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It's not espionage being fought
You're right - this isn't whistleblowing or corruption. It might even fall under the definition of espionage. However, that's not the point.

By suing the reporter, Apple was persecuting the person who acted on a tip, not the one who provided the tip. The espionage, if any, had already been performed before the reporter broadcasted the information.

Granted, Apple was trying to get the identity of the tip provider, but they were going about it the wrong way. Reporters (that term has necessarily become a very loose definition, in today's electronic society) have a right to protect their sources, and that's been proven in the courts time and again.

If Apple wants to persecute the source of the leak, they should do so without making enemies of those whom they frequently use when they wish to promote their products without spending advertising dollars.
Posted by: Zeppo9191   Posted on: 05/30/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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OUTSTANDING!!! (Unless you are Steve Jobs)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/26/06
Screwed up priorities  frgough | 05/26/06
Agree  Prognosticator | 05/26/06
That's a very long stretch  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/26/06
As far as I know  tic swayback | 05/27/06
And Microsoft is the expert...  MacCanuck | 05/30/06
What's Microsoft got to do with this?  kiddpeat | 05/30/06
not really....  CMKRNL | 05/30/06
Not so  gtravis3 | 05/31/06
Exactly So  mds_z | 05/31/06
WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG  RobertoSalazar | 05/27/06
Well what is a reporter if not first and fore most an individual?  Laff | 05/28/06
Nah..... not hardly correct...  shawkins | 05/28/06
Thats a lame statement.  DemonX | 05/29/06
Hmmm... Food for thougth. (nt)  Zeppo9191 | 05/30/06
It's not espionage being fought  Zeppo9191 | 05/30/06
I also bet  Rick_K | 05/27/06
Who you send email to is not my concern.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/06
Why?  Rick_K | 05/30/06
Apple still suing its supporters?  P. Douglas | 05/26/06
Small Jobs with big Stalin?s paranoia ? ?Enemies everywhere?. No cure. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/26/06
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo etc  RobertoSalazar | 05/27/06
Good! except....  GSavage777 | 05/27/06
Interesting, but!  RShea78 | 05/27/06
A bad employee is Apple's problem...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/27/06
Why?  Rick_K | 05/30/06
The courts disagree  WiredGuy | 05/31/06
Oh well, probably living in another country  Boot_Agnostic | 05/27/06
Public Relations Rule #1....  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 05/27/06
Isn't Apple (and the blogger) the minor issue here?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/27/06
Industrial Terrorists  Rick_K | 05/27/06
Bull...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/28/06
Check again  Rick_K | 05/30/06
Once more for you!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/30/06
If Apple is trying to do something illegal then I hope  Laff | 05/28/06
Score one for the Constitution  flatliner | 05/28/06
Steve Jobs "Dictator"  rupaa62 | 05/29/06
As my mentor Bugs Bunny would say "Youz is a mental case"  Laff | 05/29/06
Good! Now I can leak my companies financials on the web ...  An_Axe_to_Grind | 05/29/06
They're still trying...  Arnout Groen | 05/30/06
Are they trying to bring back the "Commodore" or  Laff | 05/30/06
Security vs. scare tactics  schwana | 05/30/06
Sooo..., you think the info was mailed from an apple office?  An_Axe_to_Grind | 05/30/06
So is okay for RIAA...  branman23@... | 06/01/06

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