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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The legal question that comes into play is was the actions that the publishers were accused of (getting together to insist on an agency pricing model) inherently illegal. If it isn't, then you have to prove that the consumers were harmed. Many claim that it is, yet the specific case appears no where in a law and the courts haven't ruled on that specific issue.
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The retailers don't have to prove that the customers were hurt. They have to prove that THEY were hurt. Agency did hurt some retailers for sure. Fictionwise (for example) had a way of doing business that worked before agency pricing. After agency pricing, Fictionwise's business model no longer worked and people did not shop there like they used to because people went there because of their business model.