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Correction - in some respects
As for the triple damages. If there was a countersuit they would get it. And yes it's only a subpoena. if it was a lawsuit and that apple wished to shut down the website, then damages from being wrong could be in the works.

However, still being a subpoena, if Apple loses, they may be liable for costs and any losses from court action (that means revenue, if you can prove losses). At least that is the way in our country. In our country the loser pays and pays in triple damages if found to be fivolous, wasting courts time or malicious.


Does the friend he told it to oblige, to tell you who told him? no!... he could even lie to you too or say I don't remember who.

Only the friend can be fined/sued (if you can prove it), and if your other friend says he can't remember who told him, you have no case.


The key here is also Trade Secret Protection laws, No NDA should be allowed if it goes beyond trade Secret protection laws. Otherwise it may be a violation if you tell someone another employee's name (even by accident). That being said any NDA that goes beyond that ceiling should be made invalid. Meaning if the information is not highly technical (real IP info like code,schematics, ingrediaent, chemicals, processes) you have no case. That doesn't however stop you from firing the person on other grounds.
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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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