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Mac clone maker wins legal round against Apple
February 8, 2009 (Computerworld) A federal judge last week ruled that Psystar Corp. can continue its countersuit against Apple Inc. , giving the Mac clone maker a rare win in its seven-month-old battle with Apple. He also hinted that if Psystar proves its allegations, others may then be free to ...
German Mac clone maker willing to take on Apple - Mac - Macworld UK
macworld.co.uk — > News Saturday, 14 February 2009 German Mac clone maker willing to take on Apple HyperMegaNet has argued on its Web site that it believes it is immune from Apple's legal attacks Gregg Keizer Computerworld > A German maker of Mac clones Friday said ... (more) German Mac clone maker willing to take on Apple - Mac - ...
Psystar wins one, loses one in defense against Apple
appleinsider.com — Psystar has finally scored a victory in its defense against Apple as the two sides prepare for trial, but that win also comes at a small cost for the Mac clone maker. (more) Psystar wins one, loses one in defense against Apple
Amended Psystar complaint vs. Apple repeats copyright claims
Amended Psystar complaint vs. Apple repeats copyright claims
appleinsider.com — Mac cloner Psystar says Apple has misused copyrights by preventing Mac OS X from being run on third-party hardware, according to an amended complaint filed yesterday. (more) Amended Psystar complaint vs. Apple repeats copyright claims
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Psystar in rare win vs. Apple. Will Apple Cloning be allowed?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Oh noes! The tables have turned against Apple in its fight against Psystar and its anonymous, loaded silent partners.  Gregg Keiser (who has been following the case closely) from Computerworld Reports: A federal judge last week ruled that Psystar Corp. can continue its countersuit against Apple Inc., giving the Mac clone maker a rare win in its seven-month-old battle with Apple. He also hinted that if Psystar proves its allegations, others may then be free to sell computers with Mac OS X already installed. In an order signed on Friday, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup gave Psystar the go-ahead to amend its lawsuit ...

Psystar Wins One Round
Mac Soda — In yet even more boring news, Psystar finally caught a mini-break in their case against Apple, which begs the question from all Apple-watchers… who cares? Where are the Mac Minis/iMacs? When are we gonna get new Apple TVs? Any news on iPhone 3.0? What’s up with Snow Leopard? Seriously… can we at least get a fake rumor to talk about? The Apple scene has been dead ...

Mac Copycat Psystar Gets Ammo to Countersue Apple
Wired: Gadget Lab — A federal judge on Friday gave Mac cloner Psystar the greenlight on continuing its countersuit against Apple. The ruling allows Psystar to amend its counterclaim to allege Apple is stretching copyright laws by prohibiting the Mac operating system from being installed on non-Apple PCs. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup had previously rejected Psystar's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which alleged the corporation was practicing monopoly. Alsup's Friday ruling enables Psystar to file an amended counterclaim citing copyright laws instead. "Apple responds that it is within its rights to determine whether, how or by whom its ...

Judge Breaths Life into Apple Clone Maker Countersuit
Technologizer — Following months of legal wrangling and a false start, Mac clone maker Psystar may finally get its day in court. A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Psystar will be given the opportunity to amend its counterlawsuit against Apple, filed after that company sued Psystar over its OS X-running PCs, to focus on alleged copyright abuses instead of antitrust law ...

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modmyi.com 9/8/2009 — Image via TG Daily It's the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. With Psystar now confirming that it will support Snow Leopard on all new Mac clones, Apple's lawyers are on high alert. Although Psystar says it has developed "new virtualization technologies" to allow ...
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tuaw.com 8/11/2009 — Over the weekend, The Mac Observer posted a detailed analysis of the latest chapter in the Psystar saga. It's taken me a few days to come down from vacation and try to wrap my brain around the legalese, but here's the condensed version of what ...