Two new lawsuits for Apple: a photograph and an Avril Lavigne song
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| Apple may soon be facing some courtroom issues related to a snapshot by an
| accomplished photographer and a sugary song by pop singer Avril Lavigne,
| according to two recent sets of court documents that were reported by
| AppleInsider.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9739798-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
U.K. company says it's close to unlocking iPhones
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| Greengart said that he sympathizes with those that might want to use
| an iPhone with another carrier but "that's not the way the product
| was designed."
|
| "Exclusive agreements are not that unusual in this industry at all,"
| he said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070705/tc_infoworld/90002
Their stock is doing well nonetheless.
Related:
Lily Allen slates Apple's iTunes tactics
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| Apple accused of bullying musicians into providing exclusive
| content for iTunes
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http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17450
Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again
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| Apple has a history of using lawyers against bloggers. There was
| the now infamous Think Secret lawsuit, which may have had merit.
| But they also engage in clearly superfluous, bullying tactics as well.
|
| [...]
|
| The offending download page is here (the software has now been
| removed). Blogger Paul O?Brien simply linked to this download
| page and included a screenshot of the user interface and also
| received a cease & desist letter from Apple's lawyers.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/13/apple-bullies-bloggers-again/
iPhone hack bypasses AT&T
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| Famed reverse engineer Jon Lech Johansen claims to have discovered a
| way to "activate" an iPhone without signing up for a contract with
| AT&T. The hack allows users to use the iPod and Wi-Fi capabilities
| of the devices, but doesn't allow use of its phone features.
|
| [...]
|
| Hackers claim to have discovered a technique for discovering that
| root and mobile account passwords embedded in the firmware on
| iPhone handsets.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/04/iphone_hack/
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