Apple has reached an out-of-court settlement in the ebooks price-fixing lawsuit with U.S. states and a consumer group ahead of a trial for damages scheduled for July 14, according to records in a New York federal court.The iPhone maker will, however, continue its appeal of a verdict in July last year, in which U.S. District Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Apple and five major U.S. publishers had conspired to raise prices in the ebook market to counter Amazon.com.((Until the appeal is finally disposed, “a bona fide justiciable dispute remains as to the District Court’s findings and conclusions on liability and injunctive relief,” wrote Steve W. Berman, counsel for the plaintiffs, in a letter on Monday to the judge. Any payment to be made by Apple under the settlement agreement will also depend on the outcome of the appeal, he added.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is on the hook for $500 million in damages after losing an intellectual property lawsuit Wednesday to ZeniMax Media over its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift. ZeniMax, a video game publisher, sued the social network in 2014 in U.S. District Court in Dallas shortly after Facebook... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Amazon’s dominance in the UK ebook market is so huge that other competitors are left "fighting for scraps” tech entrepreneurs have said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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[ PC World | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An appeals court upheld a lower-court ruling that Apple violated antitrust laws to upset Amazon's control of the ebook market. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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