US Supreme Court to hear Apple appeal of contempt in Epic Games lawsuit

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear Apple's bid to escape being found in contempt in its legal fight with "Fortnite" maker ‌Epic Games after the iPhone maker was deemed in violation of a judicial order mandating sweeping ‌changes to its lucrative App Store in the antitrust litigation.

The justices took up Apple's appeal of a lower court's ruling upholding ​a decision by Oakland, California-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers finding Apple in contempt in Epic's 2020 lawsuit contesting App Store fees.

The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case in its next term, which begins in October.

The lawsuit by Cary, North Carolina-based Epic Games challenged Apple's control over transactions in applications that ‌use the company's iOS operating system and ⁠its restrictions on how apps are distributed to consumers.

Apple and Epic have clashed for years over the rules governing Apple's App Store. The contempt ruling and the ⁠scope of Apple's court-ordered obligations are the latest issues in the dispute to reach the Supreme Court. Apple has said the legal issues in the litigation will affect how millions of app purchases are made.

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/us-supreme-court-hear-apple-161008703.html)