A California Superior Court has granted a request by Apple Computer to serve subpoenas on three Mac rumor Web sites seeking information on who leaked facts about an un-announced audio hardware product code named "Asteroid" or "Q97", court documents obtained Monday by The Mac Observer showed.
Apple's seven-page civil complaint, filed with the Santa Clara County, Calif. Superior Court, names AppleInsider.com, PowerPage.org, and ThinkSecret.com and requested the owners of all three sites produce all "documents relating to the identity of any individual or individuals who have knowledge regarding the source of posts on its site disclosing information about the Product." The order was granted on December 14, documents showed.
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