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Bertelsmann Music Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2002

    Compact-disc price-fixing settlement

    BMG and other major music companies were included in a settlement concerning alleged industry use of minimum-advertised-price practices to limit discounting and maintain higher CD prices. The settlement required monetary payments and distribution of CDs to public and nonprofit organizations; the companies did not admit wrongdoing.