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Ebooks
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Litigation & Trial
Judge Cote And The Pre-Trial Preview In The Apple–Amazon e-Books Case
Vanity Fair has a profile of Federal Judge Denise Cote (of the Southern District of New York) that revolves around her involvement in the Apple–Amazon e-books antitrust brouhaha. The article…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Grants Temporary Waiver of Disabilities Access Rules for Basic E-Readers
By Kelley Drye
On January 28, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) issued an Order granting an August 2013 request filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers (“Coalition”) seeking a waiver of the…
SDNY Blog
Apple Seeks to Stay The Work of “Adversarial” Antitrust Monitor Pending E-Books Appeal
In briefing completed this evening, Apple moved to stay the portion of the injunction Judge Cote imposed in the e-books price-fixing case relating to an external antitrust monitor that Apple…
informed.JD
The OverDrive Model: How Lexis Approaches eBooks
By Stosh Jonjak
OverDrive appears to have established the format of how to distribute eBooks in a public library environment. To oversimplify their business model, OverDrive is essentially the digital middle man between…
informed.JD
Review: Oyster, OverDrive, & Other eBook Apps
By Stosh Jonjak
Different distribution models are being pursued in the eBook app market. Oyster, a brand new eBook app, is using a subscription-based model similar to Netflix or Spotify; the Oyster user pays…
informed.JD
iBraryGuy’s DiGilio weighs in on eBook study
By John DiGilio
In a new study released September 4 by Information Today Inc., libraries are experiencing a sharp increase in demand for electronic material and are increasing their spending on acquiring ebooks,…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Amazon Has Done it Again
By Mark Gediman
Here I am, sitting in my office, planning out my budget for the next year when along comes this announcement from Amazon: "Introducing the Kindle Matchbook." It seems that Amazon will…
Antitrust Alert
Judge Refuses to Suspend Previous Apple, Inc. Ruling; Considers Limiting E-Book Negotiations
By Young Cynn
by Young Cynn On Friday, August 9, 2013, Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Apple’s request to suspend pending appeal…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: “App Store” Trademark, Apple Fixed eBook Prices, Obesity Litigation
We close down on a cloudy Friday afternoon in Seattle with another the last Top 10 of the week. We've actually got quite a bit of Apple commentary in this…
Antitrust Alert
Judge Finds that Apple Conspired to Raise E-book Prices
by James Camden On July 10, 2013, Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York issued a 160-page opinion holding that Apple conspired with five book publishers to…