Last month, Ars wrote about the European Commission's announcement of plans to tackle geo-blocking and copyright reform in the European Union. However, there were almost no details of what that move ...

Parliament opted to further assess the potential impact of a geo-blocking ban, which the audio-visual industry claims would destroy existing business models and result in billions in losses. By Scott ...

In January 2021 the European Commission (EC) fined Valve and five video game publishers a total of €7.8 million for breaching EU antitrust rules for entering into geo-blocking practices. The European ...

The European Commission's new digital single market initiative could have big implications for TV and movie fans, who may soon have access to far more content than ever before. In a new strategy ...

Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures join forces with StudioCanal, soccer's English Premier League and the MPA to oppose new legislation that would end geo-blocking of film and TV ...

The CPC has given Apple one month to respond and propose ways to address the issue. The EU consumer protection watchdog has cracked down on Apple’s “unlawful” geo-blocking practices, and has asked the ...

Letting EU citizens watch movies online anywhere and simplifying cross-border e-commerce are key European Commission efforts to unify the continent’s digital market. The Commission on Wednesday agreed ...

Seemingly the sole government body policing tech platforms, the ol’ European Union, is now taking aim at desktop gaming’s biggest storefront, Steam, and its creator Valve. The commission sent a ...

At the heart of the European Union lies the Single Market—the possibility for people to buy and sell goods and services anywhere in the EU. So it is ironic that the European sector least constrained ...