Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case

Milan: Italy’s antitrust authority has said it would investigate Meta Platform (META.O) over the possible abuse of its position in talks over the rights to music posted on Meta’s platforms and potentially hurting competition in the sector.

The dispute involved the Italian society of authors and publishers, SIAE. According to the antitrust regulator, Mark Zuckerberg’s company may have “unduly interrupted the negotiations for the stipulation of the licence for the use on its platforms” of SIAE’s music rights, it said in a statement.