Think Secret Gets Lawyer

im333mfg writes "Looks like Nick dePlume and Think Secret have gotten some much needed help for their upcoming lawsuit battle with Apple. "Terry Gross of Gross & Belsky LLP, a lawyer at the forefront of Internet law since the net's early days, will defend Mac news Web site Think Secret from a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc. 'Apple's attempt to silence a small publication's news reporting presents a troubling affront to the protections of the First Amendment,' said Nick dePlume, the site's publisher and editor in chief. 'I'm grateful that Mr. Gross has stepped forward to help defend these crucial freedoms.'""

It's not like he's Bob Woodward...

[jpellino]

And this is the government hiding info from us.

Not all speech is protected.

He openly solicits what odds are are insider info, and odds are those are covered by NDAs, and tells the world, and in California that's a crime.

His site suggests he knows exactly what he's doing, or else he's truly naive.

If he's this naive, I want to know who let him into Harvard.

Am I the only one

[The Grey Clone]

Am I the only one who giggled when reading the name "Mr. Gross"?

Late to the punch...

[holzp]

You're late guys, I found this on ThinkLegal over a week ago.

Re:More relevant links (Karma Whoring)

[Mumpsman]

AlaskaMen Magazine...where the odds are good, but the goods are odd.

Re:It's not like he's Bob Woodward...

[geoffspear]

Considering he's being sued by Apple, not charged with a crime, yes, it will be a huge travesty of justice if he gets sent to jail.

Re:Trade secrets

[MutantHamster]

"here [goat.cx] and finally..."

Quit trying to show off your personal photos on Slashdot!

PS: Nobody click that link.

The Santa Claus class action

[michaeldot]

In other news, 500,000 parents are suing their offspring for divulging secrets to siblings on what they're getting for Christmas.

Instigator of the lawsuit, Mr S. Claus, stated, "Spoiling the surprise has got to stop. It is unacceptable to have emotional distress brought to parents on being told on Christmas morning: 'Old news, mom, I already knew about the bike and baseball bat after Jimmy told me he'd found them under your bed weeks ago.' "

"Furthermore," said Mr Claus, "divulging trade secrets has materially harmed the company North Pole Elf-Made Cool Stuff Inc., to the extent no one believes we can offer surprises any more, completely undermining our attempt to provides an alternative to South Pole Leprechaun Fools Gold Inc., which controls 98% of the Christmas gift market."

Mr Claus also stated, "and on personal note, it sucks to have my surprise stolen, and means my annual North Pole World Keynote just has 'get to the cheap reindeer bit' catcalls instead of its usual gurgles of childish delight."

The class action seeks to force the blabbermouths to disclose who told them to look on the top shelf of the closet.

Re:I'm confused

[idontgno]

...the oft cited example of yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater

No one ever explained to me why this is bad but yelling "Movie!" in a crowded firehouse was ok.

Re:Fuck Apple

[danieleran]

But that iPod wouldn't play your collection of Ogg Vobis recordings, nor would it sync with your PC running linux.

I'm sure the 500 people in line waiting for an iPod will be pleased you are getting out of the way.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.