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Department of Justice Sues Apple Over the Price of E-Books

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple and five major publishers on antitrust grounds, alleging they fixed prices of e-books throughout 2010.  According to the Department, consumers may have been paying as much as $5 too much for e-books. Three of the publishers have settled.  Joe Nocera is an Op-Ed Columnist at the New York Times, […]

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