And don't mistake the thresholds for being the absolute. This is a specialized type of online intermediation services which in turn is a type of core platform service.ĭon't mistake the definition of what is or is not a core platform service for the size thresholds that are required to always, unavoidably, mark the undertaking owning said core platform service as a gatekeeper.
(15) ‘software application’ means any digital product or service that runs on an operating system Įpic has EGS, which is an online distribution platform for games. (14) ‘software application stores’ means a type of online intermediation services, which is focused on software applications as the intermediated product or service (2) ‘core platform service’ means any of the following: Originally posted by Eiswolfin:Epic doesn't providing core platform servicesįor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: No matter where the data is physically stored.) (Case in point: the USA has and has had several of them which allow and allowed them to lay claim to any data they want from any company operating on their soil. A country could generally make laws that you have to abide world-wide or you're simply not allowed to do business in that country. This doesn't have to apply only to transactions under their jurisdiction. Same applies for other countries like iirc Korea also fining Google for pretty much the same thing. fining Apple and Google for their 30% cut taken from app store transactions being abuse of monopoly. If you want to operate within EU territories, you are generally forced to comply with EU legislation.
Originally posted by The Revenge of Suicide Jockey:I'm not sure how Epic Games and EU remotely matters, like Valve, their HQ is in the united states and from prior people's threads I've seen, Valve only adheres to the laws of the united states and the state of Washington, if their the same (Epic I mean) then the only laws that apply to them is the United states and the state of North Carolina.
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