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Daily Update for May 16, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 16th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Daily Update for February 13, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2013)

What could happen if Apple, DoJ go to trial over e-books

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2013)

As of last Friday, Apple is the last remaining defendant in the US Department of Justice e-book antitrust case. On Friday, Macmillan settled with the government, the last of the original five publishers named in the case to do so. Now Apple is standing alone against the DoJ and is expected to ...

Apple is last holdout in DOJ e-book case

by Mel Martin (Feb 8th, 2013)

It must feel pretty lonely in the Apple legal department today. Media and wire service reports say that Apple is the only company that has not made an out-of-court settlement with the US Department of Justice in a price-fixing investigation over the price of e-books. Macmillan has just settled ...

Daily Update for August 16, 2012

by Steven Sande (Aug 16th, 2012)

Apple calls Dept. of Justice settlement proposal unlawful

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 16th, 2012)

Apple is making it known that it will not accept the ebook settlement terms proposed by the Department of Justice, says a report in Paid Content. Under the DOJ's proposal, Apple would have to sever its current contracts and renegotiate new ones with three book publishers - HarperCollins, Hachette ...

US Senator says DOJ should drop Apple ebook lawsuit

by Steven Sande (Jul 19th, 2012)

Senator Charles Schumer of New York (right) appealed to the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday in the Wall Street Journal to drop its lawsuit against Apple and a number of major publishers. The DOJ alleges that Apple and the publishers colluded to raise prices in the ebook market. Schumer ...

Apple begins defense against possible ebook antitrust case

by Steven Sande (Mar 9th, 2012)

Apple is wasting no time beginning to defend itself against the possibility of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust action alleging that the company conspired with publishers to fix ebook prices. Last week, Apple requested that a class action suit alleging price-fixing on ebooks be thrown ...

Daily Update for February 14, 2012

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th, 2012)

US Dept. of Justice approves Apple's purchases of Nortel, Novell patents

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th, 2012)

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division closed its investigations into three major acquisitions that were pending, opening the door to completion of these acquisitions by the companies involved. For Apple, the acquisition of patents from Nortel Networks Corporation and Novell ...

Daily Update for August 31, 2011

by Steven Sande (Aug 31st, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

FTC and DOJ monitoring Apple's new subscription policy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2011)

Both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are aware of the new policy Apple implemented for media companies with applications in the App Store. The new terms state "that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, the same option is also available ...

DOJ reportedly expands Apple probe

by Dave Caolo (Jun 3rd, 2010)

The New York Post is reporting this week that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is expanding its investigation of Apple in regards to iTunes and changes to the beta iPhone OS 4 SDK. As for iTunes, Apple is accused of allegedly threatening to withhold their typical promotional activities from ...

US Department of Justice to investigate Apple over iTunes

by Dave Caolo (May 26th, 2010)

The New York Times is reporting that an "early stage" investigation at the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is looking at whether Apple is using its considerable position in the online music sales business to hinder Amazon's efforts. Specifically, the probe will focus on whether Apple unfairly ...