U.S. DOJ and EU Investigate Ebook Price Fixing by Apple
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The US Department of Justice has announced that it has started an anti-trust probe against Apple and its partners for allegedly fixing the prices of ebooks. The announcement comes as the European Union revealed that it is investigating the same matter. The Justice Department said it is working closely with the EU for the probe. The regulators have reason to believe that Apple conspired with book publishers on its iBooks ebook platform. The company, to get back at...
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