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Apple guilty in e-book price fixing case
Read more: Apple found guilty in e-book price fixing case
Hmmm very interesting indeed, but i think we all knew this a long time ago. Will be interesting to see what damages are awarded.
US District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found "compelling evidence" that Apple violated federal antitrust law by playing a "central role" in a conspiracy with the publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise e-book prices.
Cote also cited a number of statements from Jobs that the government touted as proof of the conspiracy. These included a Jobs remark to his biographer boasting that the publishers "went to Amazon and said, 'You're going to sign an agency contract or we're not going to give you the books.'"
Read more: Apple found guilty in e-book price fixing case
Hmmm very interesting indeed, but i think we all knew this a long time ago. Will be interesting to see what damages are awarded.