Bloggers and online journalists have completed their final victory lap in a protracted fight against Apple. Earlier this month, a Santa Clara County Court ordered Apple to pay the legal fees associated with the defense of subpoenas issued to online journalists (and other related entities) in response to online reports about a confidential audio/video product -- code-named "Asteroid" -- under development at the Cupertino-based company. The "Asteroid" product was never released, but Apple claimed the news reports violated California state trade secret law and that the journalists were not entitled to First Amendment protections. However, following an appeals decision last year that strongly sided with the journalists, the Court ordered Apple to pay all legal costs associated with the defense, including a 2.2 times multiplier of the actual fees.
If you are new to my blog, please let me first welcome you. If you've been here before and enjoy reading "Dr. Mike's Steak Dinner," please consider subscribing to our atom or rss feed as well as linking to us in your blogroll. Thanks. :)
You can also see when I've updated by following me on Twitter. Please add the Dr_Mike account to your list.
Apple pays $700,000 for bloggers' legal fees
0 TrackBacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Apple pays $700,000 for bloggers' legal fees.
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://drmikessteakdinner.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/561
A Random Photo from the Gallery...
Leave a comment
Please feel free to leave a comment. Please note that we do have a comment policy and we do ask that you respect it.