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I just read the entire 46 page filing, and it does a great job of explaining the history behind the move to agency pricing, but is a bit weak in describing why agency pricing is a violation of the Sherman Act (and a few other anti-trust laws). None of the federal or state governments have filed anti-trust complaints against Apple or the Big Five, so I think this lawsuit is facing a huge hurdle.
One thing I did find interesting is in Section 67-68 in the filing. Apparently, Apple forced Random House to adopt the Agency Model. According to the filing Random House books were banned from the Apple Site unless they adopted the Agency Model, and they did so in March of this year.
Personally, I feel that the Agency Model is anti-competitive, but I don't know the law well enough to back up my feeling.
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