Apple the Loser in ThinkSecret Settlement?
A Computerworld article provides reaction from ThinkSecret's lawyer on today's announcement that ThinkSecret had settled with Apple and would no longer be published.
Terry Gross of Gross & Belsky LLP told Computerworld, "The First Amendment has prevailed and every Internet journalist should feel some strength from what's happened", claiming that it was clear that Apple was going to lose if they continued to pursue the case. Gross goes on to state that it was settled because Nick Ciarelli was ready to move on to other projects after running ThinkSecret for the past 9 years, since age 13.
Gross challenges that he "would have loved for Apple to go forward on this" and that "Apple would have caved."
In an earlier statement to MacRumors, Ciarelli had said "I'm very satisfied with the settlement".
Terry Gross of Gross & Belsky LLP told Computerworld, "The First Amendment has prevailed and every Internet journalist should feel some strength from what's happened", claiming that it was clear that Apple was going to lose if they continued to pursue the case. Gross goes on to state that it was settled because Nick Ciarelli was ready to move on to other projects after running ThinkSecret for the past 9 years, since age 13.
Gross challenges that he "would have loved for Apple to go forward on this" and that "Apple would have caved."
In an earlier statement to MacRumors, Ciarelli had said "I'm very satisfied with the settlement".
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54 months ago
It's nice to know more about this.
I'm a fan of ThinkSecret. They'll be missed.
I'm a fan of ThinkSecret. They'll be missed.
54 months ago
Since 13, eh? That's pretty cool. I had my own domain when I was 13 (Gross and I are the same age), but all I remember is a bunch of scrolling marquis and image maps. :eek::o
54 months ago
Unless I read this wrong, either the lawyer wants to make himself look good when Nick Ciarelli gave up or Apple saw they were going to lose and chose instead to pay off Nick to shut down his site. People don't conveniently give up a passion of theirs at the young age of 22 when there is a lawsuit, especially something they have done successfully since age 13. This only happens when money is thrown at them. Lots of it.
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54 months ago
That still plugged the leak, and drops off one source for news on the web.
But we shall see how it affects first run stories based on leaks in the future.
Edit: Still a tough price to pay ... wear you down in court, or take you off the air.
But we shall see how it affects first run stories based on leaks in the future.
Edit: Still a tough price to pay ... wear you down in court, or take you off the air.
54 months ago
Now this is just a rumor (that i am creating), but the kid had no choice... The judge threatened to condemn him exclusively to using 'microsoft products' for the rest of his days!!! Of course he relented, wouldn't you?:eek:
54 months ago
The reason the attorney would love it if Apple had pursued is that the attorney gains two things:
1. Billable hours (which may be provided pro-bono and offset against other income for tax purposes)
2. Publicity (something no attorney can resist)
1. Billable hours (which may be provided pro-bono and offset against other income for tax purposes)
2. Publicity (something no attorney can resist)
54 months ago
I wouldn't call that Apple losing.
Apple settled it. I am sure the lawyers knew what they were doing, and this seemed to the quickest and most satisfying solution.
Stuff all the conspiracy theorists.
Apple settled it. I am sure the lawyers knew what they were doing, and this seemed to the quickest and most satisfying solution.
Stuff all the conspiracy theorists.
54 months ago
The reason the attorney would love it if Apple had pursued is that the attorney gains two things:
1. Billable hours (which may be provided pro-bono and offset against other income for tax purposes)
2. Publicity (something no attorney can resist)
Yeah. Nick made a statement saying he's fine with how things turned out.
For the lawyer to then come out and trash-talk seems to be in poor taste at that point. It really looks like he's trying to beef up his own reputation and this has nothing to do at all with his client.
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