Justice Department Calls Apple the "Ringmaster" In e-book Price Fixing Case

An anonymous reader writes "Back in April 2012, the U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and a number of publishers for allegedly colluding to raise the price of e-books on the iBookstore. As part of its investigation into Apple's actions, the Justice Department collected evidence which it claims demonstrates that Apple was the 'ringmaster' in a price fixing conspiracy. Specifically, the Justice Department claims that Apple wielded its power in the mobile app market to coerce publishers to agree to Apple's terms for iBookstore pricing."

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Re:Apple need to do no evil

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Proposed penalty: 1. Refund customers 30% for every bit of electronic media they sold since they started this corrupt practice. 2. 2-year ban on Apple selling electronic media -- e-books, music and video.