DoJ Reviews Comments, Says E-book Deal to Go Ahead

[Whether you want to plough through the legal document I don't know, but 
most of the others listed below should at least be glanced at. To 
receive 868 comments shows the level of interest in this.]

DoJ Reviews Comments, Says E-book Deal to Go Ahead
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Justice Department slams Apple, refuses to modify e-book settlement
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-42036
http://mhpbooks.com/youre-all-in-on-it-says-the-doj-lawsuit-to-go-forward/
'...You’re all in on it, says the DOJ: Lawsuit to go forward...'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/9421837/US-government-attacks-Apples-objections-to-e-books-settlement.html

'...The agency model, he argued, introduced more competition, offered 
readers other platforms from which to buy books and was, ultimately, in 
the long-term interest of the publishing industry. ...'
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57477699-93/amazons-the-villain-not-apple-book-sellers-say/
'...The DOJ should be after Amazon for illegal business practices...'
http://paidcontent.org/2012/07/23/justice-department-slams-apple-refuses-to-modify-e-book-settlement/
'..."Nothing in the proposed Final Judgment would force Apple or B&N to 
exercise discounting authority—they are free to carry out their own 
businesses exactly as before. What they may not do is continue to rely 
on a conspiracy to restrain their competitors."...'
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/53125-doj-reviews-comments-says-e-book-deal-to-go-ahead.html
'...While the DoJ was dismissive of critics of the settlement it 
embraced the opinions of some of the 70 comments that backed the deal....'
'...the DoJ said that any arguments that a particular industry deserves 
a blanket exemption from the antitrust laws “should be directed to the 
Congress.â€...'
The DoJ Response of Plaintiffs to Public comments is here 
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f285300/285315.pdf brew up a strong 
coffee if you intend to read it.
And you can read the 868 comments here 
http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/apple/index.html
'...Adding insult to injury, the DOJ also said many of its critics were 
simply dinosaurs frustrated by the “evolving nature of the publishing 
industry.â€...'





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