Apple Loses Court Bid to Identify Sources

Fri May 26, 2006 7:21 PM EDT

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May Wong, AP Technology Writer

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Corey Spring

GOOD.

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2 votes

#1 - Fri May 26, 2006 8:53 PM EDT

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Brian Ford

I'm just not so sure it's that simple.

A lot of these people knowingly seek out this information that they're well aware is covered as a trade secret.

It's also pretty clear that the leaking of information -can- cause harm to Apple's trading prices as it's not rare for them to announce something (or worse yet NOT announce something) that has been expected in advance causing their stock prices to plummet.

I want to see journalistic rights intact as well, but I just don't know that I can side with some of these rumor sites who don't really engage in ethical journalism in a lot of cases. I eat it up just like everyone else, but I don't pretend that these people are doing anything that deserves protection.

I'm just glad that Apple seems to have figured out a way to plug the leaks as AppleInsider and ThinkSecret have both been even "more" dismal than usual with their recent predictions.

I guess I just think that if you stick your hand in the cookie jar, you have to expect someone to smack it. Getting upset and hiding behind "journalistic rights" seems like a cop-out to me.

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5 votes

#1.1 - Sat May 27, 2006 4:05 AM EDT

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Jason Newton

I agree. I read most of the rumour sites but I think it's wrong to steal Apple's thunder and spoil their surprises.

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#1.2 - Sun May 28, 2006 6:30 AM EDT

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Please save us from the self-important, self-affirming garbage that 'bloggers' will spew out now, somehow validated by this.

Not they will think their meaningless drivel they utter, and the mild high they garner from comments and attention and the stats of there hits, is all in the name of global freedom.

;_;

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#2 - Tue May 30, 2006 11:13 AM EDT

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