On-line Journalists are Still Journalists says Judge

"we can think of no workable test or principle that would distinguish ?legitimate? from ?illegitimate? news. Any attempt by courts to draw such a distinction would imperil a fundamental purpose of the First Amendment, which is to identify the best, most important, and most valuable ideas not by any sociological or economic formula, rule of law, or process of government, but through the rough and tumble competition of the memetic marketplace"

/http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/26/appeal/index.php

and with that mouthfull, apple gets a black eye. This is the fight to name the source of a leak to an apple rumour site. The Judge didn't follow the trade secrets route and it looks like the rumour mill stays in business.

Of course since apple just release products now, with out the fan fare, Its harder for the Hype to build.

Thank goodness for NAB and WWD to give us something to guess at.

But I am Gladd Apple lost this one.