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<title>US Justice Dept allows T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger to proceed</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/06/us.doj.allows.30.day.antitrust.waiting.period.to.expire.unhindered/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350676962_tmobpresser-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS has been given the go-ahead to proceed by the United States Department of Justice. A 30-day waiting period, put in place by antitrust laws, has expired without the DoJ offering any objections to the merger, which would see the combined Deutsche Telekom-owned carrier and MetroPCS further embed T-Mobile's position as the fourth largest US carrier....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DOJ will not subpoena notes, testimony from Jobs biographer</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/06/government.still.pursuing.apple.over.alleged.fixing.of.e.book.prices/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355415525_ibooks3-ipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As part of its case against Apple for allegedly conspiring to "falsely inflate" e-book prices, the US Department of Justice has opted not to pursue its plan to demand copies of the notes from Steve Jobs' biographer or testimony from Walter Isaacson himself regarding any remarks Jobs may have made about the arrangements Apple made with publishers in its effort to both set up its own e-book service ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Penguin files settlement to end e-book price fixing suit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/18/if.settlement.approved.only.macmillan.and.apple.left.standing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355879451_ebookipad-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The United States Department of Justice confirmed today that the Penguin group has made a settlement offer in New York District Court to end its ongoing e-book price-fixing antitrust investigation. If accepted by the Department of Justice and the judge, only Apple and Macmillan will remain as defendants in the suit. Under the agreement's terms, Penguin must cease doing business with any e-book sel...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amazon promises partial refunds for some e-book purchases</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/13/payments.a.result.of.suit.settlement.with.three.publishers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350186883_kindleandbooks-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As a result of a possible settlement between the Department of Justice and three publishers involved in a lawsuit regarding e-book price fixing, owners of Kindle e-readers will receive refunds on past e-book purchases. Amazon told Kindle owners on Saturday that they could receive a refund of between $0.30 and $1.32 per book for books purchased between April 2010 and May 2012....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/13/payments.a.result.of.suit.settlement.with.three.publishers/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Authors group, licensing expert slam DOJ's e-book settlement</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/29/parties.cite.amazon.investigation.bad.doj.market.analysis/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/judgecote-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[US District Court Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, presiding over the Apple e-books pricing settlement case, has granted amici curiae, or friends of the court, status to two opposing parties. Writer's advocacy organization The Authors Guild and licensing expert Bob Kohn have been given permission to file an amicus brief with the court, de...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Extradition of Kim Dotcom halted until US produces evidence</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/22/us.doj.faulted.for.evidence.collection.improper.process.serving/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345685242_dotcomplane-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The New Zealand high court has ruled that the the United States must hand over all evidence in its case against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom before any extradition can take place. The decision shut down the US Department of Justice's appeal of a lower New Zealand's court decision earlier in the year blocking the extradition pending case information....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DoJ approves Verizon's $3.9B spectrum buy from cable giants</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/16/fcc.approval.likely.paving.way.to.4g.lte.buildout/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345171925_verizonwireless-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Department of Justice said on Thursday that it would approve Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion wireless spectrum purchase. The head of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, said that the FCC would also likely give the deal permission to continue -- albeit with marketing restrictions....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple blasts DoJ over settlements in e-book collusion trial</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/settlement.terminates.existing.contracts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1201/ibooks2-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has blasted the Department of Justice over a settlement with several book publishers in an ongoing trial surrounding allegations of price fixing. The company argues that the proposed settlements would effectively nullify its existing contracts with the publishersóHachette Book Group, HarperCollins and Simon &amp; Schusteróbefore any witness has been called to testify and before the court has had...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple DOJ e-book collusion trial set for June 3, 2013</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/26/date.a.compromise.between.apple.doj.requested.dates/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/Apple-Lawsuits%26Legal-new-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has set the e-book antitrust bench trial, which pits the Department of Justice against Apple and two of the five major book publishers, to June 3, 2013. The date is much later than Apple wanted, but much earlier than the Department of Justice wanted. Apple was hoping to get the trial underway as soon as pos...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Barnes &amp; Noble complains to DOJ about e-book fixing case</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/08/claims.agency.pricing.a.boon.to.industry/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/ipad2-books2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Bookseller Barnes &amp; Noble has sent a complaint to the US Department of Justice regarding a proposed settlement in the latter's case against e-book price fixing, says paidContent.  The DOJ has proposed a settlement with publishers HarperCollins, Hachette, and Simon &amp; Schuster, who were all accused of colluding to keep e-book prices artificially high by moving to an agency model.  In its complaint, ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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