Submission + - Apple says booting OS X makes an unauthorized copy 9
recoiledsnake writes: Groklaw has an extensive look at the latest developments in the Psystar vs. Apple story. There's a nice picture illustrating the accusation by Apple that Psystar makes three unauthorized copies of OS X. The most interesting however, is the last copy. From Apple's brief: "Finally, every time Psystar turns on any of the Psystar computers running Mac OS X, which it does before shipping each computer, Psystar necessarily makes a separate modified copy of Mac OS X in Random Access Memory, or RAM. This is the third unlawful copy." Psystar's response: "Copying a computer program into RAM as a result of installing and running that program is precisely the copying that Section 117 provides does not constitute copyright infringement for an owner of a computer program. As the Ninth Circuit explained, permitting copies like this was Section 117’s purpose." Is Apple seriously arguing that installing a third party program and booting OS X results in copyright infringement due to making a derivative work and an unauthorized copy?
All Mac Users are Pirates (Score:1, Funny)
Brilliant.
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With this Apple has undeniably jumped the shark....
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Oh yes, chalk up another hash mark on the Apple Death Knell for this one.
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Congratulations, you get the prize for "most mixed metaphors in 15 words"! :) I count four, maybe someone can shoot for five?
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It would be like if you bought one car and then used a Stargate replicator to make an exact copy of it. Plus you copied yourself and thus, liking driving, were able to drive while you drive, yo.
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Memory (Score:1)
Oh, I get it. And, should I memorize a poem that's still under copyright, have I just made an unlawful copy?