Apple Music does not violate competition laws – 99mac

The EU spends investigation of Apple Music after not found any evidence that Apple conspired with record labels to put an end to free services.

The European Commission has not found any evidence that Apple conspired with the record companies to stop free accounts to streaming music services, thereby laying down the investigation. This report Recode, and refer to sources familiar with the case. In May reported 99mac that both the EU and the US justititedepartementet initiated investigations against Apple and the record companies regarding agreements for the launch of music service # Apple Music.

EU has interviewed, among others, representatives of rival Spotify in order to find limitations that Apple introduced its App Store to prevent competing musikappar. The EU has also asked the record company about details of their licensing agreement with Apple.

The European Commission has not found any evidence that Apple and record companies should have cooperated to prevent ad-funded services. Despite the fact that Spotify should have been pressured by record companies to move more of its users from free accounts to Premium accounts have not been any collusion between Apple and the record companies could be found.

This means that any charges against Apple is not brought but the EU will nevertheless continue to monitor developments in connection with Spotify for new licensing agreements with record companies. US authorities are also continuing its investigation regarding the App Store, and whether Apple’s fee of 30 percent which is a breach of competition law.