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Business News • 2 min read

Apple cuts commission on in-app purchases for small businesses - Spotify and Epic are not impressed

Apple has cut its in-app purchase commission to 15% for small developers, but Spotify and Epic Games have dismissed the move as a divisive, calculated distraction.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Nov 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Fortnite's legal battle with Google back in court, 2022 trial looking likely

Epic Games' lawsuit against Google over app store rules is progressing, with the judge rejecting Google's two-year timeline and favouring an earlier trial date.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Oct 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Fortnite can remain banned from Apple's App Store until Epic legal battle reaches court next year

A judge has kept Fortnite banned from Apple's App Store while the Epic legal battle proceeds to court next May, but blocked wider sanctions.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Apple and Epic agree that a jury shouldn't rule on all their disagreements

Apple and Epic Games have both asked for a judge rather than a jury to rule on their App Store dispute, after the judge leaned towards a jury.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Judge proposes jury hearing for the big Epic v Apple bust up

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has suggested a jury hear the antitrust dispute between Epic Games and Apple, which is likely to end up in an appeals court.…

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Apple again insists Fortnite ban should stay in place

Apple has again urged the court to refuse Epic Games an injunction restoring Fortnite to the App Store, arguing Epic's own rule-breaking caused the harm.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Sep 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Apple hits back at multi-billion dollar Epic Games for masquerading as the underdog in Fortnite app payments dispute

Apple has filed a court response denying Epic Games' allegations, presenting 27 defences and accusing Epic of breach of contract over its in-app payments dispute.…

Chris Cooke • 09 Sep 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Fortnite maker again asks a judge to force Apple to reinstate the game in its App Store

Epic Games has again asked a judge for an injunction stopping Apple from enforcing sanctions against it, including the removal of Fortnite from the App Store, while their competition dispute continues.…

Chris Cooke • 08 Sep 2020

Apple • 2 min read

CMU Digest 31.08.20: TikTok, Napster, Fortnite, stream manipulation, Tracy Chapman

This week's digest covers the TikTok US sale talks and Trump's ban, MelodyVR's purchase of Napster, the Epic Games and Apple dispute, and German stream manipulation injunctions.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Aug 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Setlist: Nicki Minaj and the case of the sorry sample

This week's Setlist podcast discusses Tracy Chapman's claims that Nicki Minaj's 'Sorry' sample case ignores the facts and law, and the row over patriotic songs in the BBC Proms.…

Andy Malt • 31 Aug 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Judge confirms Apple can ban Fortnite but not cut off the Unreal Engine in Epic dispute

A US judge has allowed Apple to keep Fortnite out of its App Store but has barred sanctions that would cut off Epic Games' wider business and the Unreal Engine.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Aug 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Judge unlikely to force Fortnite back into App Store while Epic v Apple battle continues

A US judge has sided with Apple, saying Epic Games did not come to court with clean hands, and indicating Apple can keep Fortnite banned while Epic's wider competition case proceeds.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Aug 2020