Epic v Everyone: "Reckoning" With Linus Tech Tips And Apple (VL315)

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.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/I0mNE2_snvg

#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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