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The Register: "Apple Mugs Think Secret":

"Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret's publisher, said 'I'm pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits.'"

Posted by Marty at 10:22 AM | Permalink

Wired: "Amateur Programming Error Exposes Facebook Code":

"Owing to a misconfigured server, Facebook exposed its homepage code to what the company called “a handful of users” over the weekend. The leaked code was promptly posted on a new blog, Facebook Secrets, for all of the internet to see.

One group that should be quite happy with the leak is ConnectU, the company currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Facebook which alleges that the latter stole code from the former. If the alleged code happened to be on Facebook’s front page, ConnectU’s case just got a whole lot stronger, though ConnectU hasn’t said anything to that effect."

UPDATE: Wired: "Facebook DMCA Notices Silence Digg and Google."

Posted by Marty at 10:18 AM | Permalink

Further to our prior conversation about trade secret issues raised by IP filings, we note that Prof. Patry has posted on Copyright Deposits and Trade Secret Protection.

Posted by Marty at 01:33 PM | Permalink

MacDailyNews.com and other Apple rumor blogs report that Apple filed on October 7 for the name VINGLE.  Why do I post that?  Because it illustrates the growing trend of 'registry-watchers.'

On a related topic, The Privacy and Security Law Blog of the Davis Wright Tremaine firm has recently posted 'Inadvertent Disclosure of Business Secrets Through Intellectual Property Filings."

Posted by Marty at 08:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)