{"id":741631,"date":"2013-03-13T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/?p=225886"},"modified":"2013-03-13T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:54:10","slug":"judge-rules-apple-ceo-tim-cook-must-testify-in-ebook-antitrust-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/741631","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules Apple CEO Tim Cook must testify in ebook antitrust case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple CEO Tim Cook will have to testify in the the Department of Justice’s ebook antitrust case, federal judge Denise Cote ruled Wednesday, according to a report in Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>

Apple hadn’t wanted Cook to testify, writing in a letter to the court on Monday<\/a>\u00a0(PDF) that the government’s original complaint didn’t mention him (it only refers to former CEO Steve Jobs) and that Cook — who was previously the company’s chief operating officer — doesn’t possess any “unique knowledge about Apple’s decision to enter the ebooks market and recalls no relevant ‘private conversations’ with Mr. Jobs.”<\/p>

However, according to Reuters, Judge Cote said in a teleconference Wednesday that because of Jobs’ death, “I think the government is entitled to take testimony from high-level executives within Apple about topics relevant to the government case.” Court documents supporting her decision have not yet been posted to PACER.<\/p>

The DOJ sued Apple and five book publishers last April for allegedly conspiring to set ebook prices. All five publishers in the case have settled.<\/p>
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