It's the day we've long waited for. The "Epic vs Apple" decision is in...and it's 185 pages long.
Who won? Who lost? As it turns out, reasonable minds (and some unreasonable ones) can differ even there.
So dust off that knowledge of antitrust law, the Sherman Act, Rules of Reason, intellectual property commissions, relevant markets, illegal restraints, anti-steering and more, and BUCKLE IN.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (A Look Back)
02:13 Headline Headscratchers
04:30 The Court on Commissions
08:45 The Decision - Overview
15:20 PART I - FINDINGS OF FACT
16:28 Epic and Fortnite
24:46 Apple and the DPLA
34:59 The Relevant Market
45:51 What is a Video Game?
1:01:52 Market Share and Market Power
1:06:53 Anticompetitive Effects
1:18:17 Procompetitive Justifications
1:35:37 PART II - APPLICATION OF LAW
1:45:15 Apple DOES NOT VIOLATE Federal Antitrust Law
2:00:09 Apple DOES NOT VIOLATE California Antitrust Law
2:02:07 Anti-Steering Rules VIOLATE California Unfair Competition Law (Injunction)
2:16:01 Epic IS LIABLE for Breach of Contract
2:21:32 Conclusion (Responses)
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