I am happy to see that workable compromises remain a viable option to the spate of litigations Apple has brought up recently. In most cases, I felt Apple's stand has been appropriate, although I may sympathize with some of the fears expressed in various TMO articles about freedom of press.
Still I believe this specific case exemplifies a recurrent problem with certain individuals not wanting (or failing) to live up with taking responsability for their own actions. Accountability is the real subject I see promoted by Apple legal campaign and I entirely share in the vaule of it.

Regardless of what some may think about the Think Secret lawsuit, this instance (the release of Tiger over P2P) could definitely cause harm to Apple, and is a direct violation of several agreements (and laws).

Glad to see the individual taking responsibility for his actions. Says a lot about his integrity.

… how much he was made to pay Apple in damages, a symbolic $1 ?
I expect he has learned his lesson and won't tell … as he's not supposed to discuss the settlement terms …

What are you two talking about? These two sound like apple marketing spies. You guys are glad to see apple acting like a bully to its own adoring fans? Like he was out to 'rob' apple of its profits. This kind of action reminds me not to get too rapped up in 'apple worship'. The guy 'now knows what he did was wrong?' More like, 'he now knows what actions apple had a problem with.' Looks like corporate lust for controlling all forms of media we are exposed to. Downer.

(...not to be rude... guys)

Interestingly enough, the $99 student ADC membership doesn't include a pre-release version of 10.4 - you need to spring for a $500 ADC select membership for that!

So either he had already purchased the $500 membership, or he had another source.

http://developer.apple.com/students/

This has nothing to do with Apple or fans or being a bully. It has to do with honoring a binding contract (the NDA) that the individual signed and then knowingly violated.

I would feel exactly the same way if it was Microsoft and not Apple. If you don't now, you should work in an industry where NDAs are an important fact of life. Then you would understand this position.

I think he paid only token $500 .

"Accountability is the real subject I see promoted by Apple legal campaign and I entirely share in the vaule of it."

Taking personal accountability is the first step in living a good life and the student, after having his errors pointed out to him, has done so.
Now as far as Apple is concerned, hopefully they can also learn from this, because as we know, the road to hell is paved with corporate unaccountability.

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More like, 'he now knows what actions apple had a problem with.'

"These two sound like apple marketing spies. You guys are glad to see apple acting like a bully to its own adoring fans?"

If anyone sounds like a marketing spy, it's you. Someone who breaks an NDA contract with Apple to illegaly distrubute copies of their unreleased operating system isn't an adoring fan. If you think Apple's a bully for protecting itself, then is the U.S. Attorney's office also a bully for launching a criminal investigation against him because he broke the law?

"Looks like corporate lust for controlling all forms of media we are exposed to. Downer. "

Trying to keep their projects from being leaked is a lust for controlling all forms of media? You're right. Why doesn't Apple just tell all it's secrets and make their pre-release software public? What? Because they'd go out of business? Oh.

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Why doesn't Apple just tell all it's secrets and make their pre-release software public? What? Because they'd go out of business? Oh.

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This has nothing to do with Apple or fans or being a bully. It has to do with Apple and the defendant coming to a Brady Bunch resolution with hugs and kisses.

I would feel exactly the same way if it was Microsoft and not Apple (Steve Jobs told me to say that). I wear soggy diapers. If you don't, you should try wearing one as they are an important part of my life. Then you would understand the change in my sitting position.

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"...Why doesn't Apple just tell all it's secrets and make their pre-release software public? What? Because they'd go out of business? Oh.

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"...Why doesn't Apple just tell all it's secrets and make their pre-release software public? What? Because they'd go out of business? Oh.

Linux seems to have done it. . . that doesn't seemed to have hurt? I may be way off the mark here. Please excuse me.

"Linux seems to have done it. . . that doesn't seemed to have hurt? "

Linux isn't a single operating system being sold by a single company that largely relies on it to survive. Besides, Apple's the leader that the other PC companies, MP3 player companies, and digital music store companies follow. If they made their projects public through every step of developement, they'd still be the leader, but they'd always get beaten to the punch.