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TPMs are implemented by some copyright holders because they can violate end users' privacy rights; prevent consumers from enjoying content on devices and software of their independent choice; circumvent or compromise the security of computers, including rendering them vulnerable to attack and we remember the well publicized fiasco of the Sony BMG rootkit; that TPMs can be applied to both content and devices; that the copyright holder and the owner of the device have rights that must be respected; that copyright holder's own rights on the protected work and private citizens usually own the devices that access these works; that TPMs ...[+++]can be abused to harm the interests of the copyright holder and/or the device owner; that numerous Canadian organizations have opposed the legal protection of TPMs supplied to copyright holders or manufacturers of devices, including, but not limited to, the Canada's Privacy Community, the Digital Security Coalition, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, Appropriation Art Coalition, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Library Association, Canadian Art Museum Directors' Organization and several thousands of Canadian citizens already signed these on such a position; that we are looking for Canadian legislation, such as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act which prohibits the condition of the supply of a product or service on a person waiving their rights; and that the section 77 of the Competition Act regulates against the exclusive dealing in tied selling.

On 9 January 2004, Bertelsmann AG and Sony, two international media companies, notified to the Commission a proposed concentration whereby they envisaged merging their global recorded music activities (with the exclusion of Sony’s activities in Japan) into three new companies operated together under the name Sony BMG.

The Court of First Instance annuls the decision authorising the creation of Sony BMG

On 9 January 2004, the Commission received a notification whereby Sony Corporation and Bertelsmann AG (BMG) would merge their recorded music businesses into a 50/50 joint venture named Sony BMG.

In music labels and music publishing, Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) made 45% of its turnover in the US and Canada as compared to 12% in Germany and 22% in other European countries.