While the merged SonyBMG sets about on the business of becoming one company, there are still some attempts in the independent sector to have the European Commission decision that allowed the merger to take place overturned. Key independent labels in Europe, and the organisation which represents them - IMPALA, were fiercely against the merger and say that EC officials were wrong to give it the go ahead. To make matters worse, those against the merger now reckon the powers that be are withholding information in a bid to prevent them from properly appealing against the EC's decision. According to the Wall Street Journal, IMPALA say documents that explain the EC's decision would normally have been published by now, but officials remain reluctant to make them public. A spokesman for the trade organisation told reporters: "We remain of the view that the decision to authorize the merger is fundamentally flawed and that this latest problem is another grave legal and procedural error."
Sep 21, 2004
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IMPALA say EC officials hindering merger opposition
Independent label body IMPALA says European Commission officials are withholding documents that would help it appeal the decision allowing the SonyBMG merger.