Apple Wins Key Legal Round in Battle With Psystar
11/16/2009 11:35:00 AM
kenmouse
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Apple Inc. has won an important round in its legal battle against Psystar Corp., which sells computers based on the Apple Macintosh operating system.Apple first accused Psystar of copyright infringement in a lawsuit filed in July 2008, which was about four months after Psystar began selling its machines.
Recently, both sides asked U.S. District Judge William Alsup to decide on many of the case's key issues, including, as Psystar alleges, whether Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., is abusing its Macintosh software copyright.
On Friday, Judge Alsup ruled in Apple's favor and against Psystar.
"Psystar's use of Mac OS X has been in excess and has violated Apple's copyrights," the judge wrote at one point in his 16-page order.
The decision appears to gut Psystar's entire line of defense, according to the legal Web site Groklaw. "Psystar is toast," Groklaw wrote.
An Apple representative didn't immediately respond to requests Sunday for comment.
A spokesman for Psystar couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May.
On its Web site Sunday, Psystar, based in Doral, Fla., offered three different desktop computers capable of using Apple's operating system, with prices ranging from $599 to $1,499.
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