematic promotion of Google's own services, and systematic degradation or exclusion of services from competitors. Resources require effective explicit commitments to end both aspects remedy remedy one without the other simply allow Google to rebalance their practices in order to achieve the same or equivalent anticompetitive effect. "
Companies ask Google is impartial: "All services, including yours, must have the same rules and use exactly the same crawling, indexing, classification, and visualization algorithms penalty".
But as the group does not rely on the goodwill of Google, calls for the EC to open a statement of objections: "Google's past behavior suggests that it is unlikely that voluntary remedies, without being formally accused of infringement, to be effective. Taking in mind, and the fact that Google has taken every delay to further strengthen, expand and extend their anticompetitive activities, we urge the Commission to issue a statement of objections ".
The EU antitrust authorities are studying the proposals submitted in January Google research to settle and avoid a fine that could reach 5,000 million dollars (3.871 million euros) or 10% of the company's revenue in 2012.
Companies criticizing Google include price comparison sites and Foundem Twenga, the online travel sites like Expedia and Tripadvisor, online mapping companies and Streetmap HotMaps, and Eurocities AG, among others.
In a statement of objections, the EC sets out its reasons for punishment and how the company should solve the problem. Failure to comply with the warning carries a fine and an order to stop anticompetitive practices.
An agreement has its benefits, told Reuters Antoine Colombani, a spokesman for competition policy in the EU executive. "We hope that this result has been established can be achieved, it would be a faster way to eliminate the competition problems that we have identified", and added that the regulator has the option of charging Google if you are dissatisfied with your offer. Google has not commented.
The Federal Trade Commission U.S. (FTC, for its acronym in English) in January ended his own investigation into Google's business practices, saying, unanimously, that there was no place to punish the seeker. In the process, nearly two years, never gave audience to the companies contrary to Google.
Following that agreement, Google said it "voluntarily" leave their sites to include content from other sites without permission and would facilitate the exchange of corporate advertising campaigns to other competing platforms. Although Google offers the EC remain secret, it is easy to deduce that the same as offered to U.S. authorities, but companies gathered around Fairsearch.org not trust the "voluntariness" of Google.
Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said at the time that the U.S. decision not condition the EU. For now, European authorities have listened to both parties.
Fairsearch.orgは、Googleへの制裁を要請
"彼の取り扱いは、競合他社のクラス全体を荒廃させる、"アルムニアへの手紙は言う
ハビエル·マルティン·マドリード22 MAR 2013 - 12:16 CET
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