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@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ corporate control.</p>
<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/bc/8b/6c4529408b4a4e41c2a415a72e6b.png"
alt="Illustration showing a rotten apple: an apple with a worm inside" />
<figcaption>
Cutting out the rot in Apple, the FSFE intervenes to safeguard Software
Freedom. CC-BY-SA 4.0 by Rahak for the FSFE
Cutting out the rot in Apple, <a
href="/activities/apple-litigation/apple-litigation.html">the FSFE
intervenes to safeguard Software
Freedom</a>. CC-BY-SA 4.0 by Rahak for the FSFE
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><small><strong>UPDATED ON 12 DECEMBER 2024</strong></small></p>
<p>The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has officially
allowed the FSFE to intervene in the litigation brought by <a
href="https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&amp;docid=289266&amp;pageIndex=0&amp;doclang=en&amp;mode=req&amp;dir=&amp;occ=first&amp;part=1&amp;cid=901367">Apple
allowed <a href="/activities/apple-litigation/apple-litigation.html">the
FSFE to intervene in the litigation brought by Apple
against the European Commission</a> to avoid being designated as a
‘gatekeeper’ under <a href="/activities/dma/dma.html">the Digital
Markets Act (DMA)</a>. The company has put
@ -37,12 +40,13 @@ interoperability, seeking to deter the enforcement of the DMA – a law
dedicated to increase fairness and contestability in digital markets by
regulating the economic behaviour of very large tech corporations.</p>
<p><blockquote>
<p></p>
<blockquote>
“Becoming an intervener in this case is crucial as the FSFE is
representing the civil society perspective, which enriches the judicial
proceedings. This allows the court to make fully informed decisions”,
says Dr. Martin Husovec, the lawyer representing FSFE in the court.
</blockquote></p>
</blockquote><p></p>
<p>
@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ insurmountable barriers against Software Freedom.
</p>
<p>
<blockquote>
</p><blockquote>
“Standing against a corporate giant like Apple, which has billions of
euros to hinder Software Freedom, reflects the FSFE's commitment to
preserving open and competitive digital environments. The FSFE's
@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ interoperability not only for digital markets, but also for user
freedoms, open internet and digital democracy”, states Lucas Lasota,
FSFE’s Legal Programme Manager.
</blockquote>
</p>
<p></p>
<p>In accepting the FSFE into the proceedings, <a
href="https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&amp;docid=289266&amp;pageIndex=0&amp;doclang=en&amp;mode=req&amp;dir=&amp;occ=first&amp;part=1&amp;cid=901367">the
@ -110,4 +114,3 @@ Further updates will be posted on <a href="/">fsfe.org</a>.</p>
<image url="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/bc/8b/6c4529408b4a4e41c2a415a72e6b.png"
alt="Illustration showing a rotten apple: an apple with a worm inside" />"
</html>