Today in "Epic vs Apple", we look at popular YouTuber Linus Tech Tips' take on the case. But while the effort is laudable (and much more fulsomely presented than other videos we have previously evaluated), it is still somewhat "correct adjacent".

So let's dive in.

We're always happy to see important discussions happening on YouTube...in Virtual Legality.

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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

03:27 Epic Win Will Boost Developers

06:38 End of the Walled Garden

10:09 The Nature of Monopoly

16:19 An Unreal Petty Threat

21:07 70% Is Not Free

23:50 Apple's Profits

26:04 Does General Computing Matter

33:26 Disparate Treatment of Developers

36:48 Epic and Special Treatment

38:24 Pounding the Table

43:37 The Garden of Apple

50:00 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Epic vs Everyone: The Fortnite Antitrust Lawsuits"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

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

"Apple’s Reckoning Has Come."

YouTube Video - September 15, 2020 - Linus Tech Tips

https://youtu.be/2tQddjlXj6o

"Single Firm Conduct"

FTC Website

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct

"Monopolization Defined"

FTC Website

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct/monopolization-defined

"Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer"

Department of Justice Document

https://www.justice.gov/atr/file/800691/download

"JOIN THE BATTLE AND PLAY IN THE #FREEFORTNITE CUP ON AUGUST 23"

Epic Games Fortnite Blog

https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/freefortnite-cup-on-august-23-2020

"So, of the sales of an app in the UK..."

Tweet - September 2, 2020 - Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1301194127942594562

"Apple's statement is misleading."

Tweet - August 21, 2020 - Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1296918541627793411

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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