"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived, and as Tim Sweeney now famously said, we're in for some "fireworks"!
Like a reunion special for a beloved TV series, Epic v Apple takes a victory lap "replete" with cameos, inside jokes, references to the series heyday and more.
It. Was. Inevitable...in Virtual Legality.
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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Live Tweets - Closing Arguments (Adi Robertson)
02:47 A Sherman Antitrust Act Refresher
08:00 The Relevant Market
25:52 Qualcomm and the Rule of Reason
32:39 A Defense of Apple's Business Model
42:35 What Should a Remedy Look Like?
53:21 Judge's Final Words (and Joke Opinion Date)
55:00 Conclusion (Hoeg's Thoughts)
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Discussed in this episode:
"An Antitrust Epic"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV
"Epic v Apple: Just the Trial"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-TrSXpg6irNK7kbZt-NY0O
"Final day of Epic v. Apple..."
Twitter Thread - May 24, 2021
https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1396841288448856064
"It Was A Trap!!! A Lawyer Discusses Epic vs Apple (Fortnite Lawsuit) (VL286)"
YouTube Video - August 13, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/y04zz5g1_08
"Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty"
15 USC 1 (Sherman Act Sec. 1)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1
"Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty"
15 USC 2 (Sherman Act Sec. 2)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2
Epic Games, Inc. v Apple Inc.
Filed August 13, 2020 (US N.D. Cal)
https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/apple-complaint-734589783.pdf
"The Antitrust Laws"
Federal Trade Commission Website
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/antitrust-laws
"Single Firm Conduct"
Federal Trade Commission Website
https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct
"Ninth Circuit Reverses FTC Win in FTC v. Qualcomm, Finding No Antitrust Violations from Qualcomm’s Licensing of its Standard-Essential Patents"
The National Law Review - August 13, 2020
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ninth-circuit-reverses-ftc-win-ftc-v-qualcomm-finding-no-antitrust-violations
"Injunction Disjunction: Epic Loss for Fortnite/Epic Win for Unreal! (VL336)"
YouTube Video - October 10, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/2EE9HvQ7z14
Epic v Apple Preliminary Injunction Order
October 9, 2020
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf
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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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