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The Supreme Court rejected a request to immediately enforce an on-hold injunction. Gaming 

Epic Fails to Secure Immediate Change to Apple’s App Store Payment Rules

Adriana Marais, , ,

According to Bloomberg, Epic Games’ bid to expedite changes to Apple’s App Store payment practices has been unsuccessful. The company, known for creating Fortnite, had appealed to the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that postponed an injunction against Apple regarding its App Store regulations. However, Justice Elena Kagan declined the request without offering any explanation. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction in April. However, it suspended the injunction in July to allow Apple to take the case to…

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The Tesla chief is appealing a loss over his 'funding secured' tweet. News 

Elon Musk to Appeal SEC Dispute to Supreme Court

Adriana Marais, , ,

Elon Musk is escalating his dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by appealing to the highest court in the land. Attorney Alex Spiro has verified that Musk intends to seek the Supreme Court’s intervention in determining whether the SEC exceeded its authority in imposing restrictions on Musk’s Twitter statements regarding Tesla’s financials (now X). Musk is contesting a recent appeals court ruling on May 15th, which dismissed his claims that the SEC misused the consent decree to subject him to unwarranted investigations related to his Twitter activity. The…

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Google has accused India's antitrust body of ordering changes to its business model "only to protect" rival Amazon, which complained about its struggles to develop a modified version of the Android system due to Google's restrictions, legal papers show. News 

Google Alleges India Antitrust Body Favoring Amazon In Android Investigation

Adriana Marais, , ,

Legal documents reveal that Google has alleged that India’s antitrust authority has directed modifications to its business model solely to safeguard competitor Amazon. The complaint arises from Amazon’s difficulties in creating an altered version of the Android system owing to Google’s imposed limitations. Google has approached India’s Supreme Court to overturn an October order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking the company to make 10 changes to its business model after the CCI found it abused its dominant market position with its Android operating system, which powers 97%…

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Prior rulings could reduce its App Store profits. Gaming 

Apple Appeals to Supreme Court in Epic Games Dispute

Adriana Marais, , , ,

According to Reuters, Apple is making a final attempt to secure a portion of in-app sales by requesting the Supreme Court to review Epic Games’ anti-trust case. Two previous court rulings have mandated that Apple abandon its regulations that prohibit apps from incorporating their own payment alternatives, a policy that has been beneficial for Apple’s financial performance. The battle began in 2020 when Epic released a new Fortnite update that allowed players to purchase digital coins through a direct payment feature. The move violated Apple’s policy requiring all iOS games…

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In an online stalking case, the Supreme Court upholds free speech rules (Bloomberg) News 

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Free Speech in Online Stalking Case

Sanjay Patil,

In a victory for supporters of free speech, the US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a man’s online harassment of a country singer would only be considered illegal if he was aware that his actions could be interpreted as threatening. The Supreme Court has overturned the Colorado conviction of Billy Counterman, who had accused the western US state of making threats among thousands of unwanted Facebook messages he sent to country singer Coles Whalen between 2014 and 2016. The US Constitution’s guarantee of free speech does not protect against…

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