I know, shocking...
The Digital Reader Blog has a nice summary of the judge's ruling.
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...ue-unhindered/
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It’s been nearly 10 months since the booksellers filed an anti-trust lawsuit alleging that Amazon and the major publishers had colluded to shut indies out of the market. This suit argued that in agreeing to license content to Amazon which used Amazon’s proprietary DRM, the publishers had effectively shut out indies from a major part of the market. It also argues that Amazon had an illegal monopoly in the ebook market.
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Just to put this lawsuit in perspective, let me remind you that it was filed in the midst of an unrelated DOJ anti-trust lawsuit which proved that 5 of the 6 major US publishers had conspired with Apple against Amazon with the goal of raising the market prices of their ebooks. If someone could explain how 5 publishers simultaneously conspired both with Amazon and against Amazon, I would be willing to pay big money. Also, the DOJ disclosed in the summer 2012 that Amazon was investigated as part of the investigation into Apple and the 5 publishers. Furthermore, the DOJ declined to file a lawsuit against Amazon, reporting that they did not find any evidence of wrongdoing.
With that context in mind, it should probably come as no surprise that Judge Rakoff didn’t buy any of the booksellers arguments.
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Sadly, Nate went light on the snark this time.
A lot more at the site including this:
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Under the Sherman Anti-trust Act, the plaintiffs had to prove that Amazon had a monopoly and that the retailer had acquired or maintained that monopoly “as distinguished from the growth or development as a consequence of a superior product”.
The judge ruled that they failed to prove either point, and in fact the arguments made by the booksellers defeated themselves.
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I suppose there are now *two* "corrupt judges in Amazon's pocket".
