Apple didn’t violate antitrust law by restricting music bought on iTunes from being played on devices other than iPods, a federal jury has decided.

The jury in Oakland, California, decided in Apple’s favor on Tuesday after a trial that featured testimony on video by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The class-action lawsuit was filed nearly 10 years ago.

The plaintiffs said Apple harmed consumers by not letting them take music they bought on iTunes and play it on devices made by Apple’s competitors, or to play songs from non-Apple music services on iPods. That came about because of changes in the products that Apple made specifically to hurt its competitors and exercise monopoly power, they said.

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