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As seen previously, I had quite a week in regard to some screenshots taken from a DVD I got at WWDC. The DVD was a preview release of Mac OS X ‘Leopard’, and I posted several screenshots on Techpedia.org. The screenshots were, I am proud to say, the first to hit the web.

While the attention and the traffic were cool, the downside is that Apple considers screenshots a iolation of the NDA that we developers agree to when we join the ADC program. Needless to say, I got a cease and desist from Apple via email.

After a couple of days and a few email exchanges with their lawyer, I opted to remove the screenshots, for several reasons.

*Yes, in looking at the agreement for ADC, screenshots are listed and are certainly protected.
*I like Apple. I love Apple. If Apple were a fruit, I would eat it.
*I don’t have the money to get sued/fight a losing battle, just so I can be an internet tough guy.
* I’m just a simple cave man…your ‘electricity’ and ‘words’ scare me…
*I don’t want my $1500 ADC membership revoked.

Anyway, it all ended nicely I guess. The Apple lawyer sent me back the following message:

Thanks for removing the screenshots, Scott. Apple appreciates it.

Regards,
Ian.

To which my new best pal zeverken said:

:)

Anyway, by this time there are HUNDREDS of sites using mine (and their own) screenshots, so maybe someday I can put mine back up. Of course, by then they will be irrelevant, but oh well.