Comments on: Apple Cease & Desist http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:23:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Clark http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34496 Brian Clark Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:25:32 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34496 Of course bloggers can report on this. It's this type of bully positioning that makes me glad (among other reasons) that I no longer practice law. Of course bloggers can report on this. It’s this type of bully positioning that makes me glad (among other reasons) that I no longer practice law.

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34495 Robert Dewey Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:24:53 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34495 I would say bloggers CAN report on it... Apple is going too far with the C&D'ing those who are only reporting. Since I just seen the story pop up on the main TechCrunch page, I wonder how long it will be until you (Mike) receive the same C&D... Not a good way to win fans, Apple... I would say bloggers CAN report on it… Apple is going too far with the C&D’ing those who are only reporting. Since I just seen the story pop up on the main TechCrunch page, I wonder how long it will be until you (Mike) receive the same C&D…

Not a good way to win fans, Apple…

]]> By: Mike http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34486 Mike Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:28:29 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34486 The issue I'm raising is whether or not bloggers can report on this. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use The issue I’m raising is whether or not bloggers can report on this. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

]]> By: Reg http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34485 Reg Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:26:18 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34485 Copyright exists on images. If the WM5 theme used similar but original icons then that would be fine, but pixel for pixel bitmap copies are a bit on the (c) infringing side. But let their lawyers have their fun with the small fry before getting into the main course of Cisco. Anyway, what I love (and what Apple must hate) is the claims on the Windows Mobile theming forum that you can make your device JUST LIKE Apple's by applying the theme. It typifies the Windows mindset so well: all you need to make your software better is a flashier icon! It's the strategy of Vista laid bare. Copyright exists on images.

If the WM5 theme used similar but original icons then that would be fine, but pixel for pixel bitmap copies are a bit on the (c) infringing side.

But let their lawyers have their fun with the small fry before getting into the main course of Cisco.

Anyway, what I love (and what Apple must hate) is the claims on the Windows Mobile theming forum that you can make your device JUST LIKE Apple’s by applying the theme.

It typifies the Windows mindset so well: all you need to make your software better is a flashier icon! It’s the strategy of Vista laid bare.

]]> By: Todd Dailey http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34476 Todd Dailey Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:50:45 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34476 So Apple doesn't own the icons used on the iPhone images on their website and anyone can clip them out in Photoshop and post them on their revenue-generating website, including Microsoft MVPs who receive indirect (and possibly direct) compensation from Microsoft? That's not a sarcastic or rhetorical question, I'm seriously asking. So Apple doesn’t own the icons used on the iPhone images on their website and anyone can clip them out in Photoshop and post them on their revenue-generating website, including Microsoft MVPs who receive indirect (and possibly direct) compensation from Microsoft?

That’s not a sarcastic or rhetorical question, I’m seriously asking.

]]> By: r_r http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34474 r_r Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:43:08 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34474 http://www.redmondgadgets.com/Portals/7/Windows_Mobile/post-1-1168621012.jpg http://www.redmondgadgets.com/Portals/7/Windows_Mobile/post-1-1168621012.jpg

]]> By: Dave Winer http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34471 Dave Winer Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:19:00 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34471 Mike, I saved copies of the images from that feed here: http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2007/01/13/screen1.jpg and http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2007/01/13/screen2.jpg Mike, I saved copies of the images from that feed here:

http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2007/01/13/screen1.jpg

and

http://images.scripting.com/archiveScriptingCom/2007/01/13/screen2.jpg

]]> By: Darren Stuart http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34464 Darren Stuart Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:36:46 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34464 because I seem to be the only able to dig this out here you go http://www.redmondgadgets.com/Home/tabid/147/rssentryid/247/Default.aspx your have to be quick before they go after this. I can't believe they went after this. because I seem to be the only able to dig this out here you go

http://www.redmondgadgets.com/Home/tabid/147/rssentryid/247/Default.aspx

your have to be quick before they go after this.

I can’t believe they went after this.

]]> By: Scripting News for 1/13/2007 « Scripting News Annex http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/01/13/apple-cease-desist/comment-page-1/#comment-34453 Scripting News for 1/13/2007 « Scripting News Annex Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:52:34 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338#comment-34453 [...] http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338 [...] [...] http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=338 [...]

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