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🏛️ We have just arrived at @Curia!
💼 Today, our lawyer, Dr. Martin Husovec, will explain to the court why #DMA #interoperability should apply to #Apple in full extent!

👀 Stay tuned for updates! And if you need a quick recap of what's at stake for #FreeSoftware in this case, have a read here: https://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20251015-01.en.html

FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe

DMA litigation against Apple: a quick recap - FSFE

The Digital Markets Act aimed to open Europe’s digital ecosystems, but that promise is now being tested. In Apple v. European Commission, Apple challenges ...

Table with the agenda of the day and a microphone

Conmemorative plaque at the Court of Justice for Thomas More. You can see the plaque and the explanation besides it

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@fsfe@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

🧑‍⚖️ The hearing is about to begin!

👀 Representatives from #Apple, @EUCommission and the European Parliament, as policymakers from Germany and industry representatives, are all here at @Curia

💥 This is BIG 💥

The FSFE's lawyer will have 10 minutes to explain to Court why #DMA requires interoperable solutions by design! #FreeSoftware is key for that! 💪

Check the broadcast live! https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1_1477137/en/

(be aware no pics or screenshots are allowed)

CURIA

Streaming - Court of Justice of the European Union

Court of Justice of the European Union

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@fsfe@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

#Apple's lawyers are arguing that the #interoperability provision in the #DMA harms the company's human rights 😯

📖 Our lawyer, Martin Husovec, is now on the podium at @Curia

✊ He is reminding the Court that Apple is being regulated for the public interest and that interoperability and #FreeSoftware cannot be compromised.

Free Software Foundation Europe

@fsfe@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

📢 "Given that Apple’s product is an ecosystem where value is created not only by Apple, but also by independent external developers and consumers who own the devices, coercing selected gatekeepers’ products into interoperability is entirely legitimate and necessary." - FSFE's lawyer, Martin Husovec

(We cannot wait to watch the streaming as it is delayed)

Free Software Foundation Europe

@fsfe@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

#Apple is claiming before @Curia that #DMA is expropriating their copyrights and patents! 😲

The @EUCommission and the @fsfe stated that Apple has not listed any right. How this can be? 🤔

The Court followed up, but Apple just cannot list any copyright and patent affected by #interoperability!

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