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Nov 17, 2014
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Apple heads to court to battle antitrust case
Apple heads to court to face the music this week. A federal lawsuit dating back almost a decade questions the tech giant's past dominance in the download market.
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09:  Beats headphones are sold along side iPods in an Apple store on May 9, 2014 in New York City. Apple is rumored to be consideringing buying the headphone company for $3.2 billion.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: Beats headphones are sold along side iPods in an Apple store on May 9, 2014 in New York City. Apple is rumored to be consideringing buying the headphone company for $3.2 billion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Apple heads to court to face the music this week. A federal lawsuit dating back almost a decade questions the tech giant's past dominance in the download market.

Apple heads to court to face the music this week. A federal lawsuit dating back almost a decade questions the tech giant's past dominance in the download market. 

The antitrust case alleges Apple created a monopoly situation when it blocked iPod owners from going to competitors for their music.

joins Alex Cohen to talk about the case. He's a Senior Writer at Bloomberg Businessweek and covers mass litigation cases.