The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Psystar's request to review a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that found their Mac clones violate Apple's copyrights, reports CNET.
Apple took Psystar to court in 2008 on claims of copyright-infringement after the company made a business out of purchasing copies of OS X and selling them on hardware it put together under the "OpenMac" moniker. Psystar fired back with its own complaint, saying Apple was not following fair use guidelines with its software, and was misusing its copyright. A U.S. District Court sided with Apple in 2009, saying that Psystar "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works," a decision that led to a permanent injunction against the clone maker in December 2009.
Psystar vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court; however, after considering their request the Supreme Court refused to review the case.
"We are sad," said K.A.D. Camara of Houston law firm Camara & Sibley. "I'm sure that the Supreme Court will take a case on this important issue eventually."
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Apple took Psystar to court in 2008 on claims of copyright-infringement after the company made a business out of purchasing copies of OS X and selling them on hardware it put together under the "OpenMac" moniker. Psystar fired back with its own complaint, saying Apple was not following fair use guidelines with its software, and was misusing its copyright. A U.S. District Court sided with Apple in 2009, saying that Psystar "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works," a decision that led to a permanent injunction against the clone maker in December 2009.
Psystar vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court; however, after considering their request the Supreme Court refused to review the case.
"We are sad," said K.A.D. Camara of Houston law firm Camara & Sibley. "I'm sure that the Supreme Court will take a case on this important issue eventually."
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