competition law

Antitrust official inappropriately lauds Amazon's "disruptive business model"

Antitrust official inappropriately lauds Amazon’s “disruptive business model” DOJ antitrust head William J. Baer, speaking at a London antitrust conference: By conspiring with Apple, which was seeking a fail-safe way to enter the market, five major publishers and Apple reached an …

Apple under federal anti-competition scrutiny, again

Apple under federal anti-competition scrutiny, again Micah Singleton writes for The Verge: Sources also indicated that Apple offered to pay YouTube’s music licensing fee to Universal Music Group if the label stopped allowing its songs on YouTube. Apple is seemingly trying to clear a path before its …