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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 04:29 AM EST

Apple has filed a motion to amend its complaint [PDF] to add a claim of violation of the DMCA, among other new and enlarged claims. Here's the proposed Amended Complaint [PDF]. So, not only have all of Psystar's counterclaims been thrown out, but now it faces new claims. But here's the big news. Apple alleges that it believes there are corporations and/or individuals behind Psystar, who may be added as defendants once Apple in discovery finds out who they are. Woah. Here's the new paragraph that made my eyes bug out:
18. On information and belief, persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar’s unlawful and improper activities described in this Amended Complaint. The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John Does 1 through 10 (collectively the “John Doe Defendants”). On information and belief, the John Doe Defendants are various individuals and/or corporations who have infringed Apple’s intellectual property rights, breached or induced the breach of Apple’s license agreements and violated state and common law unfair competition laws. Apple will seek leave to amend this complaint to show the unknown John Doe Defendants’ true names and capacities when they are ascertained.
So, Apple apparently believes that somebody else is behind Psystar, which might help to explain why a major law firm would take on what seems like a fly-by-night's case; also why Psystar has been so bold in continuing to sell its products. I knew this thing felt funny. As Alice in Wonderland might put it, "It gets interestinger and interestinger.”

Psystar has stipulated, consenting to the relief requested in the motion, so it will now happen and without a hearing. They have no hope of blocking this motion, I think, because it's timely, it's in good faith, and there is no prejudice to Psystar, since it's so early in the litigation and there's plenty of time for discovery. Apple makes all those points. So Psystar stipulated. Here's the full title of the new complaint:

AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, INDUCED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, VIOLATION OF DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, BREACH OF CONTRACT, INDUCED BREACH OF CONTRACT, TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, TRADE DRESS INFRINGEMENT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION

How'd you like to find that in your mailbox? I know. Scary. Here's the first complaint, so you can compare. I see differences in paragraph 12, mentioning Psystar's OpenPro, "seemingly named after Apple's MacPro"; paragraph 13, adding the Psystar product OpenServ 800; inserting new paragraphs 14 and 15 regarding Psystar offering a "restore disk" and instructions, along with technical support, which allows for the installation of Mac OSX on non-Apple hardware, and also mentioning Psystar's plans to offer laptops, computers, servers, and/or hard drives preinstalled with or which will run a "modified, unauthorized version of Mac OS X operating system, including but not limited to a product referred to on Psystar's website as the 'mobile Open Computer'". Paragraph 16, which was 14 in the original complaint, adds, "For the OpenPro, online commentators have stated that the OpenPro's 'internal [hardware] design is only average compared with that of a Mac Pro,' and it has been reported that Psystar failed to properly connect the graphics card."

Paragraph 22 adds more language from the EULA and 23 adds the OpenPro. Paragraph 26 adds: "Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, individual files constituting components of Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, as well as various files constituting components of other Apple software and firmware found on Apple-labeled computers are each original works of authorship created by Apple constituting copyrightable subject matter (hereafter, 'the Copyrighted Works')."

Paragraphs 34-42 are another new claim, for contributory and induced copyright infringement, and that is followed by the new claim to violation of the DMCA, in paragraphs 43-54:

SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Contributory and Induced Copyright Infringement)
(17 U.S.C. § 501, et seq.)

34. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

35. Defendant is aware that its actions as described above infringed and continue to infringe Apple's copyrights and exclusive rights to create derivative works from, reproduce, display and distribute Apple's copyrighted materials.

36. By offering for sale copies of Apple software to actual and potential purchasers for use on non-Apple-labeled computers, and by providing services to install, update, and/or modify Apple software to cause it to operate on non-Apple-labeled computers, Defendant has induced, caused or materially contributed to the infringing conduct of purchasers.

37. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant's inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights in the Copyrighted Works is, and continues to be, intentional, willful and in conscious disregard of Apple's rights.

38. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has realized profit by virtue of its inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights.

39. Apple has sustained economic damage as a result of Defendant's inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights in an amount to be proven at trial.

40. Apple is entitled to recover the actual damages it has suffered and/or any profits gained by Defendant that are attributable to its acts of copyright infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) based on Defendant's willful acts of copyright infringement. Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment is rendered.

41. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 502, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing reproduction, distribution and display of Apple's copyrighted materials.

42. Apple is further entitled to recover its full costs and reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505.

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
(17 U.S.C. § 1201, et seq.)

43. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

44. Apple employs technological protection measures that effectively control access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

45. Defendant has illegally circumvented Apple's technological copyright protection measures that control access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

46. Defendant has admitted that Apple's Mac OS X normally "will not operate on anything other than Apple-labeled computer hardware" but that Defendant has "developed [its] own code that allows it to operate on a non-Apple-labeled computer system" and that such code overrides or gets around Apple's embedded codes.

47. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant's "code" is used to circumvent a technological protection measure since it avoids, bypasses, removes, descrambles, decrypts, deactivates, or impairs a technological protection measure without Apple's authority for the purpose of gaining unauthorized access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

48. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has manufactured, imported, offered to the public, provided or otherwise trafficked a product, device, component, technology, software, or "code" ("the Circumvention Devices") that are primarily designed or produced for the purpose of either circumventing Apple's technological protection measures that effectively control access to Copyrighted Works, or allowing third parties to access Apple's Copyrighted Works without authorization.

49. Apple is informed and believes that that the Circumvention Devices have only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to circumvent a technological protection measure that effectively controls access to Copyrighted Works, or are marketed by Defendant for use in circumventing a technological protection measure that effectively controls access to Copyrighted Works.

50. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has realized profit by virtue of its circumvention of Apple's technological protection measure and trafficking in circumvention devices.

51. Apple has sustained economic damage as a result of Defendant's circumvention of technological protection measures and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices in an amount to be proven at trial.

52. Apple is entitled to recover the actual damages it has suffered and/or any profits gained by Defendant that are attributable to its circumvention of access controls and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(c)(1). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 17 U.S.C. § 1203(c)(2). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment is rendered.

53. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(b), Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing circumvention of access controls and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices.

54. Apple is further entitled to recover its full costs and reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(b).

Next, they add the following language to their original breach of contract claim:
F. Copying, modifying and/or distributing original or modified Apple Boot ROM code or firmware, or portions thereof;

G. Redistributing Mac OS X software in a form in which the software or portions of it have been modified or replaced;

H. Transferring copies of Mac OS X and updates thereto separately;

I. Continuing to use and failing to destroy all copies, full or partial, of the software, after termination of the Software Licenses Agreement for Mac OS X upon automatic termination without notice as a result of the breaches described in A-H above.

Then, in the next claim, Apple tacks on this sentence: "Apple further seeks punitive damages and injunctive relief as a result of Psystar’s inducement of others to breach Apple’s License Agreement." Finally, in its Sixth Claim for Relief, on trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. Section 1114, Apples adds one registered trademark to the list, for SuperDrive®. Obviously, all these changes mean what relief Apple is asking the court for has changed also, and now in the list we also find these added, in some cases adding language to what was claimed before, but in most cases adding entirely new relief requested:
2. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device, including but not limited to the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products, that allows for the installation or running of Apple software on non-Apple computers, and requiring Psystar to recall all such products and software sold or distributed to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's copyrights;

3. Awarding Apple actual damages and/or any profits gained by defendants and/or statutory damages for circumvention of an access control measure and/or trafficking in circumvention devices as determined at trial;

4. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device, including but not limited to the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products, that allows forn the installation or running of Apple Software on non-Apple computers, and requiring Psystar to recall all such products and software sold or distributed to the public as a result of Psystar's circumvention of an access control measure and/or trafficking in circumvention devices; ...

6. Awarding damages, including punitive damages, as a result of Psystar's inducement of others to breach Apple's Software License Agreement for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server;

7. Awarding a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against Psystar’s inducement of third parties to breach Apple’s License Agreement;

8. Awarding Apple actual and statutory damages for trademark infringement and/or dilution as determined at trial; ...

10. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks and trade dress;

11. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's dilution of Apple's trademarks;

12. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of its statutory and common law unfair competition;

The part about the injunctions is interesting because originally Apple was only asking for a permanent injunction. It has added the phrase "preliminary and/or permanent injunction." I assume that means they are at least planning on perhaps asking for a preliminary injunction.

I guess the moral of this story is don't mess with Apple's legal rights, because they will most likely fight to the death, scratching, kicking, whateve... But you know what? Psystar asked for it. And that's why there is another moral to this story. Don't be stupid. Human history has amply demonstrated that it doesn't usually pay.

So, with Apple claiming some entity or individuals are behind Psystar, it looks like the case just got bigger and a lot more interesting.

Here are all the new filings:

35 - Filed & Entered: 11/26/2008
Motion for Leave to File
Docket Text: MOTION for Leave to File AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by Apple Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 1/8/2009 08:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Boroumand Smith, Mehrnaz) (Filed on 11/26/2008)

36 - Filed & Entered: 11/26/2008
Proposed Order
Docket Text: Proposed Order re [35] MOTION for Leave to File AMENDED COMPLAINT by Apple Inc.. (Boroumand Smith, Mehrnaz) (Filed on 11/26/2008)

37 - Filed & Entered: 12/02/2008
Stipulation
Docket Text: STIPULATION CONSENTING TO APPLE INC'S FILING OF AMENDED COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING HEARING ON APPLE INC.'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND by Apple Inc.. (Gilliland, James) (Filed on 12/2/2008)

38 - Filed & Entered: 12/02/2008
Amended Complaint
Docket Text: AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, INDUCED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT, VIOLATION OF DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT, BREACH OF CONTRACT, INDUCED BREACH OF CONTRACT, INDUCED BREACH OF CONTRACT, TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, TRADE DRESS INFRINGEMENT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION against Apple Inc.. Filed byApple Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1, # (2) Exhibit 2, # (3) Exhibit 3)(Gilliland, James) (Filed on 12/2/2008)

Psystar's only hope now is that it is not guilty. Well. It's a little late to think of that. I guess they can hope the judge has been reading The Merchant of Venice. As for any corporations or individuals behind Psystar, I think we can assume that they will be trying not to be found in discovery, because if they are, Apple clearly would like to expose them publicly. Not to mention the jugular.

Here's the motion to amend, followed by the proposed Amended Complaint, as text.

****************************

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP
JAMES G. GILLILAND, JR. (State Bar No. 107988)
MEHRNAZ BOROUMAND SMITH (State Bar No. 197271)
MEGAN M. CHUNG (State Bar No. 232044)
JEB OBLAK (State Bar No. 241384)
[address, phone, fax, emails]

Attorneys for Plaintiff,
APPLE INC.

_______________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

________________________

APPLE INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

PSYSTAR CORPORATION,
a Florida corporation, and DOES 1-10,
inclusive

Defendant.

_________________________

Case No. CV 08-03251 WHA

NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
AMENDED COMPLAINT

Date: January 8, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Courtroom: 9, 19th Floor
Honorable William Alsup

________________________

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on January 8, 2009, at 8:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the courtroom of the Honorable William Alsup, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102, plaintiff, Apple Inc. ("Apple") will, and hereby does, move for an order granting Apple leave to file its Amended Complaint and ordering that the Amended Complaint submitted with this motion be deemed filed.

The motion will be based on this Notice of Motion and Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Apple's Amended Complaint, and the [Proposed] Order filed herewith, on all of the

files and records of this action, and on any additional material that may be elicited at the hearing of this motion.

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

I. INTRODUCTION

Through this motion, Apple seeks leave to file its Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) and this Court's November 7, 2008 Case Management Order. Apple's Amended Complaint, attached hereto as Exhibit A, adds a Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim, additional factual allegations relating to Apple's previously asserted claims and Doe defendants. The DMCA claim is based on new information that Apple has learned since the filing of its original complaint. Apple's Amended Complaint is timely, does not cause any prejudice to Psystar and should be permitted.

II. STATEMENT OF FACTS

Apple filed this lawsuit on July 3, 2008. Psystar Corporation ("Psystar") answered on August 28, 2008. In the Case Management Statement, filed October 30, 2008, the parties agreed to a deadline of January 19, 2009 to amend pleadings. This Court's November 7, 2008 Case Management Order required that the parties seek leave to amend the pleadings to add claims or parties by November 30, 2008. Since filing the complaint, Apple has discovered additional information necessitating the filing of this Amended Complaint. Apple's counsel contacted Psystar's counsel to seek Psystar's written consent to the amendment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15. However, Psystar has not 2 consented to the filing of this Amended Complaint as of the time of this filing. Accordingly, Apple seeks an order permitting Apple to file the proposed Amended Complaint.

III. ARGUMENT

A. Leave Should Be Granted To Amend the Complaint.

1. Leave Is Freely Granted.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that leave to amend a pleading "shall be freely given when justice so requires." The United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit, and this Court have repeatedly reaffirmed that leave to amend is to be granted with "extreme liberality." DCD Programs, Ltd. v. Leighton, 833 F.2d 183, 186 (9th Cir. 1987) (citation omitted); see, e.g., Foman v.

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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182, 83 S. Ct. 227, 230 (1962) (leave to amend should be freely given); Eminence Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2003) ("Absent prejudice, or a strong showing of any of the remaining Foman factors, there exists a presumption under Rule 15(a) in favor of granting leave to amend.") (emphasis in original); United States v. Webb, 655 F.2d 977, 979 (9th Cir. 1981) (courts should be guided by policy favoring decisions on the merits "rather than on the pleadings or technicalities"); Cooper Development Co. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, 765 F. Supp. 1429, 1432 (N.D. Cal. 1991) (courts have been "quite liberal" in granting leave to amend); Building Service Employees Pension Trust v. Horsemen's Quarter Horse Racing Association, 98 F.R.D. 458, 459 (N.D. Cal. 1983) (same); see also Moore, 3-15 Moore's Federal Practice - Civil § 15.14 ("A liberal, pro-amendment ethos dominates the intent and judicial construction of Rule 15(a)."). The primary factors relied upon by the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit in denying a motion for leave to amend are "bad faith, undue delay, prejudice to the opposing party, and futility of amendment." DCD Programs, 833 F.2d at 186. None of these factors are present here.

B. Amendment Should Be Permitted.

Apple's Amended Complaint is timely and should be allowed. In its Case Management Order, this Court permitted the parties to seek leave to amend to add new claims and/or parties until November 30, 2008. This motion is being filed prior to that deadline. Furthermore, Apple falls well within the liberal standard for freely allowing the amendment of pleadings. See Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962) ("In the absence of . . . undue delay, bad faith or dilatory motive on the part of the movant . . . undue prejudice to the opposing party by virtue of allowance of the amendment . . . the leave sought should, as the rules require, be 'freely given.'")

There is no prejudice to Psystar here. In the parties' Case Management Conference Statement, Psystar stipulated to a January 19, 2009 deadline for amendment of the pleadings. Additionally, Apple's Amended Complaint does not change the nature of the lawsuit, nor is Psystar precluded from seeking discovery in relation to the Amended Complaint. The deadline to complete discovery in this case is not until June 26, 2009. Indeed, Psystar just served its first set of discovery today. Accordingly, Psystar will not be prejudiced by an order granting leave to file Apple's Amended Complaint.

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Moreover, Apple offers its Amended Complaint in good faith and without undue delay. Since filing its original complaint, Apple has discovered new information regarding Psystar's products and marketing. This information supports Apple's new claim under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as well as Apple's assertion of additional details in support of its previously asserted claims. See Coilcraft, Inc. v. Inductor Warehouse, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6097, *8-9 (no bad faith where plaintiff made "reasonable inquiry" into facts supporting new claim, introduced relevant evidence, and "has never mischaracterized the nature of the lawsuit").

In sum, Apple's Amended Complaint was filed timely and in good faith, contains claims similar to those originally asserted and does not prejudice Psystar. Consequently, none of the factors on which courts base denial of motions for leave to amend are present here. Thus, Apple's motion for leave should be granted.

IV. CONCLUSION

For the reasons discussed above, plaintiff respectfully seeks leave of this Court to file the proposed Amended Complaint.

DATED: November 26, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

By: /s/ James G. Gilliland, Jr.
JAMES G. GILLILAND, JR.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
APPLE INC.

************************************
************************************

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP
JAMES G. GILLILAND, JR. (State Bar No. 107988)
MEHRNAZ BOROUMAND SMITH (State Bar No. 197271)
MEGAN M. CHUNG (State Bar No. 232044)
JEB OBLAK (State Bar No. 241384)
[address, phone, fax, emails]

Attorneys for Plaintiff,
APPLE INC.

_______________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

________________________

APPLE INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

PSYSTAR CORPORATION,
a Florida corporation, and DOES 1-10,
inclusive

Defendant.

_________________________

Case No. CV 08-03251 WHA

AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT,
INDUCED COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT, VIOLATION OF THE
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT
ACT, BREACH OF CONTRACT,
INDUCED BREACH OF CONTRACT,
TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT,
TRADE DRESS INFRINGEMENT AND
UNFAIR COMPETITION

JURY TRIAL REQUESTED

______________________________

Plaintiff Apple Inc. ("Apple") hereby alleges as follows:

BACKGROUND ALLEGATIONS

1. Apple is a California corporation with its headquarters and principal place of business at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. Apple makes and sells well-known computer hardware, software and consumer products and services including the Macintosh® computer, the iPod® music player and the iPhoneTM. Founded in 1976, Apple has been consistently ranked as one of the most innovative companies in the world. Apple currently employs approximately 28,000 people

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worldwide, owns and operates over 200 retail stores, and sells its products online as well. In 2008, Fortune Magazine named Apple "America's Most Admired Company."

2. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution, Apple launched its Macintosh line of computers in 1984. Apple's Macintosh computers (or "Mac") introduced such novel innovations as the mouse, computer icons and the graphical user interface. Apple's "perennially praised" Mac® line of computers includes the Mac Pro®, iMac®, Mac® mini, MacBook®, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air®. Since 2001, Apple has sold more than 29 million Macintosh computers.

3. Apple's Macintosh computers are famous for their reliability, ease-of-use and innovative industrial design. Apple's development teams have seamlessly integrated the hardware and software features of Macintosh computers such that the use of the computers is intuitive, efficient and pleasurable. Moreover, the unified, integrated Mac system is simpler to service, update and maintain. Indeed, for eight consecutive years Consumer Reports has ranked Apple's technical support for its customers best in the nation for both desktop and laptop computers, surpassing Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway and Lenovo.

4. In 2001, Apple launched the tenth generation of its operating system - Mac OS X. Mac OS X revolutionized operating system architecture, adding extraordinary capabilities, speed and stability. Apple's most recent version of Mac OS X, version 10.5, known as "Leopard®," has been described by reviewers as "visually stunning," "powerful, polished and carefully conceived," and "elegant." Other reviewers have said the "grace of Leopard's interface elements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac," all the result "of years of hard, diligent work by the development teams at Apple."

5. The Mac OS X user interface combines the use of color, transparency and animation together with the overall arrangement and set up of various icons in a unique and creative manner. In addition, the Finder toolbar containing the famous Apple mark is combined with a distinctive three-dimensional applications bar (or "dock") on which various icons reside. The distinctive nonfunctional combination of elements that makes up the Mac OS X user interface is well known to consumers and has become associated with Apple and Mac OS X Leopard. This combination of elements shall be referred to hereafter as "Apple's Trade Dress."

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6. Mac OS X, including the Leopard® version, has been the subject of numerous articles in general circulation newspapers, magazines and online publications, as well as radio, television and Internet broadcasts. The product has received significant acclaim and in recent years sales of Mac computers have surged, growing at a faster pace than the personal computer market in general.

7. Apple also manufactures and sells the Xserve® rack-mount server for use in businesses needing to connect multiple computers to a single server. The Xserve uses Mac OS X Leopard Server as its operating system software. Mac OS X Leopard Server has also been the subject of numerous articles, publications and media coverage both on television and radio and on the Internet.

8. The Apple brand, including its registered trademarks Apple® and Mac®, is one of the most famous brands in the world. Since inception, Apple has continuously and extensively promoted, offered and sold its Mac computers, and its related goods and services, in interstate commerce under the various Apple and Mac trademarks. Since 1994, Apple has spent more than $3 billion to promote its brand, including the Apple and Mac trademarks. Apple's brand, including its various marks and distinctive trade dress, have become synonymous with high quality, innovative, elegant and user-friendly consumer electronics products. Indeed, among many other accolades over the years, for each of the past three years BusinessWeek Magazine named Apple the "World's Most Innovative Company." The Apple brand and trademarks consistently are ranked by independent research organizations as being among the fifty most valuable brands on earth.

9. As a result of Apple's continuous and extensive use and promotion, the consuming public nationwide understands that Apple's various marks and distinctive trade dress identify Apple's goods and services, and associates the marks with Apple exclusively. Because of the consistent quality of Apple's goods and services marketed under and in association with Apple's trademarks and distinctive trade dress, Apple has established considerable good will and reputation with respect to its goods and services.

10. Apple's use of its Apple, Mac, Leopard, Xserve and SuperDrive marks has been exclusive and continuous in the computer industry since long prior to the date of Defendant's first infringing acts described below. Furthermore, the Apple marks and distinctive trade dress became famous among the general consuming public long before the date of Defendant's first infringing use.

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The various Apple marks and distinctive trade dress are well known and are among the most important assets of Apple.

11. On information and belief, Defendant Psystar Corporation ("Psystar" or "Defendant") is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida with its principal place of business at 10475 NW 28th Street, Doral, Florida 33172.

12. In April, 2008, without authorization from Apple, and in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and Apple's intellectual property, Psystar began selling in commerce a computer named the OpenMac which apparently runs a modified, unauthorized, version of the Leopard operating system as well as modified and unauthorized versions of other Apple software and firmware. Thereafter Psystar changed the name of its product to Open Computer, but continued to sell it with the Leopard operating system, without authorization from Apple. Psystar also began selling another computer model, the OpenPro, seemingly named after Apple's Mac Pro®, without authorization from Apple, and in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and Apple's intellectual property. Like the Open Computer, the OpenPro apparently runs a modified, unauthorized, version of the Leopard operating system as well as modified and unauthorized versions of other Apple software and firmware. Psystar sells its computers online and ships them throughout the United States, including into the Northern District of California. Psystar's Chief Executive Officer has been quoted as saying that Psystar has sold "thousands" of these computers. In addition, without Apple's permission or consent, Psystar makes copies of, and offers to customers for download from its website, www.psystar.com, "updates" to the Leopard software that are either direct copies of Apple-generated updates and/or unauthorized modified versions of software updates from Apple.

13. In June, 2008, Psystar began selling in commerce rack-mount servers called the OpenServ 1100 and OpenServ 2400. Subsequently, in October, 2008, Psystar added yet another server, the OpenServ 800, to its line of products and began selling it in commerce. Without authorization from Apple, and in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of the Mac OS X Leopard Server software and Apple's intellectual property, Psystar has offered for sale and, on information and belief, sold OpenServ 800, OpenServ 1100 and OpenServ

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2400 servers utilizing the Mac OS X Leopard Server software. 14. In August, 2008, without authorization from Apple, Psystar began distributing a "restore disk" which allows for the installation of Mac OS X, in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and Apple's intellectual property. On information and belief, without authorization from Apple, Psystar intentionally provides specific instructions to its customers that allow customers to install Mac OS X software on non-Apple-labeled hardware, in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement. On information and belief, Psystar also provides technical support and assists its customers to install Mac OS X software in violation of the terms of the Software License Agreement.

15. On information and belief, in fall 2008, Psystar worked to develop a laptop product that runs Mac OS X and in October, 2008, Psystar announced that it is planning to sell in commerce additional computers, servers, laptops, and/or hard drives that are preinstalled with or which will run a modified, unauthorized, version of Mac OS X operating system, including but not limited to a product referred to on Psystar's website as the "mobile Open Computer."

16. Online commentators have reported that Psystar's Open Computer is "missing stuff like iLife, Bluetooth, an IR receiver, DVD burning and the ability to update your computer," is "LOUD, Crazy Loud," it "breaks the OS' automatic updates," and that "video was DOA right out of the box. No signal going to monitor. Boot up is moot point as there is nothing to see." For the OpenPro, online commentators have stated that the OpenPro's "internal [hardware] design is only average compared with that of a Mac Pro," and it has been reported that Psystar failed to properly connect the graphics card. Of Psystar itself reviewers have written, "they have no quality control," "lousy tech support," and "All I want to do is return the computer and get a refund." Likewise, it has been reported that Psystar has repeatedly changed locations, that its office could not be found, and that its first on-line payment processor terminated Psystar's account.

17. As alleged more fully below, by misappropriating Apple's proprietary software and intellectual property for its own use, Psystar's actions harm consumers by selling to them a poor product that is advertised and promoted in a manner that falsely and unfairly implies an affiliation with Apple. Psystar's actions also have caused, and are causing, harm to Apple and constitute a

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misuse of Apple's intellectual property. To prevent this continued unfair and unlawful exploitation of Apple's proprietary technology, and to avoid further consumer confusion and injury, Apple seeks an injunction against further misappropriation and infringement of its intellectual property, an award of damages, treble damages and its attorneys' fees and costs of suit.

18. On information and belief, persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar's unlawful and improper activities described in this Amended Complaint. The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John Does 1 through 10 (collectively the "John Doe Defendants"). On information and belief, the John Doe Defendants are various individuals and/or corporations who have infringed Apple's intellectual property rights, breached or induced the breach of Apple's license agreements and violated state and common law unfair competition laws. Apple will seek leave to amend this complaint to show the unknown John Doe Defendants' true names and capacities when they are ascertained.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

19. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 1331, 1332, and 1338 because this action arises under the copyright and trademark laws of the United States, there 17 is complete diversity of citizenship between the parties, and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.

20. Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1391 because Psystar has done business in this judicial district, has committed acts of copyright and trademark infringement in this district, has breached a contract with a substantial impact in this district, has engaged in unfair competition in this district, and continues to commit such acts in this district. Because this is an Intellectual Property case, it is not subject to the intra-District venue provisions of Northern District of California Local Rule 3-2(c).

GENERAL ALLEGATIONS

21. Apple licenses the use of its Macintosh operating system ("Mac OS") software for use only on Apple-labeled hardware. Indeed, an original version of the Mac OS is available only with the purchase of a Macintosh computer. Upgrades to the Mac OS may be licensed separately, but the

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terms of the license prohibit use of the Mac OS or its upgrades on non-Apple hardware. 22. The Software License Agreement for Mac OS X Leopard (and Mac OS X Leopard Server) ("License Agreement") provided with each version of Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS X Leopard Server are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2, and are incorporated herein by reference. The Mac OS X Leopard License Agreement specifies inter alia,:

"1. General. The software (including Boot ROM Code)... accompanying this License whether preinstalled on Apple-labeled hardware, on disk, in read only memory, or any other media or in any other form (collectively, the "Apple Software") are licensed, not sold, to you by Apple Inc. ("Apple") for use only under the terms of this License, and Apple reserves all rights not expressly granted to you....

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.

A. Single Use. This license allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use, or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer or enable another to do so.

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C. You may make one copy of the Apple Software (excluding the Boot ROM code and other Apple firmware that is embedded or otherwise contained in Apple-labeled hardware) in machine-readable form for backup purposes only....Apple Boot ROM code and firmware is provided only for use on Apple-labeled hardware and you may not copy, modify or redistribute the Apple Boot ROM code or firmware, or any portions thereof....

D. Certain components of the Apple Software, and third party open source programs included with the Apple Software, have been or may be made available by Apple on its Open Source web site (http://www.opensource.apple.com/) (collectively the "Open-Sourced Components"). You may modify or replace only these Open-Sourced Components; provided that: (i) the resultant modified Apple Software is used, in place of the unmodified Apple Software, on a single Apple labeled computer; and (ii) you otherwise comply with the terms of this License and any applicable licensing terms governing use of the Open-Sourced Components.

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F. Except as and only to the extent permitted by applicable licensing terms governing use of the Open-Sourced Components, or by applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or create derivative works of the Apple Software or any part thereof.

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3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend, redistribute or sublicense the Apple Software. Subject to the restrictions set forth below, you may,

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however, make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software (in its original form as provided by Apple) to another party, provided that: (a) the transfer must include all of the Apple Software, including all its component parts (excluding Apple Boot ROM code and firmware), original media, printed materials and this License; (b) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (c) the party receiving the Apple Software reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License. You may not rent, lease, lend, redistribute, sublicense or transfer any Apple Software that has been modified or replaced under Section 2D above....

Updates: If an Apple Software update completely replaces (full install) a previously licensed version of the Apple Software, you may not use both versions of the Apple Software at the same time nor may you transfer them separately.

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5. Termination. This License is effective until terminated. Your rights under this License will terminate automatically without notice from Apple if you fail to comply with any term(s) of this License. Upon the termination of this License, you shall cease all use of the Apple Software and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Apple Software."
The Mac OS X Leopard Server License Agreement includes essentially the same terms.

23. Psystar claims the "Open Computer is PC that works just like a Mac with Apple's latest operating system OS X 10.4 a.k.a. Leopard." Psystar claims its product "is ready to run out of the box when you purchase it with Leopard included. If you buy Leopard with your Open Computer we'll install it for free." Psystar also says "The Open Computer can now be purchased with Leopard included and installed" (emphasis in original), the OpenPro is ready to run "right out of the box" with "Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 preinstalled" and that OpenServ computers run "Mac OS X Leopard Server."

24. Apple has never authorized Psystar to install, use, or sell the Mac OS software on any non-Apple-labeled hardware.

FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Copyright Infringement)
(17 U.S.C. Sections 501 et seq.)

25. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

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26. Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, individual files constituting components of Mac OS, Mac OS X, Mac OS X version 10.5, and Mac OS X Server, as well as various files constituting components of other Apple software and firmware found on Apple-labeled computers are each original works of authorship created by Apple constituting copyrightable subject matter (hereafter, "the Copyrighted Works"). Apple is the owner of, among others, United States copyright registrations TX4-669-971 (Mac OS); TX5-401-457 (Mac OS X); TX6-849-489 (Mac OS X Leopard Version 10.5); TX4-991-736 (Mac OS X Server); and TX6-849-684 (Mac OS X Server Version 10.5 Leopard). The effective date of Apple's copyright registrations predates the commencement of infringement by Psystar.

27. Defendant has created derivative works from, reproduced, distributed and/or displayed the Copyrighted Works in violation of Apple's exclusive rights under the Copyright Act. Apple has not licensed or otherwise authorized Defendant's creation of derivative works from, reproduction, distribution or display of the Copyrighted Works.

28. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant's infringement of Apple's copyrights in the Copyrighted Works is, and continues to be, intentional, willful and in conscious disregard of Apple's rights.

29. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has realized profit by virtue of its infringement of Apple's copyrights.

30. Apple has sustained economic damage as a result of Defendant's infringement of Apple's copyrights in an amount to be proven at trial.

31. Apple is entitled to recover the actual damages it has suffered and/or any profits gained by Defendant that are attributable to its acts of copyright infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) based on Defendant's willful acts of copyright infringement. Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment is rendered.

32. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 502, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing reproduction, distribution and display of Apple's copyrighted materials.

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33. Apple is further entitled to recover its full costs and reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505.

SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Contributory and Induced Copyright Infringement)
(17 U.S.C. § 501, et seq.)

34. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

35. Defendant is aware that its actions as described above infringed and continue to infringe Apple's copyrights and exclusive rights to create derivative works from, reproduce, display and distribute Apple's copyrighted materials.

36. By offering for sale copies of Apple software to actual and potential purchasers for use on non-Apple-labeled computers, and by providing services to install, update, and/or modify Apple software to cause it to operate on non-Apple-labeled computers, Defendant has induced, caused or materially contributed to the infringing conduct of purchasers.

37. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant's inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights in the Copyrighted Works is, and continues to be, intentional, willful and in conscious disregard of Apple's rights.

38. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has realized profit by virtue of its inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights.

39. Apple has sustained economic damage as a result of Defendant's inducement of infringement of Apple's copyrights in an amount to be proven at trial.

40. Apple is entitled to recover the actual damages it has suffered and/or any profits gained by Defendant that are attributable to its acts of copyright infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) based on Defendant's willful acts of copyright infringement. Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment is rendered.

41. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 502, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing reproduction, distribution and display of Apple's copyrighted materials.

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42. Apple is further entitled to recover its full costs and reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505.

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
(17 U.S.C. § 1201, et seq.)

43. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

44. Apple employs technological protection measures that effectively control access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

45. Defendant has illegally circumvented Apple's technological copyright protection measures that control access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

46. Defendant has admitted that Apple's Mac OS X normally "will not operate on anything other than Apple-labeled computer hardware" but that Defendant has "developed [its] own code that allows it to operate on a non-Apple-labeled computer system" and that such code overrides or gets around Apple's embedded codes.

47. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant's "code" is used to circumvent a technological protection measure since it avoids, bypasses, removes, descrambles, decrypts, deactivates, or impairs a technological protection measure without Apple's authority for the purpose of gaining unauthorized access to Apple's Copyrighted Works.

48. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has manufactured, imported, offered to the public, provided or otherwise trafficked a product, device, component, technology, software, or "code" ("the Circumvention Devices") that are primarily designed or produced for the purpose of either circumventing Apple's technological protection measures that effectively control access to Copyrighted Works, or allowing third parties to access Apple's Copyrighted Works without authorization.

49. Apple is informed and believes that that the Circumvention Devices have only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to circumvent a technological protection measure that effectively controls access to Copyrighted Works, or are marketed by Defendant for use in

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circumventing a technological protection measure that effectively controls access to Copyrighted Works.

50. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendant has realized profit by virtue of its circumvention of Apple's technological protection measure and trafficking in circumvention devices.

51. Apple has sustained economic damage as a result of Defendant's circumvention of technological protection measures and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices in an amount to be proven at trial.

52. Apple is entitled to recover the actual damages it has suffered and/or any profits gained by Defendant that are attributable to its circumvention of access controls and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(c)(1). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 17 U.S.C. § 1203(c)(2). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment is rendered.

53. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(b), Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing circumvention of access controls and trafficking in the Circumvention Devices.

54. Apple is further entitled to recover its full costs and reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 1203(b).

FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Breach of Contract)

55. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

56. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Psystar has acquired Mac OS X version 10.5 software, that Psystar opened the box in which the software disk and license were packaged, opened the seal on the shrink-wrapped software disk, and thereafter installed the Leopard operating system and/or Leopard Server software on computers. By so doing Psystar accepted the terms and conditions of the applicable License Agreement.

57. Psystar breached the License Agreement(s) by, inter alia:

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A. Installing, using and running Mac OS X software on non-Apple-labeled computers;

B. Enabling others to install, use or run Mac OS X software on non-Apple-labeled computers;

C. Selling and/or distributing Mac OS X software without requiring that the transferees agree to the terms of the License Agreement;

D. Selling and/or distributing Mac OS X software that has been modified; and

E. Copying and installing a single copy of Mac OS X on more than a single computer at a time;

F. Copying, modifying and/or distributing original or modified Apple Boot ROM code or firmware, or portions thereof;

G. Redistributing Mac OS X software in a form in which the software or portions of it have been modified or replaced;

H. Transferring copies of Mac OS X and updates thereto separately;

I. Continuing to use and failing to destroy all copies, full or partial, of the software, after termination of the Software Licenses Agreement for Mac OS X upon automatic termination without notice as a result of the breaches described in A-H above.

58. On information and belief, Apple alleges that Psystar has engaged in other and further actions that violate the License Agreement.

59. As a direct and proximate cause of Psystar's breach of the License Agreement Apple has suffered economic injury and damages in an amount to be proven at trial in excess of $75,000.

FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Inducing Breach of Contract)

60. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

61. The owners and managers of Psystar have admitted in public statements their knowledge of the existence of the License Agreement governing the use of Mac OS X software and of its terms and conditions.

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62. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that notwithstanding its knowledge of the existence and terms of the License Agreement, Psystar has advised, encouraged and assisted others to breach the License Agreement by, among other things, encouraging those consumers to acquire Mac OS X software and then assisting them to install, use and run it on non-Apple-labeled computers. In so doing Psystar has unlawfully induced breach of the License Agreement by others.

63. As a direct and proximate result of Psystar's actions to induce others to breach the License Agreement, Apple has suffered economic injury and damages in an amount to be proven at trial in excess of $75,000. Apple further seeks punitive damages and injunctive relief as a result of Psystar's inducement of others to breach Apple's License Agreement.

SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Trademark Infringement)
(15 U.S.C. § 1114)

64. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in the preceding paragraphs.

65. Apple owns registered trademarks pertaining to the Mac computer, server and Leopard software (the "Infringed Marks") including but not limited to: Apple® (U.S. Reg. No. 1078312), the Apple Logo® (U.S. Reg. Nos. 1114431 and 2715578), Mac® (U.S. Reg. No. 1964391), the Mac Logo® (U.S. Reg. No. 1931078), Mac OS® (U.S. Reg. No. 2000282), Leopard® (U.S. Reg. No. 3386175), XServe® (U.S. Reg. No. 2697680) and SuperDrive® (U.S. Reg. No. 3217368), copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.

66. Apple never consented to Psystar's use of Apple's Infringed Marks.

67. Prior to Psystar's first use of the Infringed Marks, Psystar was aware of Apple's business and had either actual notice and knowledge, or constructive notice of Apple's ownership and registrations of the Infringed Marks.

68. Defendant's unauthorized use of Apple's trademarks is likely, if not certain, to deceive or to cause confusion or mistake among consumers as to the origin, sponsorship or approval of the software and computers and/or to cause confusion or mistake as to any affiliation, connection or association between Apple and Psystar, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a).

69. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges that Psystar's infringement of

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Apple's trademarks has been and continues to be intentional, willful and without regard to Apple's trademark rights.

70. Apple is informed and believes and on that basis alleges that Psystar has gained profits by virtue of its infringement of Apple's trademarks.

71. Apple also has sustained damages as a direct and proximate result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks in an amount to be proven at trial.

72. Apple will suffer and is suffering irreparable harm from Psystar's infringement of the Apple trademarks insofar as Apple's invaluable good will is being eroded by Defendant's continuing infringement. Apple has no adequate remedy at law to compensate it for the loss of business reputation, customers, market position, confusion of potential customers and good will flowing from Psystar's infringing activities. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1116, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing infringement of Apple's trademarks. Unless enjoined, Defendant will continue its infringing conduct.

73. Because Psystar's actions have been committed with intent to damage Apple and to confuse and deceive the public, Apple is entitled to treble its actual damages or Defendant's profits, whichever is greater, and to an award of costs and, this being an exceptional case, reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a) and 1117(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment.

SEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Trademark Infringement)
(15 U.S.C. § 1125(a))

74. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation of the preceding paragraphs.

75. Through Plaintiff's use in interstate commerce, Apple also owns common law trademark rights throughout the United States in unregistered trademarks and other source identifiers in and in connection with the Mac and its OS X Leopard software.

76. Apple never consented to Psystar's use of Apple's various marks or its distinctive trade dress.

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77. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges that Defendant chose to use the name Open Mac, Apple's various other trademarks and its distinctive trade dress, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive the public as to the origin, sponsorship, association or approval of the goods and services of Defendant and/or to falsely imply an association with Apple.

78. Defendant's unauthorized use of Apple's trademarks and its distinctive trade dress is likely, if not certain, to cause confusion or to deceive customers as to the affiliation, connection or association of Psystar with Apple.

79. Defendant's unauthorized use of the Apple's various trademarks and its distinctive trade dress is also likely, if not certain, to cause confusion or to deceive customers as to the origin, sponsorship, association or approval of the goods and services of the Defendant.

80. Defendant's unauthorized use of Apple's various trademarks and its distinctive trade dress also facilitates the acceptance of Defendant's computers and related services not based on the quality of the goods and services provided by Defendant, but on the association that the public is likely to make with Apple and the reputation for outstanding quality and goodwill associated with Apple's goods and services.

81. Defendant's conduct deprives Apple of the ability to control the quality of the goods and services marketed under the Infringed Marks and Apple's unregistered common law trademarks and, instead, places Apple's valuable reputation and goodwill into the hands of Defendant, over which Apple has no control.

82. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks has been and continues to be intentional, willful and without regard to Apple's trademark rights.

83. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Psystar has gained profits by virtue of its infringement of Apple's trademarks.

84. Apple also has sustained damages as a direct and proximate result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks in an amount to be proven at trial.

85. Apple will suffer and is suffering irreparable harm from Psystar's infringement of the Apple trademarks insofar as Apple's invaluable good will is being eroded by Defendant's continuing

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infringement. Apple has no adequate remedy at law to compensate it for the loss of business reputation, customers, market position, confusion of potential customers and good will flowing from Psystar's infringing activities. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1116, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing infringement of Apple's trademarks. Unless enjoined, Defendant will continue its infringing conduct.

86. Because Psystar's actions have been committed with intent to damage Apple and to confuse and deceive the public, Apple is entitled to treble its actual damages or Defendant's profits, whichever is greater, and to an award of costs and, this being an exceptional case, reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a) and 1117(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment.

EIGHTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Trade Dress Infringement)
(15 U.S.C. § 1125(a))

87. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation of the preceding paragraphs.

88. Apple is the owner of common law rights throughout the United States in Apple's Trade Dress through their use and promotion in interstate commerce.

89. Apple's Trade Dress has been prominently displayed in the Mac OS X Leopard, is well-known among consumers and has come to be associated exclusively with Apple and the Leopard version of the Mac OS X.

90. Apple's Trade Dress has become distinctive of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard operating system, and distinguishes Apple's goods and services from those offered by others.

91. Apple's Trade Dress was distinctive long before Defendant began offering its product for sale.

92. Apple's Trade Dress is non-functional.

93. Defendant's unauthorized use, sale and distribution of goods displaying Apple's Trade Dress is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the source of goods and services provided by Defendant, or as to affiliation, connection, association, sponsorship, or approval

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of such goods and services.

94. Defendant's unauthorized use, sale and distribution of good displaying Apple's Trade Dress constitutes trade dress infringement in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a).

95. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Psystar's infringement of Apple's Trade Dress has been and continues to be intentional, willful and without regard to Apple's trademark rights.

96. Apple is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Psystar has gained profits by virtue of its infringement of Apple's Trade Dress.

97. Apple also has sustained damages as a direct and proximate result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's Trade Dress in an amount to be proven at trial.

98. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1116, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing infringement of Apple's trademarks. Unless enjoined, Defendant will continue its infringing conduct.

99. Because Psystar's actions have been committed with intent to damage Apple and to confuse and deceive the public, Apple is entitled to treble its actual damages or Defendant's profits, whichever is greater, and to an award of costs and, this being an exceptional case, reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a) and 1117(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment.

NINTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Trademark Dilution)
(15 U.S.C. § 1125(c))

100. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation of the preceding paragraphs.

101. Apple possesses exclusive trademark rights associated with the Apple, Mac, and Mac OS X trademarks as well as other source identifiers found in the Mac OS X software. The Apple, Mac and Mac OS trademarks are famous in the United States and all were famous prior to the commencement of Psystar's infringing activities.

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102. By its conduct, Psystar has diluted Apple's marks in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c).

103. Psystar willfully intends and intended to trade on Apple's reputation for excellence.

104. Apple will suffer and is suffering irreparable harm from Psystar's dilution of the Apple trademarks.

105. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1116, Apple is entitled to an injunction against Defendant's continuing infringement of Apple's trademarks.

106. Because Psystar's actions have been committed with intent to damage Apple and to confuse and deceive the public, Apple is entitled to treble its actual damages or Defendant's profits, whichever is greater, and to an award of costs and, this being an exceptional case, reasonable attorneys' fees pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a) and 1117(b). Alternatively, Apple is entitled to the maximum statutory damages allowed under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(c). Apple will make its election at the appropriate time before final judgment.

TENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(State Unfair Competition)
(Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §17200)

107. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation of the preceding paragraphs.

108. Psystar's business practices as alleged above constitute unfair competition and unfair business practices and business acts in violation of Section 17200 et seq. of the California Business & Professions Code.

109. Pursuant to California Business and Professions Code §17203, Apple is entitled to enjoin these practices. Without injunctive relief, Apple has no means by which to control Psystar's unlawful copying and distribution of Apple's copyrighted works. Similarly, Apple has no way to control the confusion created by Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks. Apple is therefore entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting Psystar from continuing such acts of unfair competition pursuant to California Business and Professions Code §17203.

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ELEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Common Law Unfair Competition)

110. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation of the preceding paragraphs.

111. Psystar's business practices as alleged above constitute unfair competition and unfair business practices under state common law. As a direct and proximate result of Psystar's infringing conduct, Apple has suffered and will continue to suffer lost sales and profits in an amount not yet fully ascertained in an amount to be proven at trial. In addition, Apple has suffered and continues to suffer injury to its business reputation and goodwill for which no adequate remedy exists at law and for which Apple is entitled to injunctive relief.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

WHEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Plaintiff prays for judgment as follows:

1. Awarding Apple actual damages and/or any profits gained by defendants and/or statutory damages for direct and/or contributory copyright infringement as determined at trial;

2. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device, including but not limited to the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products, that allows for the installation or running of Apple software on non-Apple computers, and requiring Psystar to recall all such products and software sold or distributed to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's copyrights;

3. Awarding Apple actual damages and/or any profits gained by defendants and/or statutory damages for circumvention of an access control measure and/or trafficking in circumvention devices as determined at trial;

4. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against the sale or distribution of any software or device, including but not limited to the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products, that allows forn the installation or running of Apple Software on non-Apple computers, and requiring Psystar to recall all such products and software sold or distributed to the public as a result of Psystar's circumvention of an access control measure and/or trafficking in circumvention devices;

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5. Awarding damages as a result of Psystar's breach of Apple's Software License Agreement for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server;

6. Awarding damages, including punitive damages, as a result of Psystar's inducement of others to breach Apple's Software License Agreement for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server;

7. Awarding a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against Psystar's inducement of third parties to breach Apple's License Agreement;

8. Awarding Apple actual and statutory damages for trademark infringement and/or dilution as determined at trial;

9. Awarding Apple actual and statutory damages for trade dress infringement as determined at trial;

10. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's infringement of Apple's trademarks and trade dress;

11. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of Psystar's dilution of Apple's trademarks;

12. Awarding Apple a preliminary and/or permanent injunction against sales of the Psystar Open Computer, OpenPro computer, and OpenServ server products with Apple software and requiring Psystar to recall all such products sold to the public as a result of its statutory and common law unfair competition;

13. Ordering Apple actual damages as a result of Psystar's common law unfair competition;

14. Awarding Apple treble damages for Psystar's willful acts;

15. Awarding Apple its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and

16. Awarding Apple such other relief as the Court deems appropriate.

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DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Plaintiff Apple Inc. hereby demands a trial by jury of all issues triable by jury pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(b) and Civil Local Rule 3-6(a).

DATED: December 2, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW LLP

By: /s/ James G. Gilliland, Jr.
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Authored by: Erwan on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 04:31 AM EST
If any.

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News Picks discussions
Authored by: Erwan on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 04:32 AM EST
Please, quote the article's title.

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OT, Off Topic
Authored by: Erwan on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 04:33 AM EST
The usual off topic thread.

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Mysterious people "Helping" them.
Authored by: spodula on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 05:01 AM EST
I wonder if rather then people backing psystar directly, they actually mean the
people who wrote the software to boot OSX on a normal PC. (The name of which
currently escapes me)

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And what about the Hackintosh community?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 05:45 AM EST
I don't apologise for reposting this, it would have gotten
lost two stories back in an OT thread. I've been lurking
round the Hackintosh forums lately ( private research ;-) and
the things happening there make Psystar look like kindie kids.
Quite openly and unashamedly hacks are not only discussed
and analyzed, but the modified Apple files are available for
download. Complete slipstreamed MacOS installers are there
if you look for them. Apple may have difficulty preventing this
because of FOSS. Yes Free Open Source Software. Complex tools
to modify the operating system are released under GPL.
Modified Apple files retain the original Apple Copyright labels.
The Apple Public License is used and (mostly) respected.
Everything is freely shared and no money changes hands.
Psystar's mistake was to charge money for something which
wasn't theirs to sell.

One site recently disappeared only 48 hours after it first
appeared online. There's no evidence yet, but some speculation
that the author sinned gravely by prominently using the
trademark MacBook, and was leaned on by Apple legal.

I think Apple is watching these guys, and building a list
of those to send job offers when the day comes to
take Windows down. In that sense they may be permitting
DMCA abuse as a training exercise for future staff.

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: transiit on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 06:24 AM EST
If I had to wager a guess, presuming there was somebody behind the scenes
funding the legal defense, I'd say it's someone that's interested in vetting the
DMCA against the first-sale doctrine.

I won't casually dismiss the possibility that Psystar is just charging ahead
with this with an argument or not, I'll confess I've not read any rebuttal.

I'll wager a nickel that any claim on "Open*" will not hold up in a
trademark claim considering a long and varied history of products that offer
themselves up as alternatives with little to no confusion with the original
product they might hold a tenuous similarity to.

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: JamesK on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 09:33 AM EST
Perhaps this one will go to the Apples court. ;-)

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There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those
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Patent vs Copyright protection for Software
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 09:44 AM EST

There was the recent articles from the patent Lawyer expressing opinion that copyright law is inadequate to protect software.

Personally, I hope this case goes to trial to show just how mistaken that belief is. After all, Apple is relying - not on patent protection - but on copyright protection.

Unfortunately I suspect this one will settle out of court. It sure seems to me like Psystar is another SCOG with regards having such a poor case compared with their opponent. I can't imagine another quite so simple as the leadership at SCOG though wherein - even against everything stacked against them - they still try and climb the glass mountain.

RAS

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Inducement
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 10:30 AM EST
<blockquote>Defendant has induced, caused or materially contributed to the
infringing conduct of purchasers.</blockquote>
<p>
While Apple's specifically going after Psystar here, and they're seeking relief
of having Psystar recall all their machines, it's interesting to note that Apple
also considers anyone running OSX on a non-Apple machine to be in breech of
copyright.
<p>
Seems like they're serving notice to purchasers of non-Apple machines,
hackintosh folks, and anyone who wants to run OSX on anything without a shiny
Apple sticker that "you're on the list."

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar...
Authored by: TemporalBeing on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:01 AM EST
...wouldn't it be funny if it were SCO folks?

Not that it is...it's very unlikely. But, you know, just saying...

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not in this case
Authored by: nola on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:15 AM EST
Although some seem to think that Microsoft might be behind this, I don't think
so. If Apple's position is overturned and Mac OS X becomes legally available on

non-Apple machines, MS has a lot to lose.

The follow-the-money doctrine seems appropriate here. Who is it that stands to
gain??

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violat
Authored by: Gringo on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:50 AM EST

I find this very interesting. I assume that somebody behind Psytar has some radical legal theory to defend them with, and they are making a huge bet on its eventual success. Must be some powerful theory, that even counteracts the DMCA. If they win it will be a huge shake up, but I get the impression that PJ thinks they don't have a hope in Hell. I wish them luck.

I thought the following line from Mac's EULA was pretty funny. Your rights under the EULA can terminate automatically without notice. If they do, you need to immediately cease using and destroy all copies. So if there is no notice, how are you supposed to know that you need to jump up and destroy the software? Maybe that's the legal theory upon which Psystar will defend itself? ;- )

This License is effective until terminated. Your rights under this License will terminate automatically without notice from Apple if you fail to comply with any term(s) of this License. Upon the termination of this License, you shall cease all use of the Apple Software and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Apple Software.

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What's with the 11th claim?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 12:11 PM EST
Surely a load of whatsit.

How has Apple lost a sale? The OS was purchased.

Nothing else matters. If Apple want to say that you can only buy Apple hardware,
they are going to be in trouble twice. Once for illegal tying (doesn't need a
monopoly) and once for asserting copyright on a non-copyrightable issue.

A license was purchased.

Nothing else was lost.

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: kenryan on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 12:31 PM EST
I'm sure I'm missing something, but if Apple is alleging that Psystar is
distributing modified PROMs and other software, doesn't that take it out of a
purely first-sale situation and into a derived work situation? Wouldn't that
make it a lot clearer legally (i.e. is it possible to use a derived work
argument to avoid testing first sale)?

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Not sure the DMCA violation will fly
Authored by: Mark Levitt on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 12:35 PM EST
Apple seems to be arguing that whatever code is in there that looks for a real
Apple machine is a "technological protection measure" that protects
access to
a copyrighted work.

The copyright act explicitly allows "bypassing a technological protection
measure" in order to reverse engineer a program to make it operate with
other programs.

See section (f) at:
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap12.html







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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: LuYu on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 01:16 PM EST

I have been following these posts on Groklaw since this case started, and to tell the truth, I was rather shocked that Groklaw's apparent support of Apple's actions. Normally, I am right there with all of PJ's arguments all the way. One would be hard pressed to find someone who loathes MS more than I do, but that does not give MS's targets carte blanche to be proprietary monopolists.

This is very strange for me because I never imagined that I would be compelled to say anything remotely supporting MS for any reason. However, this is the way of the world: when you think you have imagined all possibilities, it demonstrates conclusively that you have not. So I find myself defending MS to make a point about Apple.

MS has always been free in one way that Apple has not. MS has never set many restrictions on hardware. In fact, this is probably the reason behind MS's success over Apple in the old days. Yes, Steve Jobs is brilliant and bringing technology to an ignorant public, but he is also so greedy that he would rather eat all of a small pie than have a larger piece of a massive one.

From a Free versus proprietary standpoint Apple is a much worse criminal than MS (if of course we choose to leave MS's nefarious business practices to another discussion). MS allows freedom for many things. They allow many other vendors to sell their OS and even customize it. I mean, can anyone buy a Dell Mac? Apple also embraces and extends hardware. MS may be flooded with derision, and deservedly, for embracing and extending software, but Apple does this with hardware. Apple changes hardware standards to force incompatibility on a regular basis. So, why would anyone defend Apple against MS or Pystar or anybody? The mere fact that Pystar is guilty is more a demonstration that the law is wrong than that Apple is right. Apple has no right to tie software to hardware or to tell customers what to do with the customers' software or hardware. When I buy a computer, it is my computer. It does not matter whose brand is on the outside of it.

Now Apple has completely crossed the line as far as I am concerned. Invoking the DMCA is wrong. There is never any justification for it. It is a bad law, and any company that makes use of it is hostile to both Freedom and the Constitution of the United States. Apple has long supported and used DRM, and now they are protecting that use with the invocation of an immoral law. Any support anyone might have been giving Apple for being a victim of (possibly) MS should be withdrawn immediately.

It would also be good not to forget that MS still owns a very significant portion of MS stock. Was it not MS that brought Steve Jobs back to Apple?

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"Proprietary software is an antisocial practice."
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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar - John Does?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 02:07 PM EST
My tin hat seems to be leaking.

Where else has there been apparent behind the scenes advancing of agendas?
Someone brought patent claims against Redhat I seem to remember. What's gone on
with that?

What about all those new members to the standards committees to get OOXML
approved. Oh yes, don't forget the pipe fairy.

I guess I'm just asking myself who really benefits from these actions. Nothing
has ever been proven. But inquiring minds wonder....

There is no pattern here. It's all just coincidence.

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 09:00 PM EST
[...] PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on January 8, 2000, at 8:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard [...]
Huh?

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Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 10:09 PM EST
is it possible they're talking about the OSx86 guys (the guys actually
responsible for hacking in the drivers and efi stuff needed to run os x on a
non-mac)?

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I hope it's true
Authored by: Reven on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:48 PM EST
I hope it's true. I hope Psystar is well funded, and comes back to kick Apple's
heiny. Apple's license is just evil - more evil than most click-through
licenses.

We sorely need a law that nails down fair use and, more importantly, imposes
restrictions on all copyright licenses that they may not impinge on fair use.

I am astounded that people want Apple to win this.

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EFF Going After Apple
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 02:14 AM EST
It's all about the right to tinker with something you have paid for!
Yesterday, the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) - that 18- year digital-freedom superhero - filed a pair of petitions with the United States Copyright Office, seeking to protect mobile-phone jailbreakers, unlockers, and digital-media masher-uppers from the slings and arrows of outrageous lawsuits.
According to a statement by EFF lawyer Fred von Lohmann, the petitions ask the Office to provide exemptions from the DMCA's strictures against "three categories of activities that do not violate copyright laws, but that are still jeopardized by the DMCA's ban on bypassing technical protection measures used to control access to copyrighted works."
The beneficiaries of the EFF petitions would include: iPhone Mobile phone owners who want access to applications not provided by Apple their phone's manufacturer or service provider. Individual or commercial entities that want the freedom to use their phones with any service provider that they damn well please. Non-commercial DVD rippers who want to use copyrighted content for purposes of fair-use commentary. The two mobile-phone exemptions are, according to von Lohmann, intended to protect your "freedom to tinker" with a product that you rightfully own. In addition to allowing the freedom to install any app that you see fit on your phone, the petition requests the Office to provide companies such as The Wireless Alliance, ReCellular, and Flipswap with the legal protection they need to continue to accept used phones and unlock them for sale either to frugal statesiders or into third-world countries where the phones' original service providers may not operate.
Linkey

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Corporations Own The USA - Hasn't It Been Obvious
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 02:21 AM EST
I amazed that some folks here don't realize that corporations own the USA.
Just look at the several trillion dollar bail out of corporations and their
clueless
CEOs. Middle class taxpayers handing out multi million dollars bonuses to the
dullard CEOs - dumb and dummer.

These corporations bribe/buy any law they wish. Some folks here still think
God hands down the laws in the USA. They are bought and paid for.

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Greenpeace
Authored by: Superbowl H5N1 on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 11:02 AM EST

Someone or something also pulled Greenpeace's chain lately and set them after Apple instead of the obvious target of Wintel.

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  • Greenpeace - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 11:15 AM EST
    • Greenpeace - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 11:25 AM EST
    • Greenpeace - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 11:29 AM EST
  • Greenpeace - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 05 2008 @ 06:27 PM EST
As it stands, the Patent Trolls have a legal case
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 02:17 PM EST
But we don't want that sort of law to remain because it is an unfair abuse of
the process.

Yet when Apple are using copyright and DMCA to tell someone they can't run it on
anything other than Apple hardware (though they forget you don't have to buy an
Apple mouse or Apple HDD, Apple monitor, Apple memory...) it's A-OK.

Why?

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Of course! Some big compnay MUST be behind this!!!
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 04 2008 @ 02:40 PM EST
After all, no single person would EVER dare to stand up to a corporation with a
high profile solicitor trying to persue them through the courts.

Just like "PJ" cannot be a single individual standing up to Darl
McBride and his crack team of very expensive lawyers...


No. We don't believe that. So why do we think this is true here? Is it going to
be suspicious if ANY small entity stands up to a larger entity in the face of
application of a bad and unjust law? Is it going to be assumed that they are
only fighting because a bigger company is funding them?

I hope not.

If it's true, your legal system is even more broken than anyone thought.

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..., Including DMCA Violation
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 05 2008 @ 01:57 AM EST
As the owner two $4500 PCI cards that won't run in any new Macintoshs (but do
run on essentially the same hardware as a Mac Pro running XP), I can suggest
that anybody who sells a clone with PCI slots (as opposed to PCI Express slots)
might have a viable DMCA defense. If Apple wasn't so big on abandoning
customers, they would be in better shape regarding the DMCA.

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There is no winning in it
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 05 2008 @ 04:55 AM EST
In my point of view it is about the hacker who cracked the Apple modification of
the standard pc hardware to prevent MacOS X to run everywhere.

But there is no winning in it. You can't win against hackers. Those aren't even
in reach of US justice. I doubt very decent that there is a well know company
pulling the strings behind psystar. There is no need for it. There are enough
hackers and enthusiasts to drive psystar business because Apple failed to
deliver some products.

Of course Apple could force psystar to shut down. No question about this. But
what's the price? Apple will have to show that their difference is very little
and the hacks are trivial. And that they raid hackers who like to run MacOS X on
the hardware they choose. What about freedom of speak? Will it be a benefit for
Apple to state "We prevent hackers to deliver hardware drivers for MacOS
X!" Because that's what they do, nothing else.

And don't slip the focus. It's about license. The restrictive Apple MacOS X
license that tries to prohibit the use of MacOS X on non Apple hardware even if
that is capable to run there. If Apple succeed, what kind of license will there
be tomorrow?

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DMCA DRM anticircumvention violations fare felonies
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, December 08 2008 @ 11:08 PM EST
What is interesting - and a huge legal trap - for anyone circumventing DRM
measures to copyrighted works is that if it is for MONETARY GAIN, it is a
FELONY punishable by 5 years in federal prison.

Psystar, by continuing to SELL its Mac clones with Apple's DRM circumvented,
has made itself guilty of a DMCA anticircumvention violation.

This isn't just someone circumventing Apple's DRM in the privacy of their
homes. Psystar is doing it in public and making money off of it.

Apple can not only sue for damages and an injunction, but can also have the
FBI arrest and prosecute the people involved in federal court on a FELONY
charge.

This is not just a civil lawsuit. It can turn into a criminal trial as well.

This should be very very interesting.

If anything, all Apple has to do is show that it HAS DRM in Mac OS X, show
that it was circumvented, show that PsyStar made money off of the
circumvention, then call the FBI - AFTER strangling them in civil court.

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