On day 5, the government uses HarperCollins's words against it.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 865, introduced by the Department of Justice by attorney Larry Buterman after he spent an hour cross examining HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray -- examination that was like pulling teeth -- illustrates as well as anything the gap between the government's case and Apple's (AAPL) defense.
It consists of four quotes from HarperCollins executives -- two from Murray himself -- that according to Ruderman indicated that Apple presented publishers with a stark choice:
