Weathering the IP Storms | Peer to Peer Review
It’s a perfect storm. On Wednesday, major websites made a highly visible stand against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of...
View ArticleAgency Model Antitrust Investigation Could Close Soon
The Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation of Apple and five major publishers could reach a conclusion as early as this week, according to Bloomberg. The department is looking into whether the...
View ArticleJudge Denies Publishers, Apple, Stay of Civil Suit; More States Join...
U.S. District Court judge Denise Cote denied a motion by Apple, Penguin, and Macmillian to dismiss a civil class action suit that alleges Apple and the major publishers colluded to set ebook prices....
View ArticleB&N, Defendants Respond in Ebook Antitrust Cases
Yes, you read that right: Barnes & Noble filed a document with the court in the Department of Justice (DoJ)’s ebook pricing antitrust case, despite not being a party to it. In its filing, the...
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Patron Preferences Shift Toward Streaming
Library DVD borrowing has fallen sharply during the past year, and library users are rapidly migrating toward streaming services for both music and movies, according to the July 2012 edition of LJ‘s...
View ArticleApple Seeks Trial in Antitrust Ebook Case
In a memo filed this week with the Southern District Court of New York, Apple has refused a proposed settlement with three book publishers, and has said that it will instead seek a trail in the...
View ArticleUpdate: Publishers Agree To $69 Million Settlement For Ebook Buyers
This story has been updated to indicate that the proposed settlement in the state-led ebook antitrust case, which three publishers agreed to on August 29, has been approved by the court. On September...
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Macmillan Settles Ebook Price-Fixing Suit
Macmillan on Friday became the last of five major publishers to settle a lawsuit over the pricing of ebooks originally filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 15 states in April 2012. In an...
View ArticleJudge Eases Proposed Restrictions in Apple Price-Fixing Case
It’s been a long, hot summer for Apple, as the case against the tech company for allegedly conspiring with big-name publishers to fix the price of ebooks in the iBooks Store drew to its conclusion. In...
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