[CNMO Technology News]Passionategeekz learned from foreign media that a new plot has appeared in the showdown between Apple and Epic Games. Apple reportedly filed a new appeal document in the U.S. Ninth Circuit for the Epic Games antitrust case, demanding the revocation of the full ban and applying for a replacement of the judge. Apple accused District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of overreaching authority and issuing a punitive ruling: prohibiting Apple from charging commissions for off-app payments, relaxing traffic diversion restrictions, and finding Apple constitutes civil contempt of court.
Foreign media reported that Apple emphasized in the document that the ban in April 2024 substantially rewrites the original judgment rules, and that the provisions “banning the collection of any commissions” lack legal basis, which violates California’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law and even constitutes “unconstitutional collection.” In response to the 27% commission dispute on traffic diversion, Apple argued that even if the fee rate is considered too high, it should not be directly reset to zero: “There is a huge gap from adjusting the fee rate to completely banning commissions.”
In this regard, Apple has put forward five core demands:
1. Revoke the ban on charging external transaction commissions;
2. Abolish five diversion restrictions on button design/link location;
3. Overturn the contempt of court ruling;
4. Terminate the ban based on the new California precept (previously rejected by a judge);
5. If the case is sent back for retrial, the presiding judge must be replaced.
Apple said: “The new ban will weaken the App Store’s ability to protect users’ security.” Epic Games, on the other hand, declined to comment at the moment.
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