Microsoft, Time Warner May Get OK to Buy Firm
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Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, and Time Warner Inc., the biggest media company, may win EU approval to gain joint control of a maker of anti-piracy software, people familiar with the situation said.
European Commission regulators, who opened a four-month probe in August into plans by the companies to buy control of closely held ContentGuard Inc. of Bethesda, Md., sent a statement of objections to the companies Nov. 5, the people said.
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