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Photographer Sabine Liewald sues Apple over copyright infringement

by Mike Wehner (Oct 16th, 2012)

No stranger to copyright litigation, Apple will play the defensive role in a suit by photographer Sabine Liewald who alleges the company used a piece of her work without permission. According to details obtained by Patently Apple, the company contacted Liewald's agency, Factory Downtown, and ...

Apple adds form to report intellectual property infringement on the App Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 31st, 2012)

Apple has added a site that allows iOS developers to report intellectual property infringement, The Next Web reports. Those who report infringement will be provided with a reference number, and contact with the maker of the disputed app will be given to the person who reported the infringement. ...

Daily Update for Sept. 7, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 7th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

Model suing Apple over pics in iPhone app

by Steven Sande (Oct 25th, 2010)

A 19-year-old Long Island yoga instructor and model is suing Apple and developer Samba Studios over racy photos of her that are featured in an iPhone app called eXtreme Cam Girls. The app, which has apparently been removed from the App Store, features self-portraits of Rebecca Battino in a scanty ...

No Comment: Apple Germany says nein to eiPott

by Erica Sadun (Aug 20th, 2010)

How do you say "completely unsurprised" auf Deutsch[1]? Berlin-based blog BZiPhone reports that the German-made eiPott has been delivered the death blow, courtesy of Apple Germany (translation). The computer and phone maker has gotten a restraining order against the Erbach-based koziol, maker of ...

Psystar gets countersuit dismissed, case heats up

by Cory Bohon (Nov 19th, 2008)

Yesterday brought about a bit of disappointing news for Mac-clone maker Psystar. Ars Technica is reporting that Psystar's countersuit, which alleged that Apple violated an anti-trust act by tying their operating system to hardware, was thrown out of court. US District Judge William Alsup made the ...

ZOMG MySpace vs iTunes

by Erica Sadun (Feb 20th, 2008)

Ohai ZOMG. Realz! MySpace can has fab nu Music cheezburger. Wurks with iPod, all 4 awzom Muzik labels! Dayz wil haz MP3 for $$. "MySpaceMusic" so kyoot! Universal Music/MySpace fwends -- bai bai "copyright-infringement lawsuit" for realz. iTunes ftl. MySpace ftw. kthxbai. ...