I wouldn't assume that it's ONLY AT&T that is allegedly participating in this illegal NSA wiretapping activity. They are merely the ones that the EFF is now aware of, probably thanks to this whistleblower.
"We continually enforce our policy by monitoring all computers. Any suspicious use is immediately checked by accessing the history of the patrons' Web use. In addition, the staff monitors the patrons' use by 'walkthroughs' of the computer areas."
If indeed it was her job to prevent access to adult content up front, then it would seem that she has failed to take (or at least mention) some of the basic steps to prevent this...
No matter what the outcome of Apple's evaluation of this product, it won't be a case of copyright infringement. At most, Apple would pursue in civil court a "trade dress" violation against FishPC.
Trade dress violations are much harder to litigate than copyright infringement (or other IP) cases- but the net effect of such litigation should be to discourage PC manufacturers considering "borrowing" a look from Apple as a product strategy. Actually winning such a case would be a bonus.
Apple made the investment, now they are protecting it!
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I wouldn't assume that it's ONLY AT&T that is allegedly participating in this illegal NSA wiretapping activity. They are merely the ones that the EFF is now aware of, probably thanks to this whistleblower.
The librarian herself says
"We continually enforce our policy by monitoring all computers. Any suspicious use is immediately checked by accessing the history of the patrons' Web use. In addition, the staff monitors the patrons' use by 'walkthroughs' of the computer areas."
If indeed it was her job to prevent access to adult content up front, then it would seem that she has failed to take (or at least mention) some of the basic steps to prevent this...
looks like www.flb.ru is down...
No matter what the outcome of Apple's evaluation of this product, it won't be a case of copyright infringement. At most, Apple would pursue in civil court a "trade dress" violation against FishPC.
Trade dress violations are much harder to litigate than copyright infringement (or other IP) cases- but the net effect of such litigation should be to discourage PC manufacturers considering "borrowing" a look from Apple as a product strategy. Actually winning such a case would be a bonus.
Apple made the investment, now they are protecting it!
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