Google's appeal against a $1.6 billion fine over antitrust in E.U. received backing from a court.

"The court (...) upheld most of the commission's assessments, but annulled the decision imposing a fine of almost 1.5 billion euros on Google, on the grounds in particular that it had failed to take in account all the relevant circumstances in its assessment of the duration of the contractual clauses that it had found to be unfair," the Luxembourg-based General Court said.

[reuters.com...]