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Public Knowledge's testimony to the U.S. Congress opposing the merger may be found here.
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Rather than make an independent determination about how this transaction would harm Americans, the FTC has merely relied upon the European authorities. That is an unfortunate way to make policy.
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"It is incredible that the FTC has not taken any action whatsoever to protect consumers and competition in the nascent digital music market. As Public Knowledge and many other stakeholders have protested, this merger will give UMG the power and incentive to burden new digital music services that benefit actual artists and consumers."
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