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Apple Officially Says They Are Not Colluding With The Publishing Industry
Apple has officially responded to the lawsuit brought on to them by the U.S. Department of Justice. Below is a statement from Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr.
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Why The Justice Department May Lose Against Apple In Court
Apple will most likely win the e-book lawsuit that the U.S. Justice Department filed against them according to several legal experts interviewed by CNET. Apple is a small player when it comes to the e-book market because Amazon.com owns about 90% of it.
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U.S. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Apple
The U.S. Justice Department had filed a lawsuit against Apple, Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and Simon & Schuster in the New York District Court claiming that they have been colluding on e-book price fixing. Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette is rumored to have settled their lawsuits, but Apple and Macmillan refused to engage in settlement talks.
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Justice Department Getting Close To Settling E-Book Prices With Apple
The Justice Department is getting closer to reaching an agreement with Apple Inc. and major book publishers. Apple and the publishers are suspected of colluding with each other to push up the prices of e-books. The settlement is expected to eliminate the “most favored nation” status for Apple.
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Justice Department Planning To Sue Apple and Book Publishers Over Price Collusion
The Justice Department is warning Apple and five book publishers about raising the price of electronic books according to sources with the WSJ. Some of the parties have had talks to settle the antitrust case. If the case is settled, then the price of e-books may drop for consumers.
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Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola Expected To Close Next Week
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility is expected to close next week. This deal is just pending approval from the Justice Department. Google will gain access to 17,000 additional patents through the acquisition, which is already being used to sue Apple for 2.25% of sales royalties.
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Google’s AdMeld Acquisition Approved By Justice Department
Today the U.S. Justice Department approved Google’s $400 million acquisition of display advertising company AdMeld. The deal can proceed without any governmental conditions. Antitrust lawyers found that there are enough competitors that are similar to AdMeld.
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Justice Department Seizes Over 130 Domain Names
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have started a large new round of domain name seizures as part of a global crackdown on piracy. Although the seizures are disputable, these types of governmental actions would be legitimized by the SOPA bill. This initiative is called “Operation In Our Sites.”
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Should We Fear The Changes That The DOJ Wants To Make About Violating Social Network TOS’?
The U.S. Justice Department is working on passing a law that would make it illegal to use a false identity on Facebook and Match.com. The Justice Department statement is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow to Congress and it was discovered by CNET. The Justice Department wants to make it so that people can be prosecuted if they violate a website’s terms of service. The problem is that most people do not sit down and read hundreds of terms of service pages.
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AT&T Approached MetroPCS, Leap, Sprint, and Dish Network To Sell Spectrum In Order To Protect T-Mobile Deal
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has talked to several smaller rivals including MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) and Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) to sell spectrum and subscribers. This is in order to save AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion.
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