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Apple Accused Of Fixing E-book Prices, Conspiring With Publishers

By on April 12, 2012 in Culture, Entertainment, Internet
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The U.S. Department of  Justice filed a federal antitrust complaint against Apple and  Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Simon & Shuster, Pearson, and Penguin, alleging e-book price fixing in violation of the Sherman Act. According to the complaint, after unsuccessfully trying to pressure Amazon into raising its e-book prices, the publishing companies found common cause with Apple. The […]

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Anonymous Attacks Government And Other Authorities As Revenge For Megaupload’s Shutdown

By on January 20, 2012 in Culture, Entertainment, Internet, Music, TV/Film/Video, Web Applications
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The hacker collective known as Anonymous claims “the largest attack ever” on ten government and music industry websites yesterday, in retaliation for the U.S. Justice Department’s shutdown of Megaupload. A second wave of attacks continue today, with Anonymous claiming responsibility for taking down MGM Studio’s online store and the New Zealand police’s website. Reportedly, the […]

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