Tag Archive | "Legal"
Psystar responds to Apple’s allegations, denies hiding anything
As expected, Psystar today responded to Apple’s allegations that it hasn’t been forthcoming in handing over pertinent financial information. Psystar straight up denies all of Apple’s allegations, though its response contains an interesting contradiction and raises some interesting questions. Unlike previous filings, this one at least doesn’t have any spelling or grammatical errors. Yeah, I said it. […]
Continue reading...Psytar refuses to divulge financial information to Apple, and what it might be trying to hide
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Last July, Apple sued clone maker Psystar for illegally selling non-Apple hardware running OS X. Ever since, Psystar has engaged in a number of legal gymnastics in an effort to divert attention away from the issue at hand. If you recall, Psystar initially responded to Apple’s lawsuit by counterclaiming that Apple maintained an illegal monopoly […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs unfiltered via his 2008 deposition
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
TechCrunch has an interesting look at Steve Jobs’ deposition testimony which was taken during the SEC’s 2008 investigation into alleged options backdating. It’s well worth a read, and provides some interesting insight into Jobs’ thoughts on a variety of matters, from his failure to find an adequate CEO for Apple in 1997 to his thoughts […]
Continue reading...Apple sued over use of Multi-touch in its products
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Forget about Apple suing Palm over its use of mult-touch on the Palm Pre, Apple now finds itself the defendant in a lawsuit brought by Taiwanese chip design company Elan Microelectronics over alleged infringement related to touchscreen patents. Elan is angling for an injunction against Apple that would prevent it from selling iPhone’s, iPod’s, and […]
Continue reading...Report: Internet speed on the next iPhone will be significantly faster
Friday, March 20, 2009
The next iPhone model hasn’t even been announced yet, but that hasn’t stop speculation about what type of hardware upgrades the device is going to have. While there have been rumors about an HD capable iPhone, and an iPhone with video chat capabilities, recent reports hint at significantly improved Internet speeds for this yet to […]
Continue reading...iPod Touch catches fire on kids pants, parents sue
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A Cincinnati woman is suing Apple for $75,000 and attorney’s fees after an iPod Touch allegedly caught on fire and burned a hole through her son’s pants. And no folks, this ain’t the onion! Ars Technica reports: ..the iPod touch was sitting in the “off” position when it unexpectedly popped and caused the kid to […]
Continue reading...Eminem loses iTunes royalty lawsuit
Monday, March 9, 2009
Cleanin’ out my docket. Wow, a new level of nerdity. Eminem’s production company, FBT Productions, recently lost their legal case against Universal Records where they alleged that artists should be entitled to higher royalty rates on sales made via iTunes. The demand for higher royalties wasn’t limited to music, and was actually made to encompass […]
Continue reading...Settlement reached in Apple Store disability lawsuit
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
ifoAppleStore reports: The attorneys for two disabled Oakland (Calif.) women have reached a settlement with Apple Inc. over their lawsuit alleging the San Francisco store is not accessible to persons in wheelchairs. Apple denied any liability for the women’s claims, but did agree to a three-page list of changes to the store. Both sides agreed […]
Continue reading...Apple lobbies against efforts to create DMCA exemption for iPhone jailbreakers
Friday, February 13, 2009
ArsTechnica has an interesting article highlighting Apple’s attempts to convince the Copyright Office to not issue an exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act for individuals who jailbreak their iPhone. On the other side of the coin is the EEF (Electronic Fronteir Foundation) which is “pushing hard” for the exemption. Every three years, the Copyright […]
Continue reading...Palm CEO downplays potential patent dispute with Apple
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Palm CEO Ed Colligan said today that Palm doesn’t envision running into any legal trouble with Apple over their implementation of multi-touch in the upcoming Palm Pre. If you recall, Tim Cook noted at Apple’s last earnings conference call that Apple would vigorously defend its IP, and the blogosphere quickly jumped on that statement and […]
Continue reading...Court allows Psystar to ammend counterclaims to include copyright misuse by Apple
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Last week, a federal judge ruled that Psystar would be given permission to amend its counterclaims against Apple to include allegations of copyright misuse. If you recall, Apple initially sued Psystar for illegally selling copies of Leopard installed on non-Apple hardware. In response, Psystar initiated a counterclaim where it accused Apple of having a monopoly […]
Continue reading...Norway drops legal case against Apple over iTunes DRM
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
A consumer advocate group in Norway that initiated legal proceedings against Apple for failing top open up its iTunes store to other music players has dropped its legal case in light of Apple’s recent announcment that iTunes would be going DRM free. ArsTechnica has more on the story overe here.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
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