Two months after Apple was found guilty of e-book price fixing, a U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued an injunction that prohibits the electronics giant from entering into future price-fixing agreements with publishers.

While the final ruling falls short of the more drastic penalties a number of heavyweight publishers hoped for, the Department of Justice is pleased with the bench injunction.

“Consumers will continue to benefit from lower e-book prices as a result of the department’s enforcement action to restore competition in this important industry,” Bill Baer, assistant attorney general with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, said in a statement.

The iDevice maker will also spend two years under the thumb of an external monitor, who will review Apple’s antitrust compliance policies, procedures, and training, then report back to the DOJ.

“By appointing an external monitor to ensure future compliance with the antitrust laws, the court has helped protect consumers from further misconduct by Apple. The court’s ruling reinforces the victory the department has won for consumers,” Baer said.

But Cupertino plans to fight back, again. In a statement emailed to PCMag, a company spokesman claimed that Apple did not conspire to fix e-book pricing.

“The iBookstore gave customers more choice and injected much needed innovation and competition into the market,” he said, adding that Apple will pursue an appeal of the injunction.

The final judgment will take effect in 30 days, and is set to expire in five years, though the judge added the option to extend the terms in one-year increments.

Read the judgment and injunction in full online(Opens in a new window).

This case dates back to April 2012, when the DOJ sued Apple and five publishers over an alleged “illegal conspiracy” involving e-book price fixing. The publishers—Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and Simon & Shuster—settled with the government, but Apple fought back and the case went to trial in June.