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Setlist: The EU takes a stand against the Apple Tax

By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 3 May 2021

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the European Commission’s ‘statement of objections’ to Apple saying that it believes it has distorted competition in the music streaming market by enforcing the mandatory use of its own payment system, plus Tencent’s likely fine for alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the music streaming market.

SECTION TIMES
01: EU v Apple (00:02:58)
02: China v Tencent (00:21:49)
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STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Apple on App Store rules for music streaming providers
• Tencent likely to be fined in Chinese competition law crackdown, could be force to sell music apps

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