On Friday morning the Department of Justice filed its revised proposed injunction against Apple with the Federal Court. The modest modifications made to government’s proposal largely incorporate Judge Cote’s suggestions at a hearing earlier this month, tapering the impact on the sale of regular apps, staggering the renegotiation process with book publishers — starting after two years, and finishing four years from the final judgment, and reducing the mandatory period of the injunction to five years (from ten), with the possibility of extensions. The change that concerns publishers the most — their negotiated and court-approved settlements are voided with respect […]
