Australia vs. Apple: Take two on e-book price fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice isn’t the only body suing Apple over alleged e-book pricing. Another slap came when 16 state attorneys general filed a suit against the company and three publishers in a multi-state suit.
And now Australia wants in on the action. Take two, as it were, as it was not long ago the country’s trade and competition regulator took a swipe at the iPhone and iPad maker.
The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), aside from having excellent alliteration skills, has asked local retailers and book sellers who are concerned about e-book pricing to file a complaint with its office, sister site CNET reports. This sort of action is often what leads to a full and formal investigation, and could result in Apple being sued — again.
