Apple Sues Tiger Leaks
Apple Computer filed suit this week against three developers it says posted a prerelease version of Mac OS X onto the Internet.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in San Jose, Calif., alleges that the three men posted a developer release of Mac OS X Tiger onto sites used by the BitTorrent file-trading network. Apple is seeking an injunction to prevent further releases of its software as well as unspecified monetary damages.
In the suit, Apple said the tracker on one of the BitTorrent sites indicated that more than 2,500 copies of one Tiger version were downloaded. The postings began in late October and continued through this month, the Mac maker said.
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It's major crack-down time for Torrent sites.....
Didn't RTFA, but anybody know which site??
It's major crack-down time for Torrent sites.....
It was on Mac TKA almost instantly.... I'm sure other sites had it as well.
As for major crack-down time, yeah, whatever. The sites themselves, you may notice, can't really be prosecuted... only the guys that "seeded" Tiger. I got a copy myself and threw it on my G4 400 laptop. No big deal... and going after these three guys is a drop in the bucket.
Good for Apple for taking a stand. Apple software is actually worth paying money for (unlike a lot of other software out there) so I think this is a good thing. I don't care if they shut the torrent sites down, I never use them anyways.. ;) :cool:
What, exactly, is wrong with downloading a pre-release, buggy Tiger that's not for sale, if I intend to buy the real Tiger when it comes out anyway?
What, exactly, is wrong with downloading a pre-release, buggy Tiger that's not for sale, if I intend to buy the real Tiger when it comes out anyway?
Well, it's illegal and goes against the EULA.
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