How exactly does runrev for ipad/iphone work?

Fri May 7 10:22:57 EDT 2010

On May 7, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Robert Mann wrote:

> >In the Gizmodo case... there was a clear breach of standard laws : it is
> straight illegal to buy out a stolen good.. full point. 

The story they are sticking to is that Gizmodo paid the guy the money to guarantee exclusivity, and with the intention of returning the iPhone to the owner after looking at it. So that's not quite the same as buying a stolen device.