Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

John Dvorkak continues to be a complete idiot. In his latest column, he goes on a tirade about Apple’s recent win against Think Secret, Apple Insider and PowerPage. Not only is Apple beating up on its fans, he says, but it’s part of a larger conspiracy by the liberal media. He’s entitled to his opinion, but as is so often the case when most any professional journalist writes about the Mac or Apple, he has the facts all wrong. I seriously doubt he even bothered to read the ruling about which he is writing.

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If you’ve been paying attention to Mac news recently, you’ll know that the judge in Apple’s lawsuit against PowerPage, Apple Insider, and Think Secret ruled in Apple’s favor, stating that it makes no difference whether the proprietors of the sites are journalists, the law provides no protection for anyone with information about trade secret misappropriation against subpoena. To avoid duplication, I’ll refer you to this excellent article at Daring Fireball by John Gruber in which he prints what I would like to write anyway. John provides a PDF of the ruling itself for those who are interested.