The news that popular Apple rumor site Think Secret will be shutting down as part of an agreement with Apple gives the distinct impression the Cupertino company managed to bully the site and its publisher into submission. But Gross & Belsky partner Terry Gross has a very different take on the agreement.
Gross, who's represented Think Secret publisher Nick Ciarelli since 2005, says Apple is actually the real loser in this deal. And others, including some digital rights groups, seem to agree.
"The First Amendment has prevailed," Gross told Computerworld on Thursday, "and every internet journalist should feel some strength from what's happened."
