Apple can and does deliver cease and desist letters to the staff here at AppleInsider. AI has gotten into hot water with Apple and several other developers in the past because of our "rumor" coverage. MacNN, our parent company, has not been one bit too happy about this. That's one of the reasons it was so happy to drop us off with SlapTech.
Sure, we could defend ourselves in court, but we simply could not afford to go to court. So, we comply with the requests before things go too far.
<strong>Apple can and does deliver cease and desist letters to the staff here at AppleInsider. AI has gotten into hot water with Apple and several other developers in the past because of our "rumor" coverage. MacNN, our parent company, has not been one bit too happy about this. That's one of the reasons it was so happy to drop us off with SlapTech.
Sure, we could defend ourselves in court, but we simply could not afford to go to court. So, we comply with the requests before things go too far.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Brad said it all : we cannot afford to go to court.
It's not that they spend hours and hours hunting down sites to send a C&D to. I'm sure someone checks 'the usual suspects', but I'm sure they get emailed about it from other people as well.
it's really just a game that is played like many other in this and related industries. A rumors site publishes something knowing that they will get a C&D. Apple sends them that C&D, fully expecting them to remove the article. The Rumors site then removes the article, and it all sounds a lot more intense than it really is. Neither party honestly expects to go to court, it is just the way the game is played.
Brad is right though, even if we wanted to fight something, we couldn't as we have no money or legal aid. But the thing is that we do expect to get that C&D, and we do expect to remove the offending material. It should never be a surprise when you're asked to remove the material...
<strong>Isn't it just good investigative journalism to find out what's going to happen before it happens?</strong><hr></blockquote>I'm not intimately familiar with the specific legalese, but I'm pretty sure they can nail you for spreading trade secrets.
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Sure, we could defend ourselves in court, but we simply could not afford to go to court. So, we comply with the requests before things go too far.
<strong>Apple can and does deliver cease and desist letters to the staff here at AppleInsider. AI has gotten into hot water with Apple and several other developers in the past because of our "rumor" coverage. MacNN, our parent company, has not been one bit too happy about this. That's one of the reasons it was so happy to drop us off with SlapTech.
Sure, we could defend ourselves in court, but we simply could not afford to go to court. So, we comply with the requests before things go too far.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Brad said it all : we cannot afford to go to court.
<strong>Maybe Matsu is right, Apple really do spend more effort squashing rumours than improving its hardware
Only if their lawyers are the ones designing said hardware.
it's really just a game that is played like many other in this and related industries. A rumors site publishes something knowing that they will get a C&D. Apple sends them that C&D, fully expecting them to remove the article. The Rumors site then removes the article, and it all sounds a lot more intense than it really is. Neither party honestly expects to go to court, it is just the way the game is played.
Brad is right though, even if we wanted to fight something, we couldn't as we have no money or legal aid. But the thing is that we do expect to get that C&D, and we do expect to remove the offending material. It should never be a surprise when you're asked to remove the material...
<strong>Isn't it just good investigative journalism to find out what's going to happen before it happens?</strong><hr></blockquote>I'm not intimately familiar with the specific legalese, but I'm pretty sure they can nail you for spreading trade secrets.