( October 24, 2024, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An author accusing Amazon.com of illegally monopolizing the audiobook market opposed a motion to dismiss, saying that not only does Amazon posit factual allegations much narrower than those alleged, but it also attacks a legal claim different than the one brought. The brief argued that the complaint alleges a Section 2 monopolization claim, and Amazon fails to cite a single Section 2 monopolization case that condones the conduct at issue here — namely, the foreclosure of competitors and stifling of market competition through anticompetitive conduct, both price targeted and non-price, that further harms the authors.See document below. ...
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