Volume VII

Issue : 19: December 17, 2009

• Privacy Complaint of Transit Driver Regarding the Collection of Information Rejected
• eBay and Craigslist Fight in Court to Resolve Shareholder Issues
• Apple and Psystar Reach Agreement over Copyright Dispute
• Canadian Copyright Law to Trump ACTA
• Canadian Recording Industry Faces Copyright Infringement Class Action
• Single European Patent Looming on the Horizon
• Apple Answers Nokia with own Smartphone Patent Claims
• Apple Faces Patent Infringement Suit over iPhone

Home > Volume VII > Issue 19: December 17, 2009 > Apple and Psystar Reach Agreement over Copyright Dispute

Apple and Psystar Reach Agreement over Copyright Dispute

Apple, Inc. has partially settled a copyright lawsuit with Psystar Corp., a maker of Intel-based Mac clone computers pre-installed with the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS X).  While the full details of the proposed settlement are not yet available, the deal apparently allows Psystar to continue selling generic PCs.  However, customers will have to obtain and install MAC OS X on their own.  Psystar would also have to pay Apple an unspecified amount in damages for copyright infringement.  In return, Apple will dismiss all trade-mark, trade dress and state law claims against Psystar.

This news comes after a U.S. District Court judge recently decided on many key issues in the case and ruled in favour of Apple, stating that “Psystar’s use of Mac OS X has been in excess and has violated Apple’s copyrights.” 

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