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Laws are made by man. What happens if the traffic lights are out of order and permanently shows a red light? Do you obey and patiently wait at the junction unti
by brisance 15y ago
Laws are made by man. What happens if the traffic lights are out of order and permanently shows a red light? Do you obey and patiently wait at the junction until it gets fixed? Of course not. In a civilized country with a working legal system you would be allowed to cross while taking reasonable care to do so.
And that's the trouble with this case too. According to what I've read so far Apple recommended setting an upper limit on price, but the lower bound is free (gratis). Technically it is "price-fixing" but I'm not sure whether an upper-bound above what Amazon charged is illegal.
Presumably getting the publishers to yank content from Amazon due to their contractual agreements with Apple is a matter of contractual law, not anti-trust or anti-competition.