Bad Apple
It is with a heavy heart that I report the latest victim of Apple’s overzealous legal team. Johnny, who has diligently been running MacThemes for the past couple of years, writes in with the news. Apple is shutting down my first venture, and with it, a little aqua widget dies.
The website has enabled hundreds of thousands of Mac users to customize their GUI, and now has been hit with snail mail from Apple legal. I know Steve Jobs hates GUI customization. I hope MacThemes has been a major pain in his ass over the years. It’s been a pleasure serving you, the Mac community, with your GUI customization wants and needs over the years.
Dear Readers,
It is with sincere regret that I inform you about the official closing of MacThemes. This past weekend, I received a cease and desist letter from a law firm associated with Apple Inc., claiming that the dissemination of the “customized” materials featured on our website was in direct violation of Apple’s copyrights and patents. The letter insisted that MacThemes “(i) cease the development and distribution of these “customized” materials, (ii) take steps to remove any postings of the “customized” materials from any website or server under your control, and (iii) destroy any portion of the “customized” materials that infringes Apple’s rights or otherwise violates applicable law.â€
I am severely overwhelmed right now and find myself at a loss for words. Speaking to the future of the website, I do not know what fate has in store for MacThemes. Hopefully, we will make it through this quagmire and soon obtain a clearer view of the situation. I will post more information as it becomes available, however, in compliance with Apple’s requests, I have taken down both the news site and the forums.
Thank you for your support,
Jonathan Komisar
And for the record, best effort definitely goes to IGN for their pretty amazing Legend of Zelda movie trailer.
