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9 years ago

Analyzing Apple’s Argument That First Amendment Applies to Its Code

The company, in its fight with the F.B.I., is defending its phones on grounds that its code represents free speech, and there is some precedent.

“Apple goes pretty far by saying its software has a viewpoint,” said Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law. “That’s pretty novel here. But this case is unprecedented, so we shouldn’t be surprised by novel defenses.”