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I'm a happy Apple user, and I'm glad Apple won
These so-called journalists didn't act in the public interest, only in self-interest.
Sell a story a couple of weeks early, and make a few bucks, to hell if it causes financial damage to Apple by reducing the shock and awe of their product releases.

Only a loser journalist does this.
Somewhere along the line, a trusted party broke their NDA.
It would be different if there was a valid reason, the person would be protected under whistleblower laws, but those don't apply here.

The judge is absolutely right, the person responsible should be identified as untrustworthy.
Posted by: hipparchus2000   Posted on: 03/15/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Who's big brother now?  d_jedi | 03/11/05
Got the Money Got the Ruling  kdaulton | 03/11/05
When paranoiacs win ? people lose.  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
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Tell it to someone that cares  osreinstall | 03/11/05
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You forget...  rapson | 03/11/05
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Tic, you forgot who skyrocketed Apple stock - Viy. happy (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
That still doesn't make you a Mac Zealot  tic swayback | 03/11/05
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Hard to say  tic swayback | 03/11/05
Did you hear the words ? ?opposite physiology? = ...  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
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I? also curious - if I am a Mac zealot ? who is a Mac hater? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/14/05
This is REALLY SCARY!  BitTwiddler | 03/11/05
I wouldn't go that far  tic swayback | 03/11/05
Privacy shouldn't protect criminals  openMind | 03/11/05
openMind, I am curious ? can you justify The Police State? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
Vily, I am curious - do you recognize ANY moral principles? (NT)  native alien | 03/11/05
You did not specify the meaning ?moral? ? Stalin?s moral? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
Police State?  openMind | 03/11/05
Extremely ?honest? government wants a one-way street society: ...  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
NDAs are not criminal law  voska | 03/11/05
Stolen property  j.m.galvin | 03/12/05
Re: Privacy shouldn't protect criminals  none none | 03/11/05
Forget the NDA as a contract.  The King's Servant | 03/14/05
Missed something?  mabricen | 03/14/05
This is BS Really  Hayvern | 03/15/05
It's not about the internet, it's about the nature of the information  tic swayback | 03/15/05
IT ISN'T THEFT!!!!!  NonZealot | 03/11/05
Kidding, right?  rapson | 03/11/05
It isn't "theft"  tic swayback | 03/11/05
Yes...  native alien | 03/11/05
Judge supports my stance  NonZealot | 03/11/05
In that case  emcee_z | 03/11/05
More semantics  tic swayback | 03/11/05
yes , it could have been lost  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
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you haven''t proved anyone did reveal it  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
How can you ever find that out?  tic swayback | 03/11/05
Why should they need to know  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Defeats the purpose  tic swayback | 03/13/05
The need for privacy  voska | 03/14/05
But where's the responsibility?  tic swayback | 03/14/05
Proof?  openMind | 03/11/05
Its about confidentiality  osreinstall | 03/11/05
Re: Its about confidentiality  none none | 03/11/05
I think you missed the point  osreinstall | 03/11/05
Wow!  NonZealot | 03/11/05
What law did they break?  voska | 03/11/05
Actually it can be a felony  j.m.galvin | 03/12/05
Wheres the justice department?  johnnyu | 03/14/05
Re: Any specific information can be secret . . .  none none | 03/11/05
I totally agree, it isn't theft  voska | 03/11/05
if you are the reporter - you make the call  JasonL31 | 03/11/05
Devil's Advocate POV  nucrash | 03/11/05
This isn't about the Mini  tic swayback | 03/11/05
As previously noted, illegal disclosure of trade secrets is a crime  realitycheck101 | 03/11/05
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Sure its a crime  emcee_z | 03/11/05
First of all learn how to spell  openMind | 03/11/05
Good point - knowing grammar replaces thinking. What else? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/11/05
My point exactly  emcee_z | 03/12/05
it wasn't a trade secret  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Perhaps it was  openMind | 03/11/05
But no one may have disclosed it  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
As I mentioned above. . .  openMind | 03/11/05
An interesting, but sadly not definitive ruling  tic swayback | 03/11/05
I think this was indirectly done  openMind | 03/11/05
Excellent decision, excellent jurisprudence  mlindl | 03/11/05
Let's cut through all the "right to know" BS...  native alien | 03/11/05
that's nonesense  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Right to privacy versus obstructing justice  tic swayback | 03/11/05
a criminal invetsigatiuon is different than civil  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
sorry tic - about the go grow up  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Thanks that was confusing  tic swayback | 03/13/05
Are you suggesting?  T25 | 03/11/05
no Im not  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Trade Secret or not doesn't matter  openMind | 03/11/05
bad analogy (nt)  JasonL31 | 03/11/05
Actually yes he would  twinkler@... | 03/12/05
Absolutely right  mlindl | 03/11/05
grow up  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
Sure  openMind | 03/11/05
the onus to prove is on the plaintiff  twinkler@... | 03/12/05
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again you are assuming there was a leak  twinkler@... | 03/14/05
Where do you draw the line?  tic swayback | 03/14/05
Didn't the article say?  T25 | 03/11/05
techniacl specifications are no considered trade secrets  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
I would think  T25 | 03/11/05
The Trade Secret Act is quite specific  twinkler@... | 03/11/05
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Yeah Right  osreinstall | 03/11/05
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Well...  Qbt | 03/12/05
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One man's poison  tic swayback | 03/14/05
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well its kind of funny  toxicfreak | 03/15/05
Will Nick be moving out of the US as well?  tic swayback | 03/15/05
I'm a happy Apple user, and I'm glad Apple won  hipparchus2000 | 03/15/05

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