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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 - ...
Apple, Psystar seek protective order in preparation for trial
appleinsider.com — Apple and unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar have agreed to restrict access to certain trade secrets and software code in an effort to avoid any leaks to their respective competitors as they near the discovery process that will precede a formal ... (more) Apple, Psystar seek protective order in preparation for ...
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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Apple v. would-be ‘Mac cloner’ Psystar: what’s at stake?
MacDailyNews — ... would mean the end of Psystar's Mac cloning efforts and quite possibly the end of the company itself--it's less clear what the implications of a Psystar victory would be." Dalrymple reports, "Charles Baker, a partner at the Houston-based Porter & Hedges law firm... who has argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, said that even if Psystar did win, the case would be limited to a certain extent to the OS X license agreement... That would be good news for Apple." Full article here .

Apple, Psystar Case Gears Up For the Long Haul
The Mac Observer — ... Mac OS X pre-installed and without permission. Psystar responded by filing a counter claim that Apple was violating antitrust laws -- a claim that the court tossed out. Psystar is now claiming that Apple is abusing its copyright on Mac OS X by licensing the operating system only for its own hardware. The court has not yet determined whether or not it will accept new claims. Jonathan Blinderman, head of the new media department at the law firm Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs & Shapiro, told Macworld "From a legal perspective, it's all just posturing. The perception is important, ...

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