Apple lawsuit fallout: ThinkSecret.com shutting down

Think Secret, the Apple rumor Web site, will no longer be published, under the terms of an undisclosed settlelment with Apple Inc. The site issued a small press release on the matter late last night, with Think Secret's publisher Nick Ciarelli noting, "I'm pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits."

The site was sued by Apple in 2005 regarding leaks about upcoming hardware and software products that later came to fruition, including an updated iLife software suite and the Mac mini desktop computers that were showcased at the Macworld Expo in 2005.

Think Secret was being represented by attorneys in conjunction with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and in March, the site had attempted to get Apple's lawsuit dismissed on the grounds of it being a First Amendment violation, although to no avail.

The news is certainly a big hit to other large Apple rumor sites including 9to5Mac, Mac Rumors and AppleInsider. Sites like these encourage news tips and leaks about upcoming or unannounced Apple products, which is what got Think Secret into trouble in the first place.

[billburke3]

If rumors be true, and this could be verified via the complaint; Apple's case centered largely on the payments to Apple employees which was easily termed as "Industrial Espionage" because there were no protections in place the info. was safely disclosed and/or censored where necessary..
Bill Burke
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[scoop2008]

I agree with the Apple's lawsuit. Further, the First Amendment doesn't grant the right to be unethical-- releasing a company's confidential information.

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[scoop2008]

I agree with the Apple's lawsuit. Further, the First Amendment doesn't grant the right to be unethical-- releasing a company's confidential information.

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[codythebest]

If you could open these doors, It's all for profit, more for the love of the job. Just wait and see the lawsuit, then sit and negociate...You're in business...
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[Fruitloop55]

Apply really are a strange fruit but in many ways they have to protect their machines and software from this type of stuff.

[Ski28]

They have every right to protect themselves. Any large corporation needs to keep these things in check.

[RaziTun]

I only like to eat fresh things, specially apple, grapes, peach etc...
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