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Has Apple Lost Opportunity of In-Camera Hearing on Its Case?

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By Albert Chen

The most watched dispute between Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Chinese Writers Alliance (the “Alliance”) is heard on 11th of October in Beijing No.2 Intermediate People’s Court. That lawsuit is filed following the battle against Baidu by the Alliance. Before the hearing on 11th, Apple applied to the court for the hearing in camera with the claim that the case is with trade secret related. After the consideration by the court, such an application was refused by the judge, yet it still decided the procedure may switch into be in private when one the interrogation involves the business secret. In today’s post, you may see our analysis on the “lawsuit in camera” in China.

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Infringement on Privacy? Comment on Enterprise’s Monitoring of Employee’s Chat

Recently, Techweb, a technology website in China interviewed our lawyer for the company’s monitoring on employee’s chat, and the following is the digest of the interview:

Q: For the monitoring on phone call and online chat of the employees by the company, could you share us you opinion on it from the professional view?

A: For the monitoring on employee’s phone call and chat in working time, there’s no corresponding regulation in law, and we usually reply to our clients for such questions like this:

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