APPLE: Web writers not 'legitimate members of the press'...
Seems to me that Apple is going to pi$$ off a lot of bloggers and online-journalists with statements like this. I'm sure a lot of these "illegitimate" writers use Apple and may not appreciate it. I'm actually surprised there hasn't been much of an outcry ...
I mean, can you imagine if Micosoft were to say something like this?
But I guess as long as it's not the evil MS, it okay.
Seems to me that Apple is going to pi$$ off a lot of bloggers and online-journalists with statements like this. I'm sure a lot of these "illegitimate" writers use Apple and may not appreciate it. I'm actually surprised there hasn't been much of an outcry ...
I'd not seen it. Thanks for posting the link.
We certainly don't need the government to be in the business of determining who is a "legitimate" or "illegitimate" member of the press. This is power best left in the hands of the people themselves, through the marketplace. With any luck the court the issue is now before will rule appropriately on the issue.
When this nation was founded, many towns had a "Liberty Tree" near the town square where citizens could post handbills, news, and other information of interest to the community. The crown wasn't too thrilled about this, but it was a tradition that had grown up over time and was pretty well established around the time of the American Revolution. This tradition gradually died out due to the mass nature of media concentration and conglomeration.
Today, we have the World Wide Web. It is the Liberty Tree of the modern area. Again, governement agents (at all levels) don't particularly like this aspect of the internet. The same goes for many corporate organizations (apparently like Apple). We need to make sure that the government doesn't cut down this tree that has not fully matured yet.
I mean, can you imagine if Micosoft were to say something like this?
But I guess as long as it's not the evil MS, it okay.
I wouldn't be suprised at all if corporate MS has taken the same position as Apple in this case. It would be interesting to find out if they'd filed any amicus briefs for or against Apple's position in this case. Same goes for other large corporations
To me, it doesn't matter where the threat to liberty is coming from. I'm against it regardless.
Not everything Microsoft does is evil, but they do seem to have a propensity towards supporting the Dark Side.
meh, I might be pretty piseed if I were Apple (lets face it just once I am sure they would like to have the unveiling of a product before its been on the net for several weeks..
That being said a leek is always seen as a crime by those it hurts and as freedom of information by those it helps..