Date: 02/05/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: web

In 2004 Apple had asked the courts to compel two Mac rumor sites, Apple Insider and O’Grady’s PowerPage, to disclose the names of their sources for a series of stories on an unreleased Apple audio device. In its lawsuit, Apple argued that amateur websites are not eligible for the legal protections afforded to professional journalists [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/apple-to-pay-double-the-legal-expenses-700000-in-landmark-ruling-where-bloggers-online-reporters-were-equalled-with-professional-journalists/