Testimony of Apple founder Steve Jobs, recorded on video, as well as his e-mails have become evidence in court, where Apple has been accused of monopolizing the market of online music , banned for publication on the Internet. Cupertino-based company raised objections, saying that the media want to get this stuff only to a wider audience and increase your traffic.
27-minute excerpt from a two-hour video evidence was used during the recent trial on the claim owners iPod, accused Apple of violating antitrust laws in connection with the failure to provide the possibility of acquiring music tracks from other companies.
His refusal to judge explained that the video was not presented as evidence, but "instead of evidence of a living person due to the inability of the witness to appear, and should be treated in the same manner as any other testimony offered at trial".
Since at the trials banned photography, permission to publish video testimony of Steve Jobs would be in direct violation of this prohibition. The judge also agreed with the arguments of the lawyers Apple, claiming that the publication of a video may result in a further denial of other video evidence to testify for fear of that footage later also published.
Recall that the Court found no violation of the antimonopoly legislation in the actions of Apple, which has installed on the iPod settings, in which the music loaded on the player is not from iTunes, is automatically deleted. The plaintiffs demanded that the corporation compensation of $ 350 million, but as an action covered by the anti-monopoly legislation, the amount could be tripled.
The jury concluded that iTunes 7.0 (which was used by the owners of iPod), released in autumn 2006, has helped to improve the quality of Apple products and give users new capabilities, and thus was useful for them.