Yesterday, April 11th, the Department of Justice officially filed a complaint against Apple, Inc. and five publishers on the grounds that they violated antitrust laws by conspiring to lower the price of e-books. As covered here earlier, Apple adopted an “agency model” of pricing that allowed publishers to set the prices of e-books in return [...]
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There appears to be progress in the Department of Justice’s probe into possible collusion between Apple Inc. and publishers to raise the price of e-books. The probe, announced at the end of 2011, has been investigating whether or not Apple entered into agreements with publishers that resulted in cost increases for e-books. The alleged motivation [...] |
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