Thread: US Justice Dept accuses Apple of eBook Price Fixing
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Old 05-16-2013, 07:10 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Even if "Stop Amazon" was universally accepted as something that absolutely NEEDED to happen; if it was imperative for the very survival of the industry; everybody was on board--no exceptions: it still wouldn't be a valid defense for the charges being brought. Even without any coercion to comply with the attempted coup, "Stop Amazon" wouldn't be any sort of magic, mitigating justification for illegal activity. It should not be construed as such by anyone wanting to be taken seriously. No matter how much you might wish Amazon could be "stopped."
Bingo! also if Amazon was doing anything wrong the Justice dept. would have been after them instead of Apple and the BPH.
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