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Law Enforcement Reportedly Looking Into Circumstances of Lost Next-Generation iPhone
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As far as I can tell, Apple has not filed any charges - they are complying with an investigation that the police is initiating. Nowhere in the original CNET article is it stated that Apple has filed charges nor does it indicated that they need to file charges. In fact CNET claims that it would be the state that would file charges.
So you are comparing the ethics of keeping something you found to slavery?
So telling people they legally have to find the owner is an atrocity? Gosh, the law wants you to actually be fair to other people, the horrors!!!
One hopes you lose something really valuable and some one with your attitude comes around and takes it. I hope it happens to you every single time you lose something and you never get lucky and have an honest person find it. Obviously you think it's ok.
Sure, I agree if it happened to me I'd say I made a mistake. But I still wouldn't think it was ok if some one took it without making *real* efforts to return it to me (and not just token efforts to cover their butts from the law.. which btw says to me that the person knew it was wrong/stealing when they make efforts to cover it up).
way to put words in my mouth, no testing a phone is not stupid. Letting secret products out in the wild is stupid. It's like giving an engineer a mini computer (that can be easily misplaced) with 10.7 on it.
I would find it strange if Apple Inc. would just let Gawker Sux. get away with this. As it would set a precedence for situations like this. Steal trade secret stuff, we will pay!
Gizmodo has become more and more a TMZ tabloid than a tech blog. I just find it a shame that Lifehacker is part of the Gawker network. Gina, we love you.
Gizmodo has become more and more a TMZ tabloid than a tech blog. I just find it a shame that Lifehacker is part of the Gawker network. Gina, we love you.
So according to you, field testing is unnecessary? Or is that putting words in your mouth?
Thats not a fair comparison. One of the things that phone makers have to do is perform field tests that cannot be completely done in house and have to be done in real world scenarios.
That doesnt have any bearing on the cases merits however.
Sorry, that is just not possible - the Penal code of California trumps anything like that.
Not really, sorry.
TUAW has a lawyer on staff and she wrote a good piece regarding the legalities of the situation, including Apple's responsibility.
Fooey. Everyone should move on. Apple ought to refund Gizmodo's $5000 anyway, for the great press they got, and for deflecting media attention from iPad delays and wifi issues.
What Gizmodo did was wrong
And it could be construed as malicious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Trade_Secrets_Act
And it could be construed as malicious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Trade_Secrets_Act
No I'm just saying putting something out, then expecting it to be 100% secret is just dumb, but as someone said this has no bearing on the case. So it's just my opinion, it's illegal by the current laws.
No, you do NOT need to press charges. And if you read the story you will note that it was the DISTRICT ATTORNEY, not the police, that decided to initiate this.
And when it is all said and done (assuming they do decide to go ahead) it will be that DA who will press charges.
Apple is staying silent but they are probably waiting until after or close to the release to make a move. Looking at their track record they are not the type to let something like this go.
I would like to propose a new law that requires all operating systems to present the user with an IQ test whenever they log on.
If the user achieves a minimum result, the computer allows them to log on but blocks them from the Internet.
If they achieve a moderate result the Internet is fully accessible.
If they fail to achieve the minimum result 3 times in a row, the room the user occupies is automatically sealed shut and all the air is immediately pumped out.
Do it for the children.
If the user achieves a minimum result, the computer allows them to log on but blocks them from the Internet.
If they achieve a moderate result the Internet is fully accessible.
If they fail to achieve the minimum result 3 times in a row, the room the user occupies is automatically sealed shut and all the air is immediately pumped out.
Do it for the children.