Comments on: Apple Sends a NastyGram

By: Mac OS Rumors

Mac OS Rumors — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:57:21 +0000

Well, we’ve received no shortage of similar emails from Apple Legal (before they farmed most of it out to third parties for $ and PR reasons) over the years; we built quite an interesting and pleasant relationship with the staff there as a result.

Ultimately, most of this stuff is BS. We often told them so, and were pioneers in striking a fence-straddling stance: if their complaint was valid or had a strong legal basis, we complied with it in a friendly and speedy manner. If it’s wishful-thinking BS on their part, we laughed in their faces and told them to stop wasting out time.

Oddly enough, they seemed to give us a lot of respect and polite treatment as a result.

There’s a reason that MOSR wasn’t part of the “apple blogger lawsuits” of the mid-2000’s.

By: Apple has nice lawyer? at johnfavorite.com

Apple has nice lawyer? at johnfavorite.com — Sun, 27 May 2007 05:41:51 +0000

[...] Michael Arrington of TechCrunch received a C&D from Apple lawyers requesting he remove a YouTube video he posted on the crunchgear site. The letter is unique is several ways The video in question is actually posted on youtube and the letter is pretty reasonable. [...]

By: Apple e blog

Apple e blog — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:25:56 +0000

[...] Michelle Arrington di TechCrunch la pensa uguale, e anche a lui le è capitata una spiacevole occasione nella quale ha conosciuto il team di avvocati di Apple, a causa di un video tratto da YouTube e postato sul famoso sito di tecnologia. [...]

By: Apple iPhone Stuff » Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again

Apple iPhone Stuff » Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:30:04 +0000

[...] Apple has a history of using lawyers against bloggers. There was the now infamous Think Secret lawsuit, which may have had merit. But they also engage in clearly superfluous, bullying tactics as well. In August we received a letter from Apple’s lawyers demanding that we remove an embedded YouTube video showing features from OSX 10.5. We felt this was an extreme position to take – Apple could have simply requested YouTube to remove the video. And this wasn’t a trade secrets issue – they also had a very similar video up on their own website. [...]

By: TheEaves.com » SNL Deals a Blow to Jobs

TheEaves.com » SNL Deals a Blow to Jobs — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:05:42 +0000

[...] And on that note: Apple has a history of using lawyers against bloggers. There was the now infamous Think Secret lawsuit, which may have had merit. But they also engage in clearly superfluous, bullying tactics as well. In August we received a letter from Apple’s lawyers demanding that we remove an embedded YouTube video showing features from OSX 10.5. We felt this was an extreme position to take – Apple could have simply requested YouTube to remove the video. And this wasn’t a trade secrets issue – they also had a very similar video up on their own website. [...]

By: » A Apple não gosta de bloggers! MUIOMUIO.NET: Internet e Tecnologia

» A Apple não gosta de bloggers! MUIOMUIO.NET: Internet e Tecnologia — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:19:16 +0000

[...] Para todos os amantes da Apple aqui vai algo que provavelmente até sabem, mas como muitos são tão anti Microsoft continuam a fechar os olhos perante as atitudes que a Apple tem perante os bloggers. Existem vários casos em que a Apple envia, através dos seus advogados, cartas de intimidação ou mesmo apresentarem queixa crime contra bloggers. [...]

By: Ash K. Gilpin » Blog Archive » Apple Continues To Bully Bloggers - The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Disgruntled Webmaster

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:41 +0000

By: Live and Beyond » Blog Archive » Apple Challenges Bloggers Over iPhone Screenshots

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:25:01 +0000

[...] Michelle Arrington of TechCrunch has accused Apple of going after the wrong person, “If Apple wants to go after the guy that made the Windows Mobile skin that looks like the iPhone, fine. But to bully bloggers who are simply reporting on this is another matter.” Arrington speaks from personal experience. In August Apple challenged him for embedding a YouTube video link to Mac OS X 10.5. In addition, Apple’s challenge raises a question if bloggers are permitted to post screenshots of the iPhone as thousands have done without concern from Apple’s lawyers. This news comes as Cisco is suing Apple for using the iPhone name which they claim to have trademarked in 2000.” [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Apple、またブロガーを脅す

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Apple、またブロガーを脅す — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:50:24 +0000

[...] Appleは弁護士をブロガーに差し向けてきた歴史がある。悪名高いThink Secret訴訟などは、もしかするとAppleに理屈があったのかもしれない。しかしAppleが、どう見ても余計な、高圧的な戦術を取ってきたことも事実である。去る8月には、われわれはAppleの弁護士からOSX 10.5の機能を紹介するYouTubeのビデオをエンベッドするのを止めるよう要求された。これは極端な手段である。AppleはYouTubeにそのビデオを削除するよう要求すればすんだはず。しかもこれはトレードシークレットがからんでいるわけでもない。Appleはこれとそっくりなビデオを自社のウェブサイトで公開しているのだ。今日(米国時間1/13)、Windows Mobileの携帯電話用にiPhoneのユーザーインタフェースそっくりのインタフェースを再現したという事実を報告しただけのブロガー多数に対して、Appleはまた似たような戦術を取った。上の画像参照―左側がWindows版で、右側がApple版だ。問題のダウンロードページはここだ。(ソフトはすでに削除されている)。ブロガーのPaul O’Brienは単にこのダウンロードページへのリンクとUIのスクリーンショットを１枚掲載しただけでAppleの弁護士から正式な差し止めの要求の書面を送りつけられた。私はこれはまったくのナンセンスだと思う。AppleがiPhoneそっくりのWindows Mobile用スキンを作ったヤツをやっつけたいなら、それは自由だ。しかし単に事実を報告したにすぎないブロガーを脅すのはまったく別の話。さらに詳しい記事がTechMemeにある。私の知るかぎり、問題のソフトは現在どこからもダウンロードできない。それとも、そうではないなら、知らせて欲しい。 [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Apple intimide les bloggeurs, à nouveau

TechCrunch en français » Apple intimide les bloggeurs, à nouveau — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:57:36 +0000

[...] Le recours abusifs des avocats contre les bloggeurs n’est pas chose nouvelle chez Apple. Il y a d’abord eu le malheureusement fameux procès contre Think Secret, ce blog sur la firme tenu par un étudiant de 19 ans. Mais ce n’est pas tout. En aout nous avions reçu une lettre de mise en demeure des avocats d’Apple demandant la suppression d’une vidéo de YouTube affichant les fonctionnalités de l’OSX 10.5. N’était ce pas surperflux ? N’aurait il pas été plus simple de demander cela à YouTube directement ? Et pourtant ce n’était pas un secret d’état – ils avaient une vidéo similaire sur leur propre site web. [...]