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Apple says jailbreaking is illegal

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2009)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the news that Apple has filed comments with the US Copyright Office stating that the act of jailbreaking your iPhone is a copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, and therefore illegal. The EFF says that Apple is claiming that jailbreak apps still ...

Psystar wins a battle, legal war just getting started

by Robert Palmer (Feb 9th, 2009)

Previously in the Apple-Psystar legal battle, the clone maker amended its countersuit to charge that Apple was unfairly leveraging its copyright by binding Mac OS X to Mac hardware. On Friday, the federal judge assigned to the case ruled that the amendment will be heard by the court, a small ...

Psystar bizarrely claims Apple doesn't own copyright for Mac OS X

by Robert Palmer (Dec 23rd, 2008)

In what might be the most outlandish claim yet to surface in the case, Psystar now claims that Apple never registered Mac OS X with the U.S. Copyright Office, rendering its copyright invalid, according to InformationWeek. Note that registration isn't a condition of protection, but it is a condition ...

With new claims, Psystar tries another angle

by Robert Palmer (Dec 10th, 2008)

You have to admire Psystar's tenacity. Since Judge William Alsup's decision to disallow federal antitrust claims against Apple in Psystar's countersuit, Psystar is amending its countersuit, alleging the misuse of copyright based on different antitrust claims. It boggles the mind. Apple is already ...

Apple piles on Psystar, wins trademark suit

by Robert Palmer (Dec 2nd, 2008)

In yet another new facet to this already-draining legal battle surrounding Psystar's sales of non-Apple hardware that runs Mac OS X, Apple has amended its original suit after it discovered "additional information," according to Computerworld. Apple now claims Psystar circumvented Apple's copyright ...

Apple demands Psystar recall Mac clones

by Cory Bohon (Jul 16th, 2008)

We noted yesterday that the Mac clone maker, Psystar, was sued by Apple for copyright infringement, among other things. According to a recent ZDNet post, Apple wants Psystar to recall all of the Mac clones sold since April. "Psystar's actions have been committed with intent to damage Apple and to ...

Japan to abandon iPod copyright fee

by Dave Caolo (Jul 10th, 2008)

For years, legislators in Japan have wanted a portion of the price of a digital recording device (up to 3%) to go to recording companies, songwriters and artists. The so-called "iPod tax" has met opposition from electronics manufacturers, as you could imagine. However, it looks like it's not going ...

Company sues CBS and Apple over 'Mighty Mouse' name

by Robert Palmer (May 21st, 2008)

A firm named Man and Machine is suing both Apple and CBS for trademark infringement for using the Mighty Mouse name to describe a computer input device. Man and Machine makes hygenic water- and chemical-resistant keyboards and mice for hospitals and laboratories. Man and Machine claims CBS (who owns ...

NBC to offer content, DRM via NBC Direct

by Mike Schramm (Sep 19th, 2007)

The latest news in the NBC/Apple battle? NBC is going to make their own iTunes. With blackjack! And women! In fact, forget the blackjack and the women-- they're calling it "NBC Direct," and a brand new player (not available on Mac for a little while, go figure) will be used to download and play ...

How not to download iTunes Store tracks or previews for Ringtones

by Erica Sadun (Sep 7th, 2007)

We've just received word via Engadget that you may not use iTMS-purchased music or previews as ringtones. Engadget's awesome Nilay Patel addressed the issue this morning, clarifying that although you can legally install ringtones ripped from your personal CDs, iTMS tracks and previews are ...

Yahoo!, Monster supports Jobs in DRM battle

by Brian Liloia (Feb 13th, 2007)

Looks like Steve Jobs has found allies in the form of Yahoo! Music and Monster Cable executives in the quest to banish DRM. An executive from competitor Yahoo! Music, Dave Goldberg chimes in with: ``I've long advocated removing DRM on music because there is already a lot of music available without ...

CPCC wants to tax your iPod

by Brian Liloia (Feb 12th, 2007)

Bad news for our buddies up north: Canada's Private Copyright Collective (CPCC) is hoping to tax consumers who purchase portable MP3 players, planning to compensate musicians for money lost due to copyright infringement and music copying. The Canadian federal court turned down the previous lobbying ...

Star Wars TSG, because everyone wants to be George Lucas

by Scott McNulty (Jan 23rd, 2007)

Grubs (that's what I call Daring Fireball's John Gruber, we're cool like that) posted Star Wars TSG to his Linked List and it is a winner. And by winner I mean a small, free application that wastes far more of your time than it should, but for some reason you're not upset about all that lost time. ...

iTunes to allow video burning soon?

by David Chartier (Aug 11th, 2006)

I used the question mark because nothing is set in stone here, but TUAW reader Ann-CA tipped us off to a report at the DVD Newsroom that Hollywood might actually be close to lifting some of their over-the-top restrictions on DVD burning. This slightly loosened grip on their content could allow for ...

Newly proposed French law does not penalize Apple

by Fabienne Serriere (Mar 17th, 2006)

First off, I would like to note that this post is an opinion piece, and though it contains facts, the opinions contained therein are definitely biased towards open source, open standards, the freedom of software programmers, and technological innovation. France's Assemblé Nationale voted in ...