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Psystar counsel resigns from Psystar defense team
Before you jump to any conclusions, let us say right off the bat that Camara & Sibley are still working with Psystar in their ongoing litigation with Apple. Rather, the resigning party is attorney David Welker of the California based law firm Welker and Rosario, where he not surprisingly serves as a Partner. According to […]
Continue reading...Eminem’s music publisher and Apple settle in Court
Friday, October 2, 2009
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After one week in court, Apple and Eminem’s music publisher, Eight Mile Style LLC, were able to reach a settlement agreement stemming from a lawsuit alleging that Apple was never authorized to digitally sell 93 of Eminem’s songs on iTunes. Apple asserted that it had struck a deal with Aftermath Records, which owns the rights […]
Continue reading...Court denies Apple’s motion to include Snow Leopard in current Psystar case
Thursday, September 24, 2009
After hearing from both Apple and Psystar, U.S. District Court Judge Alsup refused to dismiss Psystar’s newly brought lawsuit in Florida and denied Apple’s motion to re-open discovery in the current case to include issues pertaining to OS X Snow Leopard. If you recall, Psystar recently filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking an injunction against […]
Continue reading...Apple and Eminem to meet in court again after failing to reach settlement agreement
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Apple and Eminem’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style LLC, were unable to come to a settlement agreement yesterday regarding the sale of 93 Eminem songs on iTunes which Eight Mile LLC alleges Apple never had authorization to sell digitally. A non-jury trial is expected to begin today before U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor. Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Psystar argues why Snow Leopard case is different from the ongoing Leopard litigation
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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A few weeks ago, Florida based clonemaker Psystar filed a lawsuit against Apple in the state of Florida seeking a court order that would allow it to sell copies of Snow Leopard on non-Apple hardware in addition to seeking an injunction against Apple that would prevent it from tying its OS X solely to Apple […]
Continue reading...Eminem might soon meet Apple in court… again
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
If rapper Eminem and Apple aren’t able to reach an agreement by tomorrow, the two sides may find themselves in court over Apple allegedly selling 93 of Slim Shady’s songs on iTunes without the express permission of Eight Mile Style LLC, Eminem’s music publisher.
Continue reading...Psystar’s lawyers now take to defending copyright owners
Monday, September 21, 2009
When Houston author Elaine Scott saw that the entire text from her book Stocks and bonds: profits and losses was freely available for download on the document sharing website Scribd, she was mortified at the overt copyright infringement at her expense. Not surprisingly, she took to the courts and filed a class action lawsuit against […]
Continue reading...Apple seeks to halt Psystar’s legal case in Florida, alleges that it lied about running Snow Leopard on Psystar hardware
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A few weeks ago, Psystar filed a lawsuit against Apple seeking a court order that would allow it to sell Snow Leopard on non-Apple hardware in addition to seeking an injunction against Apple to prevent it from tying OS X to Apple hardware. Psystar’s arguments rest on claims that Apple’s actions are anti-competitive and run […]
Continue reading...Former general counsel of Intel to take the reigns of Apple legal
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Apple today issued a press release announcing that Bruce Sewell, formerly general counsel of Intel, will be joining Apple’s legal team and will report directly to Steve Jobs. Sewell will be taking the spot of Daniel Cooper who will be retiring after 2 years on the job at Apple. “We are thrilled to have Bruce […]
Continue reading...Update on last week’s Apple/Psystar hearing
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The last time we left off with the Psystar/Apple drama, Psystar was arguing that Apple’s secretive profit margin data was discoverable and relevant information, while Apple was arguing that Psystar wasn’t trustworthy enough to keep that confidential information private. This past Friday, Apple and Psystar met with Judge Alsup to discuss that issue and others.
Continue reading...Psystar responds to accusation that it can’t be trusted with Apple’s financial information
Friday, September 4, 2009
Yesterday, we wrote that Apple doesn’t trust Psystar to keep its sensitive financial information under wraps, in part due to an email string Psystar lead counsel K.D. Camara forwarded on to Harvard Professor Charles Nesson, a correspondence which ultimately found its way onto Nesson’s blog.
Continue reading...Why Apple doesn’t trust Psystar to keep its financial information private
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wow, the ongoing litigation between Psystar and Apple is getting jucier by the day. In addition to Psystar’s recent lawsuit regarding Apple’s tying of Snow Leopard, it also filed a motion in the current case seeking the court to compel Apple to disclose sensitive financial information pertaining to Apple’s profit margins. If you recall, Psystar was […]
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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