I kind of wondered if this wasn’t going to be the fall-out from Gizmodo’s acquisition of an Apple iPhone 4.0 prototype. This may not end well for Denton, et al.
Police are investigating possible criminal law violations related to the lost fourth-generation iPhone prototype that appeared online earlier this week. Citing an unnamed law enforcement official, Cnet reports that Apple has spoken to local police about the incident, with the investigation being handled by a computer crime task force led by the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. The phone in question was lost by an Apple engineer…
Via: iLounge
Elsewhere, the ABA Journal adds the following information:
Possible state laws that could apply to the situation include provisions requiring finders to attempt to return an item to its owner, if it contains identifying information about the owner, and to turn over items worth more than $100 to police, the Chronicle notes.