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computerworld.com - 12/2/2008
Apple adds DMCA charge to lawsuit against Psystar
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November 30, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. last week added new charges to the federal lawsuit it filed nearly five months ago against a Florida clone maker, claiming that Psystar Corp. broke antipiracy defenses that lock Apple's operating system to its own hardware. Apple also said others ...
groklaw.net - 12/3/2008
Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
— groklaw.net — Apple has filed a motion to amend its complaint [PDF] to add a claim of violation of... the DMCA , among other new and enlarged claims. Here's the proposed Amended Complaint [PDF]. So, not only have all of Psystar's counterclaims been thrown out , but ... (more) Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind ...

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Apple : Psystar Violated DMCA, Along With Copyright
cultofmac.com - 12/2/2008
Apple : Psystar Violated DMCA, Along With Copyright
— cultofmac.com — Apple has added a new wrinkle to its copyright infringement lawsuit against Florida-based Psystar. The Cupertino-based media... company now claims the Mac clone-maker violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In a revised claim filed Nov. ... (more) Apple : Psystar Violated DMCA, Along With Copyright

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Apple piles on Psystar, wins trademark suit
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Apple Corporate In yet another new facet to this already-draining legal battle surrounding Psystar's sales of non-Apple hardware that runs Mac OS X, Apple has amended its original suit after it discovered "additional information," according to Computerworld. Apple now claims Psystar circumvented Apple's copyright protection code, in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Apple said in its original filing that Psystar was in violation of the Mac OS X End-User License Agreement, but tacked on this additional charge last week. The amendment also names 10 "John Does" -- persons who were not part of the Psystar company, but broke the copyright protection scheme. Apple ...

Apple adds DMCA charge to lawsuit against would-be Mac cloner Psystar
MacDailyNews — ... Psystar was not acting alone, although it did not name names. "Persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar's unlawful and improper activities described in this amended complaint," Apple said. "The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John Does 1 through 10." Apple said it would reveal the John Does' names when it uncovered them," Keizer reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Fred Mertz" for the heads up.] ...

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