Apple has settled a lawsuit with the popular Apple rumor blog Think Secret, forcing the blog to cease publication. This news immediately triggered a wave of anger in the blogosphere, and raises issues about revealing trade secrets the status of bloggers as journalists.
On one hand, companies which are about to launch a new product (like an iPhone for instance) has a right to preserve or reveal its corporate secrets, as long as there is no breaking news dealing about corporate malfeasance, illegal activities or hidden information.
On the other hand, bloggers, whose status seems to be getting closer and closer to journalists, maybe should have a right to access information under the Freedom of Information acts and be protected by press freedom principles when their work can be considered journalistic and of public interest.
