Judge Pan backs DOJ market definition as ‘not all books are created equal’

Anna Langlois

08 November 2022

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The Department of Justice “easily cleared the bar” in proving that Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster compete in a narrower relevant antitrust market for anticipated best-sellers, a federal court has ruled.

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Judge Pan backs DOJ market definition as ‘not all books are created equal’

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