CEI Weekly: Justice Department Sues Apple Over E-Books

Friday, April 13, 2012

Feature: The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Apple and several publishers.

FEATURE: Justice Department Sues Apple Over E-Books This week, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Apple and several publishers over the companies' E-Book pricing arrangement. Apple currently takes 30 percent from e-book sales on Apple devices--and because of its deal with publishers, competitors like Amazon can't price e-books below specified prices. CEI released a statement calling the suit a mistake. Read the statement here. Also, see Wayne Crews' Forbes column on the issue: "Why is Apple Getting Cored in Washington?" SHAPING THE DEBATE Crony Capitalism Fred L. Smith's latest vodcast Fixing America's Crumbling Underground Water Infrastructure Bonner Cohen's study On the Waterfront Trey Kovacs and Jack Mann's op-ed in The New York Post Walker's Reforms Stand Up in Court, On Balance Sheets Iain Murray and Vincent Vernuccio's op-ed in The Washington Examiner Free-Market Environmentalism? It'll Never Fly, Orville! Wayne Crews' column in Forbes A Free Market Defense of Retransmission Consent Ryan Radia's post on Technology Liberation Front Apple Investors Shrug Off E-Book Antitrust Lawsuit Ryan Young's citation in Investor's Business Daily Critical Drug Shortages Reaching Crisis Greg Conko's citation by the Heartland Institute How Will Law Grads Repay Their Loans? Hans Bader's citation in National Review Louisiana's Taxpayer-Funded Public Employee Contracts Could Be Opened to Public Scrutiny Vincent Vernuccio's citation in The Pelican Post Why the Rush? Re: Solyndra Loan Marlo Lewis' interview on OneNewsNow

CEI PODCAST April 12, 2012: Apple, E-Books, and Antitrust Yesterday the Justice Department sued Apple and five major publishers over their e-book pricing model, alleging price fixing. Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia thinks the lawsuit is a mistake, and should be dropped. BEST OF THE BLOGS Obama Fuel Economy Standards Could Price 7 Million Drivers Out of New Market By Marlo Lewis EPA in Math: Nothingness in North Dakota Is Worth $12 Million/Year By William Yeatman 99% Spring: An Anatomy of Destruction By Trey Kovacs San Francisco Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against McDonalds Over Happy Meals By Hans Bader Further Space Property Rights Response By Rand Simberg