iPod Manufacturer Drops Demands Against Reporters

The two Chinese reporters that had all their assets frozen (homes, bank accounts and cars) after they were sued for $3.7 million U.S. dollars are now only being asked to pay 0.13¢ after a wave of negative publicity.

An official at Hongfujin Precision Industry Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn that manufactures iPods for the U.S.-based Apple Inc, told Xinhua in a telephone call that the company would apply the Shenzhen Intermediate Court to unfreeze the journalists' assets, which include their homes, bank accounts and a car.

Seeing two reporters have their life savings, homes and cars seized for reporting on iPod sweatshops sure makes you appreciate the freedoms we enjoy in this country.