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A federal judge in New York threw out claims by independent bookstores that Amazon and the big publishing houses conspired to create a monopoly by using technical measures to ensure that ebooks bought on Amazon could only be read on Kindle devices and apps.
In a ruling published on Monday, US District Judge Jed Rakoff rejected the notion that Amazon's "device specific DRM" (digital rights management) provided any benefit to the publishers and described the bookstores' claim as "threadbare."
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- Companies:
- Amazon.com
- Apple
- Publishers Weekly
- Places:
- New York
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