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Psystar and Apple feud over whether the security measures in OS X should be made publicly available
The ongoing legal dispute between Psystar and Apple continues to soldier on, with the latest dispute centering on a Psystar motion which seeks to make Apple’s technological circumvention measures in OS X publicly available information. When this case first started, Judge Alsup issued a ruling which allowed both parties to keep confidential information private. So […]
Continue reading...CNET reviews the Psystar OpenQ [Video]
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Ah Psystar, a shady company that gives us much to write about. But sometimes lost in their ongoing legal battle with Apple is the fact that they actually manufacture PC’s running OS X that they then sell to the public at large. With that in mind, it’s only natural to wonder what exactly the Psystar […]
Continue reading...Psystar and Apple both file for Summary Judgment in California: An in-depth look at their arguments
Saturday, October 10, 2009
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Earlier this week, both Psystar and Apple filed motions for Summary Judgment with the Court in California. Summary Judgement, in the simplest of terms, is when a Judge throws out a party’s case (or certain issues in a case) because it lacks any substantive legal evidence in support of its claims. In order for a […]
Continue reading...Court rules that Psystar is not entitled to Apple’s profit margin data
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
About a month ago, Psystar filed a motion with the court in California seeking an order which would compel Apple to disclose sensitive financial information such as profit margin data for its products. If you recall, Psystar was extremely unhappy that Apple’s Senior VP of marketing, Phil Schiller, was unwilling to discuss those details during […]
Continue reading...Psystar announces OEM licensing program to help get Snow Leopard on even more non-Apple hardware
Monday, October 5, 2009
Earlier today, Florida-based clonemaker Psystar announced that in addition to installing copies of OS X on its own hardware, it will soon launch an OEM licensing program whereby third party hardware manufacturers will be able to license Psystar’s virtualization technology which would then enable users to seamlessly install retail copies of Snow Leopard on a […]
Continue reading...Psystar counsel resigns from Psystar defense team
Friday, October 2, 2009
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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...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...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...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...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.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
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