Reuters: Technology News: CEO Tim Cook may have to testify in Apple e-books case

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CEO Tim Cook may have to testify in Apple e-books case Mar 9th 2013, 01:38 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Judge will not suspend Apple Siri patent case vs. Samsung 8:27pm EST Judge cuts Apple award vs Samsung, sets new damages trial Fri, Mar 1 2013 Einhorn drops lawsuit versus Apple, ends challenge Fri, Mar 1 2013 Apple CEO says he feels shareholders' pain, urges long view Wed, Feb 27 2013 Apple signals emerging-market rethink with India push Mon, Feb 25 2013 Analysis & Opinion Keep terrorism trials in U.S. courts Why analysts should not be investors, Andy Zaky edition Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks to the audience during an Apple event in San Jose, California October 23, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith Fri Mar 8, 2013 8:38pm EST (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook could be deposed in the government's lawsuit against the company over alleged price-setting in the e-book market. In a one-page order, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Friday said she will hold a telephone conference on March 13 to consider the government's request for Cook's testimony. (r.reuters.com/xur56t) Apple is the sole remaining defendant in the lawsuit brought against the iPhone maker and five other publishers last April for allegedly conspiring to raise prices of e-books to challenge the dominance of Amazon.com Inc. All of the accused publishers, including Pearson Plc's Penguin Group, News Corp's HarperCollins Publishers Inc and CBS Corp-owned Simon & Schuster Inc, have already settled with Justice Department in the course of the last year. The order follows a March 6 request by the government for Cook's testimony. At the Apple trial, to be overseen by Cote in Manhattan, the Justice Department is not seeking monetary damages but a judicial decree that Apple violated antitrust law, court papers show. Among other things, government lawyers want the judge to issue an order enjoining Apple from engaging in any conduct similar to that alleged in the case. An Apple spokesman declined to comment. The case is United States v. Apple Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-02826. (Reporting by Himank Sharma in Bangalore; Editing by Xavier Briand) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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