Those two aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact, I’d say they often go hand-in-hand.
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Whatever we think of Prosser and his actions, I don't think Apple's case is very solid from a legal perspective: it's based on a lot of supposition by Apple of who was doing what when etc - and as for their claim of damages I think Apple is going to have a hard time persuading a judge that the two defendant's actions actually caused quantifiable monetary harm to the ( 2+ trillion dollar) company. Damages have to be evidence based and U dont know how you can say, especially given that there were other leaks on other aspects - such as the hardware - around the same time - what it actually did to apple's revenue.
I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you simply mindlessly replied without watching the video.
If you have already seen it, no need to reply to this. In fact, put me on your ignore list, easier that way.
Why the need to respond to me then 🤷🏻 I see it that way, you obviously don't. I don't value people who do what Sam did, simple.
I’ve spent a LOT of time in court over my career and I can tell you, regardless of the case or the issue. Judges HATE when people pull the no show shenanigans.
It never sits well. It shows a total disrespect for the court, the process and everyone involved (court clerks, stenographers, bailiffs, staff, etc). It’s a sure fire way to taint your case
Much as it may drive us mad, being obnoxious and repulsive - doesn't come into legal argument. Unless it's towards the judge, of course...
As for "steal and publicly reveal" - that gets to the heart of the case - did Mr Prosser actually steal? That has yet to be proven. As for revelation - revealing something isn't necessarily an offense, especially if he claims to be doing it as part of a journalistic endeavour. I dont think Mac Rumors is in court every week because of what it reports
Frankly if i was the judge i think id throw out the case for bring frivolous/wasting court time. This is Apple we're talking abut. They arent going to be able to demonstrate material harm
This isn't a criminal trial, it's civil. There is no guilt or innocence, but there is "liable" or "not liable".
A no show is liable. A no show at a criminal trial isn't guilty, but results in a warrant.
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Do you have anything of substance that might easily make someone think that was a reasonable possibility or am I just reading a spaghetti on the wall comment?
Do you have any credibility or you chiming in to support Apple? Lots of Apple supporters on here ready to convict Prosser on a civil case where no evidence has even been disclosed yet.
If Prosser has failed to respond and has no valid justification for failing to respond the evidence would become irrelevant.
The failure to respond would lead to a default judgement awarding Apple the relief Apple requested in their original filing.
Interesting twisting and curling to blame the victim here... wouldn't happen to be a lawyer would you? 😅
From the information we have (which is ALL we have), confidential information was stolen (key word here... not "given intentionally" or "leaked") from an unsecured laptop. "Unsecured" is what got the Apple employee fired. But he didn't intentionally "leak" the information.
Now, when you walk into a store and see an item on a shelf, it is also "unsecured", but that does not give you the right to walk out of the store with it without permission. That is called "theft".
But let's say you successfully steal something, and pass it on to someone who knows it stolen, and that person sells or profits off that stolen item. That person has also committed a crime.
The real victim here is Lipnik, who just went out for coffee or something and spaced on shutting down his laptop. Probably thinking he didn't need to because he trusted his "friend", and his "friend" cost him his job. All for clickbait.
There is another defendant in this case so a judge is unlikely to order a default judgment at this point regardless of what Apple wants.
Apple not suing Lipnik or having him charged would seem to be evidence of carelessness versus criminal conspiracy.
Having multiple defendants does not preclude having a default judgement against one of them. Apple could obtain a default judgement against Prosser but have to wait for the other defendant's liability to be decided before being able to proceed with damages assessment.
I’m not talking about the suit, i said what i said in my previous message. No guilt has been established at this point, but he has been stabbed in the back and still continued to make great content, even provided with a review unit of the iPhone Air.
Ridiculous. You’re not allowed to access another persons device without authorization. No agreement is required.
If you leave your laptop open and I walk by and see something on the screen, there’s no foul. But if I sit down at your laptop and start browsing it (say it’s unlocked) that’s illegal.
Unauthorized access to a computer doesn’t mean you have to break in or steal their password.