Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy
Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy
Jon Prosser 回应苹果诉讼，将责任推给他人
YouTuber Jon Prosser has finally filed a formal response to Apple’s lawsuit made against him and another defendant over allegedly stealing iOS secrets. In his response, Prosser denied that he “planned or participated in any conspiracy or coordinated scheme” for the “purpose of injuring Apple.” However, Prosser admitted to recording a FaceTime call showing unreleased iOS software and sharing revenue from his YouTube videos about the leaks with the person who showed him the information. Prosser also argued that the other defendant “is completely responsible” for the alleged disclosure of trade secrets.
YouTuber Jon Prosser 终于针对苹果公司对他及另一名被告提起的诉讼提交了正式回应，该诉讼指控他们窃取 iOS 机密。在回应中，Prosser 否认他曾为了“损害苹果公司”而“策划或参与任何阴谋或协调计划”。然而，Prosser 承认他录制了一次展示未发布 iOS 软件的 FaceTime 通话，并与向他展示这些信息的人分享了关于泄密内容的 YouTube 视频收益。Prosser 还辩称，另一名被告对所谓的商业机密泄露“负有全部责任”。
Last July, Apple claimed in its lawsuit that Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti had a “coordinated scheme to break into an Apple development iPhone, steal Apple’s trade secrets, and profit from the theft.” Ramacciotti, Apple alleged, showed Prosser information about iOS from a development iPhone belonging to an Apple employee, Ethan Lipnik, in a FaceTime call. Over the course of a few months in 2025, Prosser hosted three videos on his Front Page Tech YouTube channel detailing an unannounced iOS 19 with elements resembling the Liquid Glass interface that Apple would go on to demonstrate at WWDC as part of its renamed iOS 26 operating system.
去年 7 月，苹果在诉讼中声称，Prosser 和 Michael Ramacciotti 存在“协调计划，旨在入侵苹果开发版 iPhone，窃取苹果商业机密，并从中获利”。苹果指控称，Ramacciotti 在一次 FaceTime 通话中向 Prosser 展示了来自苹果员工 Ethan Lipnik 的开发版 iPhone 中的 iOS 信息。在 2025 年的几个月里，Prosser 在其“Front Page Tech”YouTube 频道上发布了三段视频，详细介绍了尚未公布的 iOS 19，其中包含的元素与苹果后来在 WWDC 上作为更名后的 iOS 26 操作系统一部分所展示的“Liquid Glass”界面非常相似。
Apple claimed that after Prosser learned Ramacciotti “needed money” and that Lipnik worked at Apple, Prosser and Ramacciotti “jointly planned” to access the information in Lipnik’s iPhone. Prosser denied that he “jointly planned” to access the information or that he was aware of “Ramacciotti’s financial situation.” Prosser’s filing also said that he was “unaware of who Ethan Lipnik was” and was “unaware of how and when Ramacciotti gathered the information.”
苹果声称，在 Prosser 得知 Ramacciotti “急需用钱”且 Lipnik 在苹果工作后，两人“共同策划”获取了 Lipnik iPhone 中的信息。Prosser 否认他曾“共同策划”获取这些信息，也否认他了解“Ramacciotti 的财务状况”。Prosser 的文件中还表示，他“不知道 Ethan Lipnik 是谁”，也“不知道 Ramacciotti 是如何以及何时收集到这些信息的”。
Prosser admitted to participating in a FaceTime call with Ramacciotti where he was shown “certain iOS features on the Development iPhone.” Prosser also admitted that Ramacciotti “demonstrated several features and applications, which disclosed details of the unreleased iOS 19 operating system, “but has not knowledge if iOS 19 was in fact ‘unreleased,’” according to an awkwardly written sentence in the filing.
Prosser 承认曾与 Ramacciotti 进行过 FaceTime 通话，期间他被展示了“开发版 iPhone 上的某些 iOS 功能”。Prosser 还承认 Ramacciotti “演示了几个功能和应用程序，披露了未发布的 iOS 19 操作系统的细节”，但根据文件中一句措辞笨拙的表述，他“不知道 iOS 19 是否确实属于‘未发布’状态”。
Apple alleged that, according to Ramacciotti’s voice message, Ramacciotti “used location tracking” to know when Lipnik would be gone, “acquired” Lipnik’s passcode, and broke into the phone. Prosser denies “any knowledge of location tracking,” that the iPhone was Lipnik’s phone, and how Ramacciotti got into it.
苹果指控称，根据 Ramacciotti 的语音留言，Ramacciotti “使用了位置追踪”来确定 Lipnik 何时离开，“获取了”Lipnik 的密码，并入侵了该手机。Prosser 否认“知晓任何位置追踪行为”，否认该手机是 Lipnik 的手机，也否认知道 Ramacciotti 是如何进入该手机的。
Prosser admitted to recording the FaceTime call, taking screen captures of the call, and to “sharing recordings and renderings afterwards.” Prosser denies “enlisting or bribing” Ramacciotti in advance of the FaceTime call. However, he admitted to sharing “a portion of the YouTube advertising revenue” with Ramacciotti after publication of the videos “in order to retain exclusive communication with Ramacciotti.” Prosser also said he “disconnected communication” with Ramacciotti once he “learned how Ramacciotti acquired the proprietary information.”
Prosser 承认录制了 FaceTime 通话、对通话进行了截屏，并“事后分享了录音和渲染图”。Prosser 否认在 FaceTime 通话前“招募或贿赂”了 Ramacciotti。然而，他承认在视频发布后与 Ramacciotti 分享了“一部分 YouTube 广告收入”，“以便保持与 Ramacciotti 的独家沟通”。Prosser 还表示，一旦他“了解到 Ramacciotti 是如何获取这些专有信息的”，他就“切断了与 Ramacciotti 的联系”。
Prosser admitted that the information he saw was “unreleased software” and to reporting on information given to him “as any news organization would report on exclusives.” Prosser admitted to showing “at least a portion of the recording” to other people, but “denies that he is in possession of any further confidential information in this case that has not already been disclosed to Apple.”
Prosser 承认他所看到的信息是“未发布的软件”，并表示他报道这些信息是“正如任何新闻机构报道独家新闻一样”。Prosser 承认曾向其他人展示过“至少一部分录音”，但“否认他持有本案中任何尚未向苹果披露的其他机密信息”。
As part of a list of affirmative defenses, Prosser’s filing states that “Ramacciotti’s act of displaying the features was not induced by Prosser” and that “Ramacciotti is completely responsible for the disclosure of Apple’s alleged trade secrets, if any.” It also states that Ramacciotti is “responsible for all harm caused to Prosser and should indemnify him for all harm caused.” Prosser is also requesting a jury trial “on all issues so triable by a jury.”
作为积极抗辩的一部分，Prosser 的文件指出，“Ramacciotti 展示这些功能的行为并非由 Prosser 诱导”，并且“如果苹果所谓的商业机密确实存在泄露，Ramacciotti 应负全部责任”。文件中还称，Ramacciotti “应对给 Prosser 造成的所有损害负责，并应赔偿其所造成的一切损失”。Prosser 还要求就“所有可由陪审团审理的问题”进行陪审团审判。