Apple Sues Think Secret 451
Isaac Newton writes "Reuters is reporting that Apple Computer has sued website Think Secret for allegedly divulging trade secrets relating to its upcoming sub-$500 Mac desktop and office suite. The lawsuit is apparently giving legitimacy to the rumors."
Re:Bad Apple. (Score:2, Informative)
Apple couldn't find the internal leak, so they're shooting the messenger.
Yeah they have. Those are the unnamed individuals named in the suit
Re:Marketing ploy? (Score:4, Informative)
IANAL but I always thought that the purpose of Trade Secret law is to protect a company against people informing competitors of TRUE information (i.e. Trade Secrets) not FALSE information. The legal defence against false information is Libel or Slander...
More to discuss... (Score:3, Informative)
Just a heads up. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Informative)
That guy is either a complete moron, or he's just looking for a quick buck and thinks Apple will pay him off to make him go away-- which I highly doubt they will.
~Philly
$149 iPod flash on the way (Score:4, Informative)
$149 1GB iPod is coming [thinksecret.com]
Re:Partiality (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Marketing ploy? (Score:2, Informative)
As I work for a company that is often the target of your rumour-mongering, I gotta say, you don't really do a good job of differentiating yourself from "contractors and beta testers looking to make their mark", though. The difference between 'fucktards who run Thinksecret' and 'gossip junkies on sonikmatter'? Not much, really. Thinksecret just has more readers.
I'd put you in the same camp, frankly; just because you have a 'mob' behind you in the sonikmatter forums, doesn't excuse rampant unravelling of product development and marketing campaigns by a self-righteous 'few' who think they have a God-given right to promote the open propagation of trade secrets far and wide.
Its like, I just discovered that you've been working on a new back-end for sonikmatter, and I know one or two of your passwords. Because I'm self-righteous, its my duty to propagate these details about your back-end far and wide...
Personally, the slimey nerds always trying to 'get the scoop before everyone else' has often tainted the market (synths) I work in.. those guys really make it un-fun to have something cool to tell the world about.
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Re:Marketing ploy? (Score:3, Informative)
Daring Fireball covers lawsuit (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Marketing ploy? (Score:3, Informative)
the responsibility is on the person who leaked the data, HE is the one who breached the contract he had. now, think* might be sued to reveal their sources, they could of course claim that it was an anonymous email from what seems like a webkiosk, or a post to their mailing list, or forums, or wherever - in which case they're not more responsible for the information than slashdot would be if i put some trade secrets here in this post.
once the info is out it no longer is a secret, and generally anyone can report and talk about it - there's no law about discussing information that is already out in public(well, patriot or whatever might prevent even that stateside).