«If abuse of economic dependence by Meta of SIAE music rights is proved, the sanctions can reach up to 10% of its turnover. A reckoning that implies around 800 million euro».
The investigation launched by AGCM on April 5th was commented on Panorama by Giorgio Alù Saffi, Partner of Tonucci & Partners and antitrust expert. This investigation supposes an abuse of economic dependence by Mark Zukerberg’s company which owns Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp platforms, in relation to the negotiation of music rights license with SIAE.