"Apple lied." - Tim Sweeney, September 22, 2021

Fortnite will not return to iOS (or Apple in general) until the court process has played itself out. Epic (through CEO Tim Sweeney) claims this a reversal of promises made by Apple both publicly and privately.

But is it? And just how long is the court process likely to be anyway?

This playlist is not going away any time soon...in Virtual Legality.

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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:04 Apple's "Lies"

07:01 Epic's "Agreement"

21:10 A Long Appeals Road

25:01 Apple's Rejection

28:29 A Matter of Trust

36:52 Projection on the Opposition

39:34 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"An Antitrust Epic"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV

"Apple lied."

Twitter Thread - September 22, 2021 - Tim Sweeney

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1440711467888615431

"Apple lied, breaks its promise to allow Fortnite back on iOS under its rules"

Epic Games Website

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-lied-breaks-its-promise-to-allow-fortnite-back-on-ios-under-its-rules

Epic v Apple

Apple Opposition to TRO - August 21, 2020

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.36.0_2.pdf

"Apple won’t let Epic bring Fortnite back to South Korea’s App Store"

The Verge - September 10, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22666146/apple-epic-korea-fortnite-developer-account-rules-response

"Epic v Apple: ROUND 2! Epic's Appealing an Apple Win (VL539)"

YouTube Video - September 13, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/nZU_7f91ZDo

Epic v Apple

Notice of Appeal (9th Circuit)

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21061142/epic-games-appeal.pdf

"Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)"

YouTube Video - September 10, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/43CMV8KIs3E

Epic Games v Apple

Decided September 10, 2021 (N.D. CA)

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21060631/apple-epic-judgement.pdf

Epic v Apple

Filed Injunction

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21060628-epic-apple-injunction

"FTR: Median time for final disposition..."

Tweet - September 23, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1440788060157865991

Median Disposition Time Table

https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/data_tables/jb_b4a_0930.2020.pdf

NINTH CIRCUIT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/general/faq/

"Fortnite will return to the iOS App Store when ..."

Tweet - September 10, 2021 - Tim Sweeney

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1436370846545809410

"hey siri what is a button"

Tweet - September 12, 2021 - Tim Sweeney

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1437123251046649866

"Decorating your castle walls with the skulls of your enemies went out of fashion..."

Tweet - September 23, 2021 - Tim Sweeney

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1441043041620570117

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