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How did it help them?
---There was no damage done, in fact it only helped them---

Let's see, they announced that Apple was releasing a product, "asteroid" that has not yet been released. How has this helped Apple? If anything, it's helped the competition get a jump on a product that's not yet out.

---considering you have advertisers you are woking with and art designers (not in your company), which do not have to follow the same rules---

These people have to sign NDA's, so they do in fact have to follow the same rules.

---Now the fact that free speech supercedes the trade secret law (only except in national security). Why is that so, because it's necessary in a democracy to get to the truth (in corruption cases/government waste/deceitful prcatices of business)---

This is not a free speech case. No one is saying that the websites could not post what they posted. However, like all speech, one must face the consequences for what one says, such as libel, slander, inciting a riot, etc. This is a case of freedom of the press--are bloggers journalists, and do journalists have a right to protect their sources? It's not about speech at all.

In this case, there are specific laws that apply, and no, "freedom of speech" is not one of them.

---Or how about government corruption where the government could say it was a secret and hide the truth and use their powers to muzzle whistleblowers---

You mean like how the NY Times reporters are going to jail because they won't give up their sources in the Valerie Plame case? Same issue there, and reporters are being jailed for it.

---Free speech is a right, defend it or you will wind up in a country where corruption reigns and crime pays---

And if you sign away that right in a contract (NDA), don't go blabbing to bloggers.
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 03/05/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Ah yes Apple SS worms at it again...  agohige | 03/04/05
That's what the suit is about  bidemytime | 03/04/05
So what's the penalty for nondisclosure  FilledOut | 03/07/05
Contempt of court  tic swayback | 03/07/05
Apparently Apple does have a right to go after them  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Problem with that is judges are known to be wrong from time to time  twinkler@... | 03/05/05
The problem is more the law than the judge  tic swayback | 03/05/05
Correction - in some respects  twinkler@... | 03/05/05
follow the law or go to jail  tic swayback | 03/05/05
Did you read the article?  mlindl | 03/04/05
hahahahahah this one is excellent  toxicfreak | 03/04/05
Not quite  osreinstall | 03/04/05
They should be thankful they are not in a concentration camp ... yet. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
You attribute a lot of power to a company with 3% marketshare  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Input data: 1.Allies of MS have the power of MS 2.MS is above the law. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
MS is a small player  tic swayback | 03/04/05
The "small player" (Bill Gates is at the end).  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
Whoah!!!  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/04/05
John, meet Vily. Vily, meet John.  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Relax, he's just YAW  Real World | 03/04/05
You can live in your dreamWorld, as long as you can. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
Nurse Ratchet, Code RED  osreinstall | 03/04/05
osreinstall, I understand that your brains belong to Bush. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
Not really  osreinstall | 03/04/05
It sounds you live in jungle. No Internet, TV,.. & no simple logic too. NT  Vily Clay | 03/05/05
Thorazine is your friend  osreinstall | 03/05/05
osreinstall, I have a mirror for you.  Vily Clay | 03/06/05
Is Uncle Fester's furniture clamp too tight?  osreinstall | 03/06/05
How often do you see hallucinations: Saddam has WMDs, etc.? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/07/05
Yeah Sure  osreinstall | 03/07/05
Admitting that you have hallucinations is a first step to get well. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/07/05
BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! ! !  osreinstall | 03/08/05
osreinstall, maybe I was wrong ... - you made a step back. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/08/05
You are always wrong  osreinstall | 03/08/05
I guess you?re right ? you?re not going to recover any time soon. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/08/05
This is wrong  Been_Done_Before | 03/04/05
I like Apple products, but...  BitTwiddler | 03/04/05
Good cause, bad approach  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Doesn't seem fair...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/04/05
Specific protections under law  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Here's the problem  j.m.galvin | 03/04/05
Well said  tic swayback | 03/04/05
Good Point  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/04/05
Federal court  j.m.galvin | 03/04/05
Trade secrets or a typical paranoia ('Stalin syndrome' by Steve Jobs)? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/04/05
No IP was devulged  twinkler@... | 03/05/05
How did it help them?  tic swayback | 03/05/05
ok tic , here are some reason  twinkler@... | 03/05/05
You are confused  tic swayback | 03/05/05
You chose the ?right? side - corporations. The rest are pigs, aren?t they?  Vily Clay | 03/05/05
Just to be clear  tic swayback | 03/05/05
Are you sure that 'our legal system' is ours? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/05/05
Not as much as I'd like  tic swayback | 03/05/05
Suggestion - stand up for your rights more consistently while you can. (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/06/05
This is a good thing  doh123 | 03/04/05
No "new Products" to hype anyways....  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 03/05/05
I can offer pure freedom  Roger Ramjet | 03/07/05

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