Apple loses contempt appeal in Epic case
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Apple lost its appeal in the Epic antitrust case, with the Ninth Circuit upholding contempt findings and restrictions on Apple's in-app payment commissions, while suggesting the judge consider allowing Apple to charge fees.
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Apple has lost its appeal of a massive district court ruling in its ongoing antitrust dispute with Epic Games.
That April ruling from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that Apple "willingly" failed to comply with a 2021 order allowing mobile app developers to link to payment options outside of Apple's, and she barred Apple from charging a commission on in-app purchases using external payment links, among other restrictions. In today's opinion, the three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel largely affirmed Gonzalez Rogers' contempt findings and the limits on Apple. But it asked the judge to consider options that would let Apple charge …