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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Ring master

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I call the Justice department the ringmaster in violating the civil rights of The Press.

I call the Justice department the ringmaster in agenda driven gunwalking cover-ups.

I call the Justice department the ringmaster in whistleblower persecution.

Price fixing e-books? Yippie disposable income doesn't actually rate at this point; we have bigger problems.