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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Yes, obviously. No cartel ever benefited the consumer, so I'm happy if such collusion is put to an end.
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I agree, and
if they actually did meet in a smoky room and decide "all best sellers will be €10" then yes, they should be held accountable.
But so far there is no evidence of that kind of collusion. Sorry to tell you that a bad taste over agency pricing does not prove that the publishers are coordinating in secret.
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
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My question to you on this point was much more specific. I have no doubts that the investigation is ongoing, as should have been indicated by my post. It sounded like you were citing facts rather than expressing an opinion, so I asked for the source.
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
That said, let's just apply common sense here for a second: if the only wrongdoing the Commission suspected was adhering to a country's book price fixing laws they certainly wouldn't need to raid publishers' offices at the break of dawn (OK, 10.30 a.m., but still) to ascertain that?
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Again, the Commission explicitly states that they do not yet have any evidence of wrongdoing (yet).
Assuming that the subjects of the investigation are all guilty is not "common sense," it is "jumping to a conclusion." You should at least settle for "innocent until specific evidence is cited."
