Reuters: Technology News: Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case

Reuters: Technology News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. // via fulltextrssfeed.com

Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case May 23rd 2013, 21:54 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start 3:55pm EDT Pearson agrees $75 million settlement in U.S. e-books case Wed, May 22 2013 Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy Tue, May 21 2013 U.S. can sue BNY Mellon over currency trades: judge Wed, Apr 24 2013 Apple's cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time Wed, Apr 24 2013 Analysis & Opinion Apple tax fight needs global response Chutzpah redefined? Rating agencies want FHFA to share discovery costs The Apple logo hangs inside the glass entrance to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City, April 4, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar NEW YORK | Thu May 23, 2013 5:54pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-books prices. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who is set to oversee a trial on June 3, gave her view during a pretrial hearing on Thursday. She stressed that the view was not final and that she had only so far read some of the evidence. "I believe that the government will be able to show at trial direct evidence that Apple knowingly participated in and facilitated a conspiracy to raise prices of e-books, and that circumstantial evidence in this case, including the terms of the agreements, will confirm that," Cote said. Orin Snyder, a lawyer for Apple, in a statement said, "We strongly disagree with the court's preliminary statements about the case today." The U.S. government had no immediate comment on the case. (Reporting by Nate Raymond; editing by Andrew Hay) 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.

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions