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Apple wins pivotal software licensing lawsuit

  • Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
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  • USA
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  • October 14 2011

In a recent opinion, the Ninth Circuit clarified the defense of copyright misuse, finding the defense inapplicable in a dispute between Apple Inc. and Psystar Corp. Apple, one of the most prolific software producers in the world, sued Psystar for copyright infringement based on Psystar’s practice of copying Apple’s Mac OS X operating software for use in Psystar computers

The copyright misuse defense & Apple's software license agreements

  • Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 7 2011

The affirmative defense of copyright misuse is a court-created affirmative defense to copyright infringement which flows from a similar defense in patent litigation