Think Secret Gets Lawyer
Found on Slashdot on Wednesday, 19 January 2005
Looks like Nick dePlume and ThinkSecret have gotten some much needed help for their upcoming lawsuit battle with Apple. "Terry Gross of Gross & Belsky LLP, a lawyer at the forefront of Internet law since the net's early days, will defend Mac news Web site Think Secret from a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc. 'Apple's attempt to silence a small publication's news reporting presents a troubling affront to the protections of the First Amendment,' said Nick dePlume, the site's publisher and editor in chief. 'I'm grateful that Mr. Gross has stepped forward to help defend these crucial freedoms.'"
I wonder why Apple got so mad about this anyway. Just because the news leaked? They can be pretty sure that their competitors knew it before ThinkSecret; thanks to the joy of indistrial espionage. Besides, now that they are bullying Nick, those "secret" news sure made their way around the world.