http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/10/rsf-apple-v-thinksecret-confidentiality-of-sources-must-be-respected/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/10/rsf-apple-v-thinksecret-confidentiality-of-sources-must-be-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-147922 Apple Clamps Down on iPhone Copycats at The Blog Herald Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/10/rsf-apple-v-thinksecret-confidentiality-of-sources-must-be-respected/#comment-147922 [...] Blogging Jan 16 at 3:16 pm by J. Angelo Racoma - Apple, Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is known to be über-sensitive about blogs publishing leaked proprietary information, particularly in advance of announcements and keynote speeches at major events. There have been highly publicized legal battles between Apple and bloggers, in which Apple wanted the blogs to disclose the identity of possible Apple insiders who leak trade secrets. This has raised questions on whether bloggers are also accorded rights to hold their sources confidential, much like our counterparts in the mainstream media, and whether protection of intellectual property takes precedence over freedom of speech. [...] [...] Blogging Jan 16 at 3:16 pm by J. Angelo Racoma – Apple, Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is known to be über-sensitive about blogs publishing leaked proprietary information, particularly in advance of announcements and keynote speeches at major events. There have been highly publicized legal battles between Apple and bloggers, in which Apple wanted the blogs to disclose the identity of possible Apple insiders who leak trade secrets. This has raised questions on whether bloggers are also accorded rights to hold their sources confidential, much like our counterparts in the mainstream media, and whether protection of intellectual property takes precedence over freedom of speech. [...]

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