http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-378087 Apple Causes Think Secret Shut Down: Thumbs Down : Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:50:46 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/#comment-378087 [...] no mistake that I love Apple products. But I’d be annoyed if Microsoft had shut down a blogger leaking information about Windows 7. So I can’t give Apple a pass on this just because I love their [...] [...] no mistake that I love Apple products. But I’d be annoyed if Microsoft had shut down a blogger leaking information about Windows 7. So I can’t give Apple a pass on this just because I love their [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-373959 Daniel Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:55:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/#comment-373959 While it is undeniable that Apple legal is sometimes overly litigious I think they did the right thing in this instance and used the legal system properly. Someone revealed a trade secret , probably while under an NDA and they went to court to find out who it was. Fair enough.<br>The imbalance between the legal resources of large corporations and 18 year old students is definitely an issue with the American legal system but I think by settling Apple avoided going too far. This time. While it is undeniable that Apple legal is sometimes overly litigious I think they did the right thing in this instance and used the legal system properly. Someone revealed a trade secret , probably while under an NDA and they went to court to find out who it was. Fair enough.
The imbalance between the legal resources of large corporations and 18 year old students is definitely an issue with the American legal system but I think by settling Apple avoided going too far. This time.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-341919 Daniel Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:55:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/#comment-341919 While it is undeniable that Apple legal is sometimes overly litigious I think they did the right thing in this instance and used the legal system properly. Someone revealed a trade secret , probably while under an NDA and they went to court to find out who it was. Fair enough.<br>The imbalance between the legal resources of large corporations and 18 year old students is definitely an issue with the American legal system but I think by settling Apple avoided going too far. This time. While it is undeniable that Apple legal is sometimes overly litigious I think they did the right thing in this instance and used the legal system properly. Someone revealed a trade secret , probably while under an NDA and they went to court to find out who it was. Fair enough.
The imbalance between the legal resources of large corporations and 18 year old students is definitely an issue with the American legal system but I think by settling Apple avoided going too far. This time.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-336322 Think Secret Shutdown. Big Deal. « The Small Wave. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:50:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/#comment-336322 [...] Some Apple bloggers also upset by this, as well as somewhat more neutral bloggers (heck, poor Mathew Ingram is nearly flipping out). [...] [...] Some Apple bloggers also upset by this, as well as somewhat more neutral bloggers (heck, poor Mathew Ingram is nearly flipping out). [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-341918 mathewi Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:17:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/21/whether-nick-was-paid-isnt-the-point/#comment-341918 It's a fact that journalists use information from insiders within<br>technology companies all the time -- maybe not Walt, but plenty of<br>others. Obviously, the trade secrets law and the first amendment are<br>in conflict. I for one would rather side with journalism and free<br>speech than a company's interpretation of what a "trade secret" is,<br>and its right to prosecute those who reveal them. It's a fact that journalists use information from insiders within
technology companies all the time — maybe not Walt, but plenty of
others. Obviously, the trade secrets law and the first amendment are
in conflict. I for one would rather side with journalism and free
speech than a company's interpretation of what a “trade secret” is,
and its right to prosecute those who reveal them.

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