Brussels GA&P (January 2017)

The exclusivity obligations, which will be removed as a result of the agreement, required Apple to source exclusively from Audible and prevented the latter from supplying music to digital platforms other than Apple’s iTunes store. Audible and Apple’s iTunes store are the two largest distributors of downloadable audiobooks to consumers worldwide. For its part, Apple’s iTunes store provides customers with the possibility to purchase and download digital content, including audiobooks…