Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 9th Apr 2006 18:29 UTC
I'm from the Netherlands. That may sound like a weird statement to start a column with-- don't worry, at the end of this week's Sunday Eve Column you'll understand why I put my nationality so bluntly up front.
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2006-04-05
Apple's rights end at the journalist's nose. They have all the rights in the world to pursue people who break their NDAs, but not up to the point on when they are infringing on someone else's right to free speech.
This is up to the courts to decide whether it's a case of freedom of speech or intermediating/facilitating the leakage of trade secrets.
The fact that you are a journalist doesn't make you immune to the laws. You can't publish trade secrets, weapon schematics or drug recipes and expect not to be prosecuted.