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Think Secret Gets Lawyer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the polarize-the-hull-plating dept.

im333mfg writes "Looks like Nick dePlume and Think Secret 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.'""

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  1. Re:Trade secrets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    For the last-time:

    Think Geek == Clothing store.
    Think Secret == Online apple rag.

  2. heh by kupekhaize · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think he should do more research in the case before making public statements. Apple isn't suing ThinkSecret to have them stop posting news articles. They're suing to obtain the identity of the Apple Employee(s) who posted internal, confidential, NDA protected items that ThinkSecret published on their website. They're also upset that ThinkSecret was apparently trying to solicit the confidential information from employees to begin with.

    IF the allegation turns out to be true, I'd be pissed, too.

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    One of these days i'm going to find this 'peer' guy and reset HIS connection!
    1. Re:heh by belmolis · · Score: 3, Informative
      There's nothing illegal (AFAIK) about asking someone to break a contract.

      It isn't a crime, and therefore is not illegal in the strict sense, but yes, inducing someone to break a contract is a tort, something that the injured party can sue you for. It is called tortious interference. Here's a definition. You'll notice that one of the examples it gives is

      having the employees commit wrongs such as disclosing the former employer's trade secrets