Sean Hollister
Epic court is now in session.
Judge James Donato has arrived. Lawyers have introduced themselves. Jury is about to come in. Epic v. Google is a go.
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We’re back in the courtroom.
The judge is not here, the jury is not here, and the ceiling tiles look identical upon casual glance. But our butts are back in seats, and so are those belonging to the lawyers and attendees.
Sean Hollister
Tim Sweeney as the Epic trial begins: “The weather’s nice.”
I asked the Epic CEO: “What do you think your chances are given how the Apple trial played out?”
He told me the weather’s nice, laughed, and then an Epic spokesperson immediately but politely barred me from a question No. 2. “We’re not doing interviews right now.”
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The judge has cleared the courtroom.
The whispers in the gallery are that there’s a “sealing” problem.
Or maybe a ceiling problem? I looked up, and the ceiling tiles look just fine, though. Guessing there’s a risk that some piece of evidence wasn’t properly sealed.
Sean Hollister
Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney is here in the courtroom.
He’s sitting basically right in front of me (and one to the right).
Outside the courtroom, Tim told me he won’t be a witness today. I guess he’s here to watch it all kick off.
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The judge plans to clear the courtroom before the Epic v. Google trial begins.
Butts are still in seats for now, but we’ve been informed that the judge will boot us out for a bit after he arrives. I’ll let you know when it happens, if I have enough time.
Sean Hollister
We’re live from Epic court.
Epic v. Google is about to kick off — you can read my explainer here — and I’m in the courtroom to bring you updates live. No phones or recording devices allowed inside, so this is the only picture you’ll get!
Here’s our StoryStream where I’ll be doing live updates like this one.
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“With respect to Google’s desire to abandon a jury trial at this point... the request is denied.”
A jury will decide whether Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly in the Epic v. Google trial starting Monday, November 6th.
The jury wasn’t on lock: when Match Group reached a surprise settlement with Google, leaving Epic to fight alone, Judge James Donato said he’d hear arguments for a bench trial instead. He heard them — but says no, Google already agreed to the jury trial.
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