On Tuesday Apple filed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals their arguments to overturn Judge Denise Cote’s ruling finding the company guilty of violating the Sherman Act when they entered the ebook market with their agency contracts. The company’s attorneys write: “The district court’s ruling that Apple, in the very act of launching the iPad, inventing the iBooks Store, and entering the e-books market, violated the Sherman Act is a radical departure from modern antitrust law and policy. If allowed to stand, the ruling will stifle innovation, chill competition, and harm consumers. This Court should overturn it. Apple’s entry as an […]
