Case Law Details
In re Digital News Publishers Association (Competition Commission of India)
Order under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002
1. The present Information has been filed under Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘Act’) by Digital News Publishers Association (‘Informant’) against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited and Google Ireland Limited (collectively referred to as ‘Google’/ ‘OPs’) alleging violation of Section 4 of the Act.
2. The Informant is stated to be a private company limited by shares, incorporated in the year 2018, under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, to promote, aid, help, encourage, develop, protect and secure the interest of digital news publishers.
3. Google LLC is stated to be a technology company which specializes in internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software and hardware solutions, along with various other services. Alphabet Inc. is stated to be the holding company of Google LLC. It has been averred that Alphabet Inc.’s revenue as of September 2019 was USD 116 billion, of which almost 84% came from advertising. Google India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Google LLC, and it assists and represents Google in its operations in India. Google Ireland Limited was set up in 2003 and is also stated to be a subsidiary of Google LLC.
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