Apple logoHere, from Wired News. See .pdf of decison from the Sixth Court of Appeals. The court, among other things, didn’t want to get into the definition of “journalist” in connection with a source-shielding law As I see it, Apple should be ashamed of itself for such thuggish behavior. Excerpt from Wired News:

The case began in late 2004, when Apple Insider and PowerPage published drawings, artists’ sketches, pricing and release dates for a planned product codenamed “Asteriod.” Incensed, Apple lawyers sued the anonymous sources of the information as Doe defendants, and promptly issued subpoenas to the bloggers’ ISPs seeking any e-mail pertaining to Asteroid, in a bid to unmask the leakers.

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