Epic Games files U.S. Supreme Court brief over Apple web fees
★ Add us as a preferred source on GoogleTL;DR
Epic Games tells the U.S. Supreme Court that Apple acted in bad faith to evade a payment injunction. The filing defends a lower court contempt ruling against Apple's 27 percent web commission.
Epic Games filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on November 13, asking the high court to uphold a contempt ruling against Apple. Epic Games argues that Apple orchestrated a methodical scheme to evade a district court injunction regarding app store payment methods.
According to the brief, Apple introduced a 27 percent commission on purchases made on the open web and added design restrictions to make external payment links difficult to find. Epic Games states that Apple engaged in a bad-faith cover-up during the proceedings, presenting a sham report and misleading testimony to justify the fees.
The district court previously held Apple in contempt for violating the anti-steering injunction, and an appeals court affirmed the decision. Epic Games lost most of its broader antitrust claims in the earlier litigation, but won the specific fight over allowing developers to direct users to alternative payment systems outside of Apple's ecosystem.
More on Epic GamesApple
