The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a not-for-profit trade organization, has filed an amicus brief in Google’s antitrust search case, opposing the DOJ’s proposed remedies.

Google lost the first of two major antitrust cases in August 2024, when Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled the company’s search business was an illegal monopoly. The DOJ and Google recently argued for their proposed remedies, with DOJ pushing for a breakup of the company.

In particular, the DOJ wants to prohibt Google from making search deals, and force it to sell its Chrome web browser, since it serves as one of the primary means the company drives its search business. The DOJ also wants to reserve the right to force Google to sell Android if selling Chrome does not achieve the desired results.

CCIA accuses the DOJ’s remedies of “going far beyond the scope of Judge Mehta’s ruling,” and urge the court “toadopt remedies that are proportionate and promote innovation, competition, and consumers’ welfare.”

In a statement to WPN, CCIA President Matt Schruers said the following:

“At a time when U.S. digital services are in fierce competition for global technology leadership, structural remedies that weaken U.S. companies may risk handing an economic advantage to adversaries abroad. Remedies that are overly broad and prescriptive could risk harming consumers and hindering innovation.”

CCIA is not the first organization to come out in opposition to the DOJ’s proposed remedies. Mozilla and 37signals have both voiced opposition.

In Mozilla’s case, if Google is prevented from making search deals, it will cost the organization the bulk of its budget, since Google pays it hundreds of millions per year to be the default search engine in Firefox.

In the case of 37signals, CTO David Heinemeier Hansson said Google earned its spot as the top search engine by being better, and a strong Google helps prevent Apple and Microsoft from locking people into their app ecosystems.

Only time will tell how Judge Mehta will rule, but the industry will be closely watching what remedies the court decides to implement.