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Meta, the U.S. group which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram,
last month failed to reach a deal with the Italian society of
authors and publishers SIAE, to renew copyright licences.
As a result, all songs under SIAE's books have been blocked on
its platforms since March 16.
The watchdog said Meta's conduct was harming competition in the
market and ordered the tech giant to resume talks with SIAE.
A spokesperson for Meta said the company did not agree with the
precautionary measures taken by the Italian authority, yet it
welcomed the opportunity to resume talks in order to find an
agreement.
"We welcome the opportunity given to all parties involved to
return to the negotiating table to reach a shared solution", she
said.
(Reporting by Federico Maccioni, editing by Gianluca Semeraro
and Nick Macfie)
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