DrunkenBlog Interviews Man Accused of Leaking Tiger Beta

Last month CNET News
reported that Apple is suing 3 people accused of seeding a  Developer's Preview of Mac OS X
v. 10.4 Tiger onto a Bittorrent tracker site by the name of  MacTKA, which specializes in distributing Mac related items via BitTorrent.  Nessence, one of site admin's,  assures people that not all the torrents are pirated software, rather most of the traffic is comprised of, and I quote, "Drivers, service manuals, user guides, and old games which are not available anymore or are from companies which no longer exist. There are videos of recent events and old favorites which you can't buy."

DrunkenBlog has an
interview with one of the people named in the lawsuits, known as Desicanuk, and Nessence.  The interview is quite compelling and highlights the fact that while Desicanuk admits he was wrong when asked if he did what Apple accuses him of he replies, "As to the question, did I do exactly what Apple is accusing me of doing? I did share the file. So in that regard yes. But there was no malicious intent. "  However, he goes on to explain that he thought it would be harmless to share beta software with a few other Mac fanatics, how wrong he was.

Remember folks, just because you don't read those pesky little User Agreements when you sign up  for something like Apple's Developer Connection doesn't negate the fact that they are legally binding agreements.

Here is a tip from Uncle Scott: if you have access to beta software from any company, never share it without the express consent of said company.  It'll save you heartache and legal fees down the road.