A war breaks out between Google and India… On charges of plagiarism!

In a document submitted to the Indian appellate court, Google accuses Indian Competition Commission (ICC) of plagiarism. According to the company, the $160 million fine imposed on it by the ICC was “copied” from the European Commission’s (EC) decision. Therefore, the company requests the appeal court to cancel the decision.

Background and facts that led to this situation

In October of last year, ICC announced that it had fined Rs 13,380. The exchange is approximately $161.95 million. The fine is for Google’s anti-competitive behavior with respect to Android mobile devices.. In addition, the ICC requires the company to refrain from offering incentives to smartphone manufacturers to specifically preload the calling service.

In this regard, the company said late last month that it will appeal the Indian ICC decision. Now, she claims in her appeal that the ICC’s investigative arm has largely copied the EC’s decision. Google claims ICC extracted unconfirmed evidence from Europe in India.

Google states in its appeal: “There were more than 50 plagiarisms before and after, and in some cases, actual plagiarism. Therefore, the ICC of India did not conduct a fair, balanced and reasonable investigation. In fact, our mobile app delivery apps are pro-competitive, not unfair, and proprietary.”

Is Google acting illegally?

Already in 2018, EU imposes 4.3 billion euros antitrust fine on Google. This is because Google, which is at the top of the internet search market, has made some illegal restrictions on Android devices and mobile operators. Last December, the company appealed to the European Supreme Court. In a statement, he stated that Google is appealing the ICC decision as it represents a significant setback for its Indian users and companies. Google asked the court to overturn the ICC’s decision on the fine.

In another case, Google also appealed the fine from the Indian ICC. Following the Android penalty, the ICC handed Google another $113 million antitrust fine in October last year. ICC, this fine given to Google, the company abuses its leadership position in the app store market to promote your own payment system.