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Court issues key rulings in copyright infringement case over open source software

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 11 2010

In the latest instalment in the Jacobsen v. Katzer saga, the District Court for the Northern District of California found that open source files for a model train software application were eligible for copyright protection

Psystar found liable for infringing Apple’s copyright in the Mac OS X operating system

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2010

In Apple Inc. v. Psystar, a California District Court granted Apple’s motion for summary judgment for copyright infringement against Mac clone manufacturer Psystar, finding that Psystar had violated Apple’s reproduction right, distribution right and right to create a derivative work in its Mac OS X operating system