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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple’s Appeal in E-Book Pricing Case – Without providing justification or explanation, the Supreme Court turned down Apple’s request for the Court’s review of the Second Circuit’s appellate decision that the company’s agreement with Big 5 publishers amounted to price-fixing. Which means that Apple is still ... more >
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In Amicus Brief, Authors Guild, ABA, B&N Back Apple – Not a surprise, right? The Authors Guild, in particular, has made their hatred of Amazon clear. And would any of us would disagree that competition is both desirable and beneficial? But Apple wasn’t found guilty of practicing agency pricing. And how is trying ... more >
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Can Apple Win Its E-book Appeal? – This is a pretty good primer on Apple’s appeal to Judge Cote’s 2013 judgment against them in the now-infamous conspiracy and price-fixing case against the big NY publishers and Apple. The Department of Justice, of course, continues to claim that their evidence against ... more >
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PASSWORDS FOR 5 MILLION GOOGLE ACCOUNTS LEAKED – Although passwords have since been removed, and Google claims that most of the information is no longer current and valid, almost 5 million email addresses and passwords have been posted on a Russian Bitcoin forum site. Concerned users can use this tool ... more >
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German Authors Join Protest Over Amazon’s Tactics in E-Book Dispute – With over 1,000 author signatures, a German petition is drawing more attention to the situation between Amazon and Bonnier, claiming, among other things, that Amazon is tailoring recommended reads and delaying shipment of certain books. Although the German book ... more >