With the technology scene's biggest antitrust litigation in 30 years set to kick off next week, what better time is there to find out what all the noise is about.

Epic v Apple - Two huge companies, easy to both love and hate, fighting over unfathomable amounts of money, with an entire industry watching.

It's the dawn of the final day...in Virtual Legality.

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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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Discussed in this episode:

"An Antitrust Epic"

YouTube Playlist - April 13, 2021 - Hoeg Law

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

"THE FORTNITE MEGA DROP - PERMANENT DISCOUNTS UP TO 20%"

Updated September 10, 2020

https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent

"It Was A Trap!!! A Lawyer Discusses Epic vs Apple (Fortnite Lawsuit) (VL286)"

YouTube Video - August 13, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/y04zz5g1_08

Epic Games, Inc. v Apple Inc.

Filed August 13, 2020 (US N.D. Cal)

https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/apple-complaint-734589783.pdf

"Epic v Apple: "Fortnite Out, Unreal In!" Reading Between the Lines (VL297)"

YouTube Video - August 25, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/7Ag-gBBeQnc

"ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER"

Epic v Apple (August 24, 2020)

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.48.0.pdf

"Apple Sues Back! "Epic Undertook its Conduct with Malice and Fraud" (VL310)"

YouTube Video - September 8, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/aRCZGm9D-zs

"Leading App Developers Form The Coalition for App Fairness to Promote Competition and Protect Innovation on Digital Platforms"

Coalition for App Fairness Release

https://appfairness.org/app-developers-coalition-for-app-fairness-competition-innovation/

"30% “App Tax” on Creators and Consumers"

Coalition for App Fairness Website

https://appfairness.org/issues/30-app-tax/

"Legislation: Drafted and Paid For By Epic Games (VL417)"

YouTube Video - February 15, 2021 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/ImcxvWV9L4Y

"Injunction Disjunction: Epic Loss for Fortnite/Epic Win for Unreal! (VL336)"

YouTube Video - October 10, 2020 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/2EE9HvQ7z14

Epic v Apple Preliminary Injunction Order

October 9, 2020

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf

"Judge in Apple v. Epic Games Case Wants In-Person Trial Starting on May 3"

MacRumors - March 1, 2021

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/01/epic-vs-apple-in-person-trial-may-3/

"Microsoft shakes up PC gaming by reducing Windows store cut to just 12 percent"

The Verge - April 29, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/29/22409285/microsoft-store-cut-windows-pc-games-12-percent

"Fortnite isn’t on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service because Epic won’t allow it"

The Verge - April 28, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407849/fortnite-xbox-cloud-gaming-xcloud-epic-games-block

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