Judge plans to force external e-book monitor on Apple

Judge Denise Cote, who presided over the e-book price-fixing trial between Apple and the US Department of Justice, has softened or eliminated a number of restrictions recommended by the DOJ since it emerged victorious in the trial; however, she said in a hearing on Tuesday that she does plan to require Apple to hire an external monitor whose job would be to review the company’s internal antitrust compliance program….