“On Thursday, both Apple and Psystar filed separate motions, with their respective supporting evidence, requesting a summary judgment from Judge William Alsup in a San Francisco court. Two hearings have been set for Nov. 12, and the outcome could determine whether the trial will take place in January,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“Apple has requested that Alsup rule that Psystar infringed on its copyrights and violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in its sale of unofficial third-party machines running Mac OS X. Apple has asserted that Psystar’s circumvention of its disc protection methods for its operating system is in violation of the law,” Hughes reports.
“Psystar has asked the judge to consider a list of evidence submitted in its own request for a summary judgment. The evidence includes the end user license agreements for both Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6, as well as excerpts from depositions from numerous Apple executives, including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Produt Marketing Phil Schiller,” Hughes reports.
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MacDailyNews Take: The neverending farce.
Can somebody PLEASE fill me in on how Psystar thinks they’re in the right? This sounds like a slam dunk case.
@MDN: It ain’t never-ending if they’re seeking a summary judgment, which could go against them, next month as opposed to waiting for a trial starting in January.
@Regular Reader: Psytar’s case rests on the question of whether a software EULA is an enforceable contract or not. In a typical contract your signature is gathered. With a software EULA it is not.
@Tommy Boy
Thanks! I didn’t know what they were basing their case on. But if I remember my contract law class right (yes, I honestly took one), you specify any type of contract acceptance that you want. Be it a signature, a click, a special token, whatever. As long as it’s clearly stated what it is in the contract, once you’ve accepted it’s legal. I think clicking an I Agree button before installation is pretty darn clear…for most.
May the farce be with you, Pshyster!
Reminds me of the dungeon scene near the beginning of “Return of the Jedi” when the portcullis drops down on and crushes psyster and then it’s handler little mikey dell cries.
I love Apple, but I’m waiting for the day that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is taken all the way to the Supreme Court and declared unconstitutional. DMCA totally abrogates the rights of fair use defined in the US Constitution.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is yet another reason to rush out and vote for the nearest friendly republican fascist you can find! <GRIN>
Come on Pystar!!!!! They make better computers for a more reasonable (and affordable) price. They are not doing anything wrong! I Have one and it runs better than any Mac Pro for 75% less the price!!!!!