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Latest twist in Apple vs. Psystar

Mac clone maker Psystar has modified its counterclaim against Apple. Gone are the Clayton Act and Sherman Act antitrust claims, and in are sections that refute claims of violating the DMCA. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Counterclaim, Operating System, DMCA, Apple Inc., Computer Hardware, Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationApple is much more evil than MS...they've just been so much less successful that no one has noticed just how evil Apple is. People are beginning to notice. :)RE: Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationI used to use Anapod Explorer for my old...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Computers Today, Apple Inc., Apple Confuses Speech, DMCA Violation, DMCA

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...

Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Apple adds DMCA charge to Psystar suit

Apple adds DMCA charge to Psystar suitAdieu, PsystarI always thought EFI-X looked to be a better solution, although many do not like to build their own.

Tags: Digital media, Psystar, DMCA, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Apple adds DMCA charge to Psystar suit

It appears that Apple is trying to put the final nail in Psystar's coffin, asking the court to accept an amended complaint against the Mac clone maker to add a charge of violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act to a long list of allegations, including trademark infringement, breach of...

Tags: Complaint, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Productivity, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Apple Mac OS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges

Apple hits Psystar with DMCA chargesCan't wait for the iApologistto show up, talking out of the other side of their mouths about how the DMCA is evil except when Apple uses it.Should match their views on patents....But... but... but... Apple doesn't use a TPM DRM chip!!!All the Apple zealots told...

Tags: Digital media, Apple EULA, intel, Apple Inc., DMCA, Psystar, DMCA charge

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges

Court papers reveal that the day before Thanksgiving Apple added new charges to the five-month old federal lawsuit against mac-clone maker Psystar. The new charges claim that Psystar, along with ten John Does, violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA by bypassing copy-protection mechanisms used by Apple to protect Mac...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Copyrighted Works, Defendant, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

What might end Apple's open source pass

What surprises me is the silence of the music industry. If this breaks that silence, then we will have a turning point. My guess is they no longer love their Cupertino overlords. Time to show it. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Media, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-28

McCain-YouTube flap shows it's time to reform DMCA

McCain-YouTube flap shows it's time to reform DMCAWrong "reform"IMHO the take-down provisions of the DMCA are the only part of the law that is anything like right. The last thing we need is some kind of "reform" that mandates special treatment for some [1] over the rest of us...

Tags: Digital media, DMCA, CBS Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

McCain-YouTube flap shows it's time to reform DMCA

Now that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has personally endorsed Barack Obama, the McCain campaign's gripes about YouTube taking down their web ads have a new currency. McCain spokesman Mike Goldfarb hinted that the take-down was related to Schmidt's endorsement: "It may be that there is some political bias involved."...

Tags: Eric Schmidt, DMCA, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman, YouTube Inc., CBS Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-10-22

YouTube: No special DMCA policies for candidates

YouTube: No special DMCA policies for candidatesMcCain voted for the DMCA.Therefore he needs to abide by its rules like the rest of us. Maybe now he'll see how foolish a law it is (I can hope can't I?)You tube is a nest of Obama agentsthat is secretely working against John...

Tags: DMCA, Obama agent, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

YouTube: No special DMCA policies for candidates

McCain wants YouTube to give special handling to DMCA takedown notices regarding political campaigns. Today, YouTube gave the campaign the cold shoulder. It seems McCain has run afoul of copyright holders more than once, with the use of news clips from CBS and Fox. McCain is probably right that their...

Tags: YouTube Inc., DMCA, McCain, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman, Takedown, John McCain, Piracy, Intellectual Property, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Research & Development

Blog posts 2008-10-15

The importance of the Veoh decision

Needless to say, Google's lawyers are happy. They now have a precedent to hit Viacom over the head with. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Antipiracy, DMCA, Safe Harbor, Video, Veoh, Corporate Communications, Piracy, Marketing, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forward

Everybody agrees. Stephanie Lenz' video of her young son with Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" playing in the background was a fair use of a copyrighted work. But Universal submitted a DMCA takedown notice on the video and YouTube took it down for a month until Lenz was able to get...

Tags: Use, DMCA, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?just a technicality......but this isn't law in Canada, yet. It's just a bill at this point. Carry on...it will never beThis farce of a bill is the single most anti-consumer thing i ever saw in Canada.You can copy legally own media...

Tags: Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, northern DMCA, IS Canada, new Copyright Law, DMCA, copyright law

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?

Canada has a new copyright law that limits consumers' liability for copyright infringement but exposes them to thousands of dollars in penalties for circumventing anti-copying technology, the Globe and Mail reports. The existing copyright law, passed in 1997, exposes consumers to a maximum of $20,000 in statutory...

Tags: Law, Copyright Law, DMCA, Canada, E-books, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Viacom v Google: Threat to the Net -- or just Google?

Viacom v Google: Threat to the Net -- or just Google?I just want a good source of non copy righted material.Okay I said it once but I do need a good source of open source music I can use that doesn't cost 59.95 for a power point presentation to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DCMA, Viacom Inc., DMCA, Google Inc., U.S. Congress, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Viacom v Google: Threat to the Net -- or just Google?

The re-do of Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against Google for alleged infringement of copyright on YouTube is moving forward as Google filed an answer to Viacom's redrafted complaint. The original suit was filed last year but Viacom re-filed the complaint last month. Based on the information in this AP...

Tags: Google Inc., DMCA, Viacom Inc., Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-27

Google: Viacom's YouTube lawsuit threatens DMCA

Google: Viacom's YouTube lawsuit threatens DMCASick Of This CrapYou can't watch or view anything on the Internet anymore without it being subject to some stupid a$$ copyright law, lawsuit, or patent....Time to go back to snail mail, faxes, and VCRs.

Tags: lawsuit, DMCA, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-26

Google: Viacom's YouTube lawsuit threatens DMCA; The full response

Google has filed its response to Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit over copyright infringement. The gist: Viacom's lawsuit hampers the Internet and challenges the protections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Google's response Techmeme--you're forgiven if you are shocked that Viacom and Google haven't settled yet--denies a...

Tags: Google Inc., Lawsuit, YouTube Inc., DMCA, Viacom Inc., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-26