Re:What's his defense? (Score 1)

No, this case is about stopping people from distributing material that they do not have the right to distribute. And it goes beyond just not having the right to distribute. It was distributed in violation of a "signed" agreement that said he wouldn't. Remove anything like an NDA from the equation and this wouldn't nearly be as big of an issue as it is. But when you have a contract saying that you won't distribute something and then you do? The law just sees it for what it is. A breach of contract. Is it right or wrong of Apple to push this? From a the standpoint of the integrity of their Developer agreements, they have to go through with this. If they back down and someone else comes along and does the same thing, all they have to do when they get into a court room as point at this case and say "Hey, look! They didn't do anything here when they knew about it. I should be able to get away with it too." It's all about maintaing a precident. As with anyone that has "intellectual property", you have to defend your rights or you lose them. Is Apple being too harsh? I can't say. Ultimately no one outside Apple would know what they're looking for as far as damages go until a trial or a settlement happens. But they can't just drop it. That, in the long run, just ends up hurting their business. It's not necessarily the damage from this incident. It's the potential for damage later on that becomes the bigger worry.