While the ebook trial may seem like old news now, the case is not yet finally settled. Apple was found guilty of anticompetitive behavior in its ebooks pricing and practices back in 2013, and lost a subsequent federal court appeal – despite some judges expressing sympathy with Apple’s position.
Apple then decided to take the case to the Supreme Court, and today got the backing of both authors and distributors, reports The Bookseller.
A group of authors and booksellers have filed a motion in the US asking for the […] decision against Apple’s role in a 2010 conspiracy to fix the price of e-books to be overturned […]
The Authors Guild, along with Authors United, the American Booksellers Association, and Barnes & Noble filed an “amicus brief” in the US which asserts that the government’s focus on Apple’s “allegedly anti-competitive activities” was “misplaced” …
An amicus brief is a motion filed by parties not directly involved in a case, but who wish to express a view as ‘a friend of the court.’
The Department of Justice has not yet responded to Apple’s petition to the Supreme Court. If it intends to do so, it doesn’t have long to do it, with a deadline of January 4th, just a month from now.
Via CoM
