The European Commission has given Japanese electronics giant Sony the green light to purchase outright the record label Sony BMG in an €840 million ($1.2 billion) buy-out from German media firm Bertelsmann.
The EU executive sees no competition worries resulting from the merger, but indie music labels say Brussels is missing the point - it is cultural diversity concerns that are under threat from the creation of such a music titan.
On Monday (15 September), the EU executive said t...
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