![]() ![]() ![]() Songs sold through the iTunes store were wrapped in software, known as FairPlay, that prevented unauthorized copying.Īpple stopped using FairPlay in early 2009, after the major music labels allowed songs to be sold without copy protection. The iPod case stems from a previous era in digital music, when the major record companies were obsessed by the rampant (and unauthorized) exchange of music traded on file-sharing services such as KaZaa and LimeWire. Another case, brought by the Justice Department, accused Apple of colluding to raise e-book prices. ![]() One accused a group of Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to keep wages low by agreeing not to poach each other’s employees. The suit, which seeks $350 million in damages, is the third antitrust case brought against Apple since 2010. The class action suit brought by a group of consumers alleges Apple sought to monopolize the music-download market by stifling competition and limiting consumer choice. Consumers who owned iPods could not easily switch to cheaper music players without losing their digital music catalogs. These older iPods played songs purchased from Apple’s iTunes Store or ripped from CDs - but not tracks bought from competing online stores. After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, Apple will appear in federal court Tuesday to defend against an antitrust suit stemming from an older generation of iPod music players. ![]()
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