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Apple warns of 'chilling effect' as antitrust trial ends

Apple Inc , on trial for allegedly colluding to raise the price of e-books, said on Thursday an adverse ruling would have a "chilling effect" on how businesses investigate new markets...

'Ringleader' says Apple did not raise e-books prices

An Apple Inc executive at the center of an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. government said on Thursday ...

Court hears terse testimony in e-book trial

Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who testified this week at a trial over alleged price-fixing of e-books, was no one's idea of a friendly witness. Of the five publishers the U.S. Justice Department sued last year, Macmillan was the last to settle and the most defiant...

Apple to face trial over e-book price-fixing tomorrow

While Apple dominated the music sales world with its iPods and iTunes store, Amazon was following the similar path with its popular Kindle and e-book store.

Judge says leaning toward US in Apple e-books case

In an unusual move before a trial, a federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence that Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-book prices...