http://www.osnews.com/ Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams OSNews version 4 donotreply@osnews.com (Adam Scheinberg) donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:47:17 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com/ 120 http://www.osnews.com/story/22539/Apple_Asks_for_Permanent_Injunction_Psystar_Sold_768_Machines/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22539/Apple_Asks_for_Permanent_Injunction_Psystar_Sold_768_Machines/ We've got some progress in the other legal case Apple is involved in. The California case, Apple vs. Psystar, is more or less a done deal, but the Florida case, Psystar vs. Apple, is only just beginning. As it promised it would do, Apple has now asked the court in California to either dismiss the Florida case, or transfer it to California. Apple is also asking for a permanent injuction against Psystar. Through this motion, we also gain some juicy insight into Psystar's sales projections - and more interestingly, how many machines the clone maker actually sold. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:53:09 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 45 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22493/Apple_Scores_Massive_Win_in_Psystar_Case/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22493/Apple_Scores_Massive_Win_in_Psystar_Case/ As Murphy's Law dictates, this news was destined to come while I'm down and out with the flu, while being miserable on the couch. Dragged my bum to the computer for this one (my iPhone alerted me, oh the irony): Apple has scored a major win in its case against Psystar. Judge William Alsup more or less agreed with just about everything Apple said, granting Apple's motion for a summary judgement. Instant update: Mind, though, that this ruling only covers Leopard. Snow Leopard will be handled in the Florida case. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:32:49 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 208 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22489/MPAA_Shuts_Down_Municipal_WiFi_Due_to_Single_Illegal_Download/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22489/MPAA_Shuts_Down_Municipal_WiFi_Due_to_Single_Illegal_Download/ As regular readers on OSNews will know, I'm quite opposed to the concept of post-sale restrictions, but also the insane countermeasures undertaken by the film and music industry against individuals who illegally download content. The reason I'm so opposed to these things is not because I approve of the act of illegal downloading - no, it's all about the slippery slope effect. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:39:24 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 60 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News Tom Curtis http://www.osnews.com/story/22484/Intel_AMD_Settle_All_Legal_Disputes/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22484/Intel_AMD_Settle_All_Legal_Disputes/ Intel and main (and only?) rival AMD have long been embroiled in legal battles regarding antitrust and patent issues. On top of that, antitrust regulators all over the world are investigating Intel for possible antitrust violations, so it looks like Intel needed to close off at least one flank: the company has reached a settlement with AMD, ending all legal disputes between the two chip makers. Intel will pay 1.25 billion USD to AMD. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:10 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 22 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News SReilly http://www.osnews.com/story/22456/Judge_Norwegian_ISP_Does_Not_Have_to_Block_The_Pirate_Bay/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22456/Judge_Norwegian_ISP_Does_Not_Have_to_Block_The_Pirate_Bay/ Every now and then you come across these news items that make just too much sense to be true. Earlier this year, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry threatened Norway's largest ISP, Telenor: block access to The Pirate Bay within 14 days, or face legal action. Telenor refused to comply - so it went to court. In what can only be seen as a major victory, the judge sided with Telenor. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:22:55 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 17 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22450/EU_Adopts_Internet_Freedom_Provision_on_Internet_Cut-offs/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22450/EU_Adopts_Internet_Freedom_Provision_on_Internet_Cut-offs/ "For weeks, the major governing institutions of the European Union have been locked in a battle over three-strikes laws, Internet disconnections, and the appropriate role of judges in the process. Just after midnight last night, the deadlock was broken and all parties agreed to a new 'Internet freedom provision' that reinforces the presumption of innocence, the right to privacy, and the right to judicial review under any Internet sanctions." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 1 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22427/Psystar_Asks_Judge_to_Rule_Its_Business_Is_Legitimate/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22427/Psystar_Asks_Judge_to_Rule_Its_Business_Is_Legitimate/ While the Apple v. Psystar case is currently on hold until the hearing regarding the motions for a summary judgement takes place (November 12) the Psystar v. Apple case (still with me?) is only just beginning. Psystar has amended its original complaint in this second lawsuit, asking the judge to order Apple to cease calling Psystar's business "illegal", claiming it hurts the clone maker financially. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:04 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 69 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22405/Apple_to_Nokia_We_ll_Defend_the_Case_Vigorously/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22405/Apple_to_Nokia_We_ll_Defend_the_Case_Vigorously/ As most of you will know, Nokia slapped Apple with a patent lawsuit last week. Nokia claims that Apple's iPhone infringes upon 10 patents related to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi connectivity. In its SEC 10-K annual report filing, Apple made its first cautious response to Nokia's claims. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:20:04 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 32 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22379/Nokia_Sues_Apple_for_Patent_Infringment/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22379/Nokia_Sues_Apple_for_Patent_Infringment/ Remember when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, and proclaimed, to much applause, that they patented the hell out of it? Well, apparently Apple likes to boast about its own patents, but when it comes to dealing with other's they're not so willing. That is, if you believe Nokia: the largest phone manufacturer in the world has sued Apple for patent infringement. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:23 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 86 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22357/Psystar_Wants_to_Reveal_Protection_Measures_in_Leopard/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22357/Psystar_Wants_to_Reveal_Protection_Measures_in_Leopard/ Remember the motions for a summary judgement filed by Apple and Psystar earlier this week? Large parts of them were censored per Apple's request. These censored parts detailed the protection measures Apple put in place in Leopard to prevent it from being installed on non-Apple labelled computers. Psystar filed a motion a few days ago asking the judge to uncensor the information. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:50:12 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 63 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22342/Borland_in_the_1980s_Treat_Software_Just_Like_a_Book_/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22342/Borland_in_the_1980s_Treat_Software_Just_Like_a_Book_/ Let's do a little trip down memory lane. We're talking the '80s, early '90s, and we're looking at a company called Borland, which produced several well-known and popular products related to software development. Back in those days, Borland had an end user license agreement. However, contrary to the EULAs we know and despise today, Borland's 'No-Nonsense License Statement' was a whole lot simpler, and in fact, is a perfect example of how software should be treated. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:51 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 34 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22333/EFF_Warns_TI_Not_to_Pursue_Legal_Threats_Against_Hobbyists/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22333/EFF_Warns_TI_Not_to_Pursue_Legal_Threats_Against_Hobbyists/ So, we have Apple who is paranoid about people installing legally purchased copies of its operating system on non-Apple labelled machines. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more ridiculous than that, we have a hardware company trying to prevent people from installing operating systems on its hardware. Wait, what? Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:21:44 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 52 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22327/Apple_Psystar_File_Motions_for_Summary_Judgement/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22327/Apple_Psystar_File_Motions_for_Summary_Judgement/ Now that all the nastiness of the discovery phase is behind us in the Apple vs. Psystar case, both parties are trying to get the case settled before it goes to court, much like the recent Vernor vs. Autodesk case. Both Apple and Psystar have filed motions asking for a summary judgement. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:11 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 85 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22304/Dutch_RIAA_Plans_to_Charge_Bloggers_for_Embedding_Videos/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22304/Dutch_RIAA_Plans_to_Charge_Bloggers_for_Embedding_Videos/ Here on OSNews I've already talked about various copyright related issues here in The Netherlands - obviously because I'm Dutch and live there. As a small nation, the copyright issues we face here serve as nice, comprehensible discussion starters that we can all grok. Well, we've got another one. Our own RIAA equivalent has caused quite the stir by announcing that they will start charging bloggers and social website users for embedding YouTube videos with copyrighted content. Say what? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:15:38 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) Law and Order 23 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News http://www.osnews.com/story/22295/Microsoft-Beating_Company_Sues_Apple_Google_Etc_/ http://www.osnews.com/story/22295/Microsoft-Beating_Company_Sues_Apple_Google_Etc_/ The patent wars rage on. Eolas, a company that before won US$585 million from Microsoft in 2003 in a suit that challenged the use of ActiveX and AJAX, is now after twenty-three separate companies allegedly because their precious patent was spoiled by all of them. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:43:45 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Jordan Spencer Cunningham) Law and Order 36 http://www.osnews.com/topics/44 News Moulinneuf