Apple backs down their legal threats against Bluwiki
Well the story behind this is that Bluwiki, a wiki site was discussing and disseminating documents, which was anonymously authored, on software to synchronize Apple iPods and iPhones other than Apple’s iTunes. So that pisses off Apple and they compiled a legal threat last year to the wiki site.
But now it seems has withdrawn their legal stand. Apple was quoted, “has stopped utilizing the code in question, rendering the code obsolete for the purposes at issue in this action.”
It looks this is the code which was used in Apple devices to limit access to the iTunesDB file was reverse engineered at Bluwiki.
Bluwiki of course has their say in this, Sam Odio who operates the site was quoted, “I’m very relieved the whole ordeal is over. It was a hard decision to stand up for free speech instead of bowing to Apple’s demands.”
Apple filed the backed lawsuit, citing copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which outlaws products and services designed to circumvent technological protection measures.
The offending page was removed then of course at Bluwiki, and now still. I couldn’t find the page online anywhere, even in cache. Despite my stance on free speech, I guess the moral of the story is don’t mess with Apple. Free speech ain’t paying for your lawsuit in court.
