July 22nd, 2009

Apple drops legal threats against wiki operator—for now

By Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica

OdioWorks and the EFF insisted that hosting information on how to enable third-party software to work with Apple's devices did not make one a hacker or pirate, and they apparently still do. Apple decided to call off the dogs only because the code is now obsolete; what will happen when users inevitably start talking about Apple's new code and trying to get the Palm Pre to work with iTunes again?

Related Issues: Coders' Rights Project, Free Speech, Innovation, No Downtime for Free Speech Campaign

Related Cases: OdioWorks v Apple

[Permalink] [Externalink]