I think at best, the judge could hold corporate officers in contempt, not any individual computer programmer or developer. However, given Apple&#x27;s stance, they would likely respond to the contempt order in a similar way they are now: accrue the fines, don&#x27;t pay them, appeal as high as it takes to have this ruling overturned.<p>I&#x27;m not a lawyer, at all. But my guess would be that if Apple reached a point in court where the original ruling was overturned, the contempt penalties would be invalidated.