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From the point of view of an economist, there is simply zero evidence that agency pricing is hurting Ebook sales, which have tripled since the introduction of agency pricing.
There are many examples of producers of content setting prices. In some countries it's not only legal, it's required.
Allegations that publishers colluded to fix prices are just that- allegations. Allegations aren't evidence. The Justice Department is doing its job in carrying out an investigation, but unless it uncovers evidence that the publishers are somehow sitting down together somewhere and setting prices on books or groups of books, then they will conclude their investigation with a finding that the allegations are unproven.