Apple's E-Book Terms Set

Federal District Judge Denise Cote has issued her compliance guidelines in response to Apple's loss in the e-book price-fixing dispute with the DOJ.

Apple is likely to appeal against both the order and the underlying conviction but in the meantime it's forbidden to enter into agreements with the big five publishers that includes pricing limitations and has to submit to two years of evaluation by an external compliance officer. Judge Cote rejected the DOJ's request for more intrusive measures, including retail-level oversight on the Apple App Store.