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US: Apple asks US Supreme Court to toss e-books antitrust decision

By  |  January 30, 2015

Apple Inc has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the iPad maker conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices.

Apple asked the high court on Wednesday to review a June ruling that favored the U.S. Department of Justice, and found the company liable for engaging in a conspiracy that violated federal antitrust laws.

If upheld, the decision would also force Apple to pay consumers $450 million under a 2014 settlement with 33 state attorneys general and consumers that was contingent on the company’s civil liability being upheld.

Apple in its petition said the June decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York contradicted Supreme Court precedent and would “chill innovation and risktaking.”

“The Second Circuit’s decision will harm competition and the national economy,” Apple wrote.

Full content: The Wall Street Journal

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