Editing Sony (section)

===Cartel===
In 2007 an investigation launched in 2002 by the [[European Commission]] culminated in Sony, [[Fujifilm|Fuji]] and [[Maxell]] receiving a total of 110 million US dollar fine for fixing professional videotape prices between the years 1999 and 2002 through regular meetings and other illegal contracts; at the time the three corporations shared a combined 85% control of the market. Sony's part of the fine was raised by a third for trying to obstruct the investigation by refusing to answer inquiries made by the EU officials and shredding of evidence during the multiple law-enforcement raids.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-eu-video-fines-dc-idUKBFA00056020071120|title=EU fines Sony, others for videotape price fixes|date=20 November 2007|website=Reuters|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=2022-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123183738/https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-eu-video-fines-dc-idUKBFA00056020071120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://bbj.hu/budapest/culture/awards/eu-fines-sony-fuji-maxell-for-videotape-price-fixing10993|title=EU fines Sony, Fuji, Maxell for videotape price fixing|date=21 November 2007|website=Budapest Business Journal|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=2022-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123183740/https://bbj.hu/budapest/culture/awards/eu-fines-sony-fuji-maxell-for-videotape-price-fixing10993|url-status=live}}</ref> During the year 2001 prior to the investigation Sony sold professional videotapes for a total of €115 million inside the EU.