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Judge grants class action status to plaintiffs seeking $800 million.
Apple’s attempt to establish the agency model for ebook pricing got it less than 10% of its revenues in 2010. But an $840 million award would certainly cover the damages for price fixing. US District Court Judge Denise Cote found in July 2013 that because of the conspiracy, “the prices in the nascent ebook industry shifted upward, … Continue reading Another Apple Ebook Lawsuit →
It’s official—Apple has filed its appeal of Judge Denise Cote’s July 10 verdict with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tech kerfuffles can be so confusing. There has been some media froth over USA Today’s recent report that Google is considering replacing third-party...
Company barred from fixing book prices, but it could have been worse.
Proposed remedy targets price-fixing measures and restrictions on e-book apps.
After reading through the full 160-page opinion from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in ruling against Apple in the ebook price fixing suit, Adam Engst attempts to answer the many questions raised by those who haven’t taken the time to absorb all of what Cote said.
And why publishers accepted less money from Apple than from Amazon.
I can't blame you if you haven't been following the Department of Justice's suit against Apple and (originally) five other book publishers for price fixing in the eBook market. It's kind of arcane and weird, but it's an arcane and weird thing that may affect the entire electronic book market, and if you're the kind of book reader who looks at gamers flipping out about DRM that places unreasonable requirements on the user and thinks "there but for the grace of God go I," you might want to pay attention. Just in case.
Apple has been found liable of working with publishers to raise the price of e-books
"There is no such thing as a conspiracy by telepathy," Apple's attorney says.
With his arms folded tightly across his chest, Apple's lead attorney Orin Snyder seethed as he began to question Thomas Turvey. Turvey, Google's director of strategic partnerships, was in federal...
Publishing CEO called Jobs' alleged admission of conspiracy "incredibly stupid."
Steve Jobs allegedly told publisher to "throw in with Apple" and raise prices.
Apple keeps a record of Siri queries but says it anonymizes the data.