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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 5, 2013

Apple fends off antitrust suit

Claims of anticompetitive conduct stemming from Apple's iPod device and iTunes software got nowhere at the 9th Circuit on Tuesday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Antitrust claims of anticompetitive conduct against Apple Inc.'s iPod device and iTunes software got nowhere at the 9th Circuit on Tuesday as a unanimous panel affirmed now-retired U.S. District Judge James Ware's 2011 dismissal of a proposed class action. Although the products are compatible only with each other, Apple's 99 cents download price remained constant before and after it allegedly acquired a monopoly in its market, contra...

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