Apple Archives

Copyright

January 16, 2020January 17, 2020 BRIEF

Francesca Gregorini sued Apple, M. Night Shyamalan, et al. in federal court, claiming the Apple TV+ series “Servant” is a wholesale ripoff of her 2013 feature film, “The Truth About Emanuel.”

Civil Rights Employment Media Technology

Suing Apple

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 BRIEF

Apple, apps, Brief2, China, discrimination, termination

Trieu Pham, an App Reviewer, claims Apple fired him illegally because he approved a Guo Media App, (as did at least three other Apple employees), which the Chinese government prohibited, in Santa Clara County Court.

Business International Technology

Child Labor

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, batteries, Brief3, children, Class Action, Congo, Elon Musk, Microsoft, mining

A federal class action claims Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Dell, Tesla, et al. knowingly profit from brutal abuse of young children in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mine cobalt for lithium-ion batteries used in their electronic devices.

Consumers

Phone Screens and Pixels

November 19, 2019November 20, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Class Action, dbrief3, smartphones

A putative class of consumers have not shown that Apple made misleading representations about the screen sizes of iPhone X devices but they can show that they may have been misled by representations about pixel resolutions, a federal court in California ruled.

Criminal International Technology

Wire Fraud

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief2, China, counterfeit

Federal prosecutors unsealed a 76-count criminal indictment against 14 people, charging them with importing more than 10,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads from China, exchanging them for real ones at Apple stores, then shipping the real devices back to China, making $6.1 million from the scam.

Regional Technology

Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion to Ease California Housing Crisis

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 MATTHEW RENDA

Apple, California, housing

Apple committed $2.5 billion to address the housing affordability crisis in California, the company announced Monday morning, becoming the latest Silicon Valley titan to join the housing fray.

Business Government Technology

Lawmakers: Tech Giants Have Given Some of Documents Sought

October 16, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Amazon, antitrust, Apple, Facebook, Google, U.S. House of Representatives

Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech say they’ve received part of the information they requested from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, and expect to get the rest soon.

Consumers Technology

Apple Suit

October 11, 2019October 14, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief6, computer

A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit alleging that Apple’s desktop and laptop computers failed to filter out dust and suffer from decreasing performance.

Business International Technology

Apple Truckles to China, Removes Hong Kong App

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apple, apps, censorship, China, Hong Kong

Apple removed a smartphone app that allows Hong Kong residents to report police movements from its online store Thursday after an official Chinese newspaper accused the company of facilitating illegal behavior.

Health International Media Technology

Russian Man Sues Apple for ‘Turning Him Gay’

October 3, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Apple, currency, LGBT, Russia

A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple for moral harm claiming that an iPhone app had turned him gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen by AFP.

Entertainment Technology

Suing Apple

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief8, Music, patent

Pinn Inc. claims in federal court that Apple’s AirPods and Powerbeats Pro wireless earbuds violate its patent.

Appeals Business International

Apple, Ireland Wrap Arguments Over $14B EU Tax Bill

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 MOLLY QUELL

Apple, European Commission, European General Court, Ireland, Taxes

Tech giant Apple continued its fight Wednesday against a demand for $14 billion in back taxes from the European Union, arguing alongside Ireland in the European General Court that EU regulations on corporate tax are “untethered from reality.”

Appeals Business International

Apple and Ireland Fight Against EU War on Corporate Tax Deals

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 MOLLY QUELL

Apple, European Commission, European General Court, Ireland, Taxes

Tech giant Apple and Ireland took their fight over a $14 billion tax bill from the European Union to the European General Court on Tuesday, the first volley in the EU’s war on sweetheart tax deals for multinational corporations.

Arts Entertainment

Harry Warren Songbook

September 16, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief1, Copyright

Four Jays Music Co., for the Harry Warren songbook (“I Only Have Eyes for You,” “There Will Never Be Another You,” “The More I See You,” + 800 more), claims Apple, The Orchard Enterprises and Cleopatra Records violate copyright by distributing digital downloads of Warren’s work, in federal court.

Consumers Health Technology

RF Radiation

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief7, cellphones, Samsung

Owners of cellphones made by Apple and Samsung accuse the tech giants in a putative class action filed Monday of hiding the fact their smartphones emit radiofrequency radiation sometimes 500% higher than levels recommended by scientists.

Business Consumers Financial Securities Technology

Derivative Action Slams Apple Over ‘Batterygate’ Scandal Stock Drop

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 LEVI LASS

Apple, Shareholder derivative, slr2, smartphones, software

Tech giant Apple Inc. faces a shareholder derivative complaint after the company’s share value dropped significantly due to dwindling sales of iPhones after a phone software “fix” slowed down older models to push consumers into purchasing newer models.

Consumers Technology

IPhones

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 BRIEF

Apple, Brief3, cellphones, hacking

A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a class action that claims Apple products are vulnerable to hacking, as plaintiffs did not show that their iPhones diminished in value or were degraded in performance.

Business Technology

Apple Buys More Self-Driving Car Technology in Latest Deal

June 27, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apple, automotive, mergers & acquisitions, robotics, Sci4, self-driving cars

Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the potential market for robotic vehicles, despite recently curtailing its work on the technology.

Technology