Even as federal antitrust lawyers proposed a slight reduction in their proposed penalties in the Apple e-book case, they stepped up their criticism of the company for continuing to insist it did nothing wrong. In a filing made on Friday, the U.S. Justice Department agreed to shorten the length of its proposed injunction on Apple from 10 years to five. But the Justice Department said it was still requesting that a judge impose the same range of penalties, which include appointing a third-party antitrust monitor, restrictions on deals Apple can strike with publishers and new requirements to let competitors link to their own e-book stores from their apps. Most interesting, however, was the tone of exasperation contained in the latest filing. The Justice Department and Apple apparently had some discussions about terms of a compromise set of penalties at the behest of the judge. But in those talks, the Justice Department says Apple continued to push for minor penalties as it insisted it was not at fault. Read more here --> latimes.com
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