Apple yesterday appealed a decision by a federal judge who ruled the Cupertino, Calif. company must be monitored by a watchdog for two years after conspiring to fix e-book prices.In July, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote found Apple guilty of violating antitrust laws by plotting with major publishers to set industry-wide prices.The verdict resulted in an injunction that prohibited Apple from disclosing deals it struck with one e-book publisher to others -- a way to prevent it from again colluding on prices -- and required that its behavior be overseen by an on-site compliance officer for 24 months. Cote will decide on what damages Apple must pay in early 2014.Previously, Apple had vowed to appeal Cote's ruling."Apple also h
