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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is intervening in litigation brought by Apple against the European Commission before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Apple is seeking to avoid Digital Markets Act obligations related to its App Store and the interoperability of its operating system. The FSFE’s mission is to protect free Ssoftware against monopolistic corporate control.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The CJEU has officially allowed the FSFE to intervene in the litigation brought by Apple against the European Commission<\/a> to avoid being designated as a \u2018gatekeeper\u2019 under the Digital \r\nMarkets Act<\/a>. The company has pursued an aggressive policy against software freedom and interoperability, seeking to deter enforcement of the DMA \u2013 a law \r\ndesigned to increase fairness and competitiveness in digital markets by regulating the economic behaviour of very large tech companies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Dr. Martin Husovec, the FSFE’s counsel, remarked, “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”.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The FSFE\u2019s intervention aims to uphold the application of the DMA to Apple, voicing the concerns of the free software community against the Apple\u2019s unfair practices. Free software projects are disproportionately affected by the company\u2019s monopolistic practices. fee policies, strict vendor lock-in, prohibition on side-loading and the restriction on alternative app stores on Apple devices.<\/p>\r\n\r\n