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Apple Sues Over iPhone Smartphone Skins

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-talk-about-that-thing-we-don't-like dept.

ghostcorps writes "Australian Newspaper 'The Age' reports that developers of iPhone skins (skins for smartphones that resemble the iPhone) have been legally attacked by Apple. Beyond that, bloggers who have reported on the skins have been threatened with legal action as well. From the article: 'Ironically, Apple's attempts to have the files removed from the web have only given the skins greater publicity, and they have already begun spreading to other websites. The issue marks a distinct change in tone for many bloggers and journalists, who just last week praised Apple for its 'revolutionary' and 'game-changing' phone despite being unable to conduct a proper hands-on test of the product.'"

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  1. Hah by matr0x_x · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you read the article carefully it hardly implies that bloggers were threatened with legal action for simply reporting about the skins.

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  2. Apple is gay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Apple's all about looks. They're all about the techno-liberal-geek that is somehow "cool" because he uses something that isn't a PC because there's this false perception that PC's are evil. He therefore gets his cool factor. Apple wants to keep it up. Good going, Apple!

  3. Re:Disingenuous summary by CitX · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I agree about the copyrights (although the are tenuous) the real issue that is disturbing and scary is Apple is sending letters threating legal action to those just reporting the skins are available....Sounds like a "Bush" move to me.

  4. Fuck Apple by Godji · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fuck Apple. Suing iPhone skin makers is simply stupid, because Apple is popupar enough so that any teenage kid with too much money to spend on nonsense will want to buy the real thing, the original, and will know the difference from a skin.

    But suing bloggers for reporting, now that's just wrong, and way above my corporate tolerance limit. Fuck you, Apple, once again!

  5. Re:It's just a necessary evil in trademark protect by Macka · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    Oh fuck off ! Until about a week ago that particular look and feel didn't exist anywhere on any smart from in the entire history of smart phones!

    Apple come up with something new, of which the look and feel is an essential part, and someone takes less than a week to rip it off and transplant it onto a PocketPC. Apple have every right to be pissed off about this. Hell if you were in their shoes YOU would be pissed off about this.

    The only person who's being an ass right now is you .. idiot !