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Should the e-Book Case Presage the Decline of The Per Se and Market Share Doctrines?

BY | June 13, 2012

Steven Semeraro, Jun 13, 2012 The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“Division”), has filed a high profile case against Apple and several large book publishers (“Complaint”). The case alleges…

Steven Semeraro, Jun 13, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“Division”), has filed a high profile case against Apple and several large book publishers (“Complaint”). The case alleges that the defendants agreed to change the way eBooks were sold. Traditionally, publishers followed the wholesale model, selling books outright-both “e” and traditional-to booksellers who then set retail prices. The challenged agreement allegedly required the p

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