Stefan Mileschin

The fruity cargo cult Apple has once again proved it is above the law by managing to get a court to defer using a monitor to protect its customers from its anti-trust antics.

A court ordered Apple to work with a monitor after it was found guilty of running a cartel to jack up the price of e-books for its customers. Jobs' Mob denied it had ever run a cartel and refused to work with the monitor Michael Bromwich even after it had been found guilty. When he complained to the court, as any good probation officer would, Apple claimed he was biased and demanded he was removed.

Now according to Reuters it seems that the US appeals court have backed Apple's antics. It has given it a reprieve from an external monitor appointed to oversee its compliance with antitrust laws after the company had been found liable last July for conspiring to raise e-book prices.

The excuse is that Apple should not have to have a monitor while it is going through the appeal's process. After all the appeal will prove that Apple is innocent and a monitor will never be appointed.

Oddly, the US Department of Justice did not oppose the short stay but said it will fight Apple's effort to get rid of the monitor or else disqualify Bromwich. It has until January 24 to file opposition papers.

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