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Psystar found guilty of copyright, DMCA violations

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Old 11-16-2009
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Psystar found guilty of copyright, DMCA violations

Apple has scored another victory in its ongoing legal battle against Mac-clone maker, Psystar. In a summary judgment delivered this past Friday, November 13, Judge William Alsup ruled that the Miami-based startup "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works" by bundling OS X with its unauthorized Mac clones.

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I think the damage is already done & Apple is probably working on more draconian security mechanisms on their software. I liked not having to enter serial numbers & activate on-line but those days might come to an end soon.

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Predictable, but disturbing. It makes me wonder how long before Apple is taken down under a competition law or Antitrust.
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