På baggrund heraf var der sandsynlighed for, at den nye enhed ville have fået endominerende stilling på det marked for onlinemusik på Internet, som er ved at udvikle sig, idet den villehave fået en »gatekeeper«-funktion og været i stand til at diktere vilkårene for distribution afmusikindhold på Internet.
In these circumstances itwas likely that the new entity would have become dominant in the emerging market for Internet musicdelivery online by becoming a ‘gatekeeper’ and thus being able to dictate the conditions for thedistribution of audio files over the Internet.