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    Novell, CCIA Evidence May Be Tossed Out in MS EC Case

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    Lucy Sherriff
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    November 25, 2004
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      A European judge will hold a closed-door meeting today to discuss the lifting of sanctions by the EU in its anti-trust ruling against Microsoft Corp. Judge Bo Vesterdorf of the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg has called the meeting to discuss the future of the case, following the withdrawal of Novell Inc. and the Computer & Communications Industry Association.

      In March this year, the European Commission ruled that Microsoft had abused its dominance of the PC market. The EC imposed sanctions on the company, including a fine of nearly $650 million and instructions that it publish details of its APIs and that it provide a version of Windows without Windows Media Player.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifTo read David Courseys thoughts on whether Microsofts antics will land it back in court, click here.

      However, since Microsoft settled suits with the CCIA and with Novell, both organizations have withdrawn from the anti-trust case.

      The departure of the CCIA is particularly contentious. Around half of the $20 million settlement is alleged to have gone directly to the groups president, Ed Black. Nokia confirmed that it had quit the organization in protest of the settlement, describing the process and content of the settlement as “inappropriate.” Black himself denied that the CCIA had been bought, saying that the CCIA has not switched sides.

      According to The Guardian, Judge Vesterdorf wants to discuss how to treat evidence from those parties that have quit the case. Although many smaller groups such as the Free Software Foundation are still pressing the case against the software giant, Real Networks Inc. is the only remaining corporate opponent. Without the evidence from the CCIA and Novell, the settlement may be renegotiated.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifA company has accused Microsoft of destroying e-mails relevant to lawsuits. Click here for more.

      Judge Vesterdorf is expected to rule soon on whether the penalties imposed on Microsoft should be suspended, while the company appeals against the ruling.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifFor more on MS-EU, check out The Register.

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