Kougar
07-13-2006, 03:37 PM
Judges said online journalists should be protected by the same laws as traditional journalists
According to reports, Apple this week decided to drop its legal battle with several online websites that leaked information (http://news.com.com/Apple+abandons+effort+to+unmask+leaker/2100-1047_3-6093593.html?www.dailytech.com) about unreleased Apple products. Despite a long drawn out battle, Apple decided not to appeal a ruling by a panel of three judges that rejected Apple's arguments that the writers for the online websites were not "true journalists."
Apple went after AppleInsider, MacNN.com and PowerPage.org after information was released about a FireWire product codenamed Asteroid for its music application GarageBand. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ended up supporting the three websites and said that Apple's actions undermined the rights of journalists and threatened the safety of those who leak information to journalists. Judge Franklin Elia was quoted saying that Apple tried to "trump the First Amendment." (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1899)
Second half of the news brief is at http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3301 (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3301)
According to reports, Apple this week decided to drop its legal battle with several online websites that leaked information (http://news.com.com/Apple+abandons+effort+to+unmask+leaker/2100-1047_3-6093593.html?www.dailytech.com) about unreleased Apple products. Despite a long drawn out battle, Apple decided not to appeal a ruling by a panel of three judges that rejected Apple's arguments that the writers for the online websites were not "true journalists."
Apple went after AppleInsider, MacNN.com and PowerPage.org after information was released about a FireWire product codenamed Asteroid for its music application GarageBand. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ended up supporting the three websites and said that Apple's actions undermined the rights of journalists and threatened the safety of those who leak information to journalists. Judge Franklin Elia was quoted saying that Apple tried to "trump the First Amendment." (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1899)
Second half of the news brief is at http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3301 (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3301)