Microsoft complains, German cartel authority goes after Google
January 19, 2010 by Bernd Kling
Bundeskartellamt, watchdog for fair competition, is investigating Google for unfair practices following complaints from German publishers, an online maps service and competitor Microsoft.
German publishers: Google, you owe us!
June 30, 2009 by Bernd Kling
Like their US colleagues they have not yet found a viable online business model. The president of the German magazine publishers association, a media mogul himself, thinks Google has to pay the bill. He wants new copyright laws to cash in on Google’s success.