Apple has won the first stage of its legal battle against Psystar, the company that offers PCs running Apple's Mac operating system, in a recent Californian court ruling.

Although there's still outstanding breach of contract, trademark infringement, and unfair competition issues to be sorted, as well as a related lawsuit to go through the Florida court system, the court has agreed with Apple's main argument of copyright infringement against Psystar, which does not bode well for Psystar's wider defence.

Engadget has a detailed look at the charges and how the court ruled on each point, but basically this round of legal fun sees Psystar guilty of illegally copying, modifying, and distributing Apple's Mac OS X.

The results of the related complaints, and just how much Psystar is going to be ordered to pay Apple in damages is yet to be seen, but we'll keep you posted.

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Apple wins copyright infringement case against Psystar originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:20:44 +0000

Having the pants sued off it by Apple has not stopped Psystar rolling out products that challenge the Mac maker's End User License Agreement

New to the market is Psystar's Rebel EFI software hack that allows certain Intel-powered PCs to run Snow Leopard, Apple's latest operating system.

The $50 software will allow any PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor installed to run Mac OS X 10.6.

Psystar and Apple have been involved in an ongoing legal battle over Psystar's computers that come with the Mac OS pre-installed since July 2008.

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Psystar offers $50 solution to run Mac OS X 10.6 on PCs originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:36:26 +0100