Video Ezy Australasia Pty Ltd - variation - s.87B undertaking

Video Ezy proposed a variation to the section 87B undertaking (undertaking) accepted by the ACCC on 18 September 2007 in relation to Video Ezy’s acquisition of the Blockbuster business in Australia.

Broadly, the variation:

• allows Video Ezy to introduce and offer a new point-of-sale system (POS) to the Blockbuster network of franchisees
• provides that the Video Ezy and Blockbuster POS systems will operate on separately operated and located servers
• provides for the separation of the marketing teams for Video Ezy and Blockbuster networks with regard to the separate POS systems
• prohibits confidential POS system information from being shared between the networks
• provides that franchisees are not obliged to use centralised pricing and can override such pricing
• provides that compliance training will include the obligations relating to confidential information and confidential POS system information, in particular for information technology personnel.