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  > There is not a single reference to marginal cost or
  > copyright infringement in that document.
Did we read the same document? These references are from http://www.abajournal.com/files/AppleAmicusBrief.pdf

Page 2 panel 2:

Woman: "Oh, because of illegal downloading." (aka copyright infringement)

Page 3, panel 2:

Woman: "Who said Amazon was a predator?"

Man: "The DOJ did in their own complaint & CIS. Amazon sold e-books below marginal cost."

Page 4 panels 1 & 2:

Woman: "So, how does all this help solve the case?"

Man: "You see, when Amazon lowered e-book prices below its marginal cost..."

Man: "... any conduct that raised them back to marginal cost could not have harmed consumers."



I believe he was referring to the "DOJ guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property" not the comic. I'll assume he means this: http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/guidelines/0558.htm


You're most likely right and I misunderstood. Thanks for the link.




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