Just a few weeks ago, Apple found itself on the wrong side of a decision when US District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple had, in fact, conspired with book publishers to raise the price of e-books across the industry.
Today, the DOJ announced a proposed remedy for Apple's alleged wrongdoing. The remedy aims to stop Apple's "illegal activities" and restore competition to the e-book marketplace.
As laid out by the DOJ, the proposed remedy not only requires Apple to put an end to its existing agency-model contracts with book publishers, but also precludes Apple from entering into "new e-book distribution contracts which would restrain Apple from competing on price."
The DOJ writes:
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