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Apple Wins Case Against Palm Pre iTunes Syncing
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has dismissed Palm's complaint that Apple, by issuing an update to iTunes that used the USB Vendor ID number to prevent the software from automatically transferring content to any non-Apple USB device, had violated "the letter and spirit of the…
Apple and Google Spar Over App Store
Last week Google released an "unredacted" version of its response to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission investigation into Apple's supposed rejection of Google's app which would have allowed iPhone users access to the Google Voice online service. Google's response clashes with that of Apple's saying…
Former Intel SVP Bruce Sewell Joins Apple
Today former senior vice president and general counsel of Intel Corporation joined Apple as General Counsel and senior vice president of Legal and Government Affairs, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Daniel Cooperman who served in the role for the past two years will retire…
Psystar v. Apple: Psystar Sues Apple in Florida Federal Court
Hello readers, just a quick note. Yes, I am aware of this new suit but am not quite ready to write on it yet. There are some trails I want to chase down, and I just want to let it marinate in my mind a…
Apple v. Psystar: A Closer Look at the Spoliation Letter Briefs in Light of the Hearing Transcript
In my past article , I had claimed that in my personal lay opinion, Apple's counsel did not perform at their best during the August 20, 2009 hearing. I will defend that opinion in this article by examining the filings and hearing arguments relating to…
Apple v. Psystar: Why Psystar was Ordered to Pay $5,000.00 (USD) in Sanctions
I have obtained the transcript of the hearing that took place on August 20, 2009 resulting in the following Minute Entry in the Court docket: 08/24/2009 - 96 - Minute Entry: Discovery Hearing held on 8/20/2009 before William Alsup (Date Filed: 8/24/2009). Supplemental briefs due…
Apple v. Psystar: Court Orders Psystar to Pay $5,000.00 (USD) in Sanctions
The discovery dispute that has been ongoing (and which I am going to explore in full over the coming days, though I would refer the reader to Groklaw to get up to speed until then) was heard today (8/24/09) before Judge Alsup with this terse…
Apple v. Psystar: An Unexpected Opportunity to Examine Contents of Past Discovery
Personal issues have kept me from writing as regularly on my favourite case as I would like, but hopefully that has ended or at least been minimized. Many interesting things have happened recently, particularly regarding discovery, and I have only just began to digest the…
Apple and AT&T Set to Answer FCC
According to the USA Today Apple and AT&T (and Google presumably, although not mentioned by USA Today) are set to release their statements to the Federal Communications Commission to explain why Google's free Google Voice service and associated apps were banned from the iPhone…
Psystar v. Apple: Psystar Dismissed from Bankruptcy
As of August 4, 2008, Debtor Psystar has been released from its Florida Bankruptcy proceeding. It appears that this dismissal is good for the period of one year and conditioned upon Psystar paying its outstanding creditors, presumably including its prior law firm. Good luck with…
Apple v. Psystar: Round-Up of Latest Court Activity
The routine mechanics of civil litigation have been steadily moving along in the past few weeks. Nothing new in the bankruptcy case has occurred since our last report . The next bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for August 4, 2009 in which Psystar's Motion to Dismiss…
FCC Questions Google Voice App Rejection
Following the rejection and removal of Google Voice apps from the App Store the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has now begun an investigation into the process involved in app approvals and what role AT&T plays in the process. To offer some background, Google Voice is…
Apple v. Psystar: Misc. Court Orders Entered
Today there has been activity on both the California and the Bankruptcy Court dockets. As expected, Judge Alsup (California) has allowed the substitution of counsel by Psystar. Those requests, particularly when no dates are affected and the other party does not object, are routinely approved…
Apple v. Psystar: Psystar Retains New Law Firms
On July 15, 2009, Psystar filed a Motion with the Court requesting allowance for substitution of counsel from the firm of Carr & Ferrell, LLP (the firm where Colby Springer is employed) to K.A.D Camara of Camara & Sibley, LLP of Houston, Texas and David…
Apple v. Psystar: Settlement Conference Date Set
As I had suggested in my last article in which I noted that although a second mediation had been ordered, no date had been set, an Order has come from Magistrate Judge Zimmerman setting the mediation for July 30, 2009. This Order is a bit…
Apple v. Psystar: New Case Management Scheduling Order Entered
Now that the automatic stay has been lifted, the California Court has issued its Second Case Management Scheduling Order. All of the previous future deadlines have been moved forward by approximately one month with the new trial date set for January 11, 2010 .
Apple v. Psystar: Examining the Declaration of Rudy Pedraza
A great deal of attention has been paid to the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction drama of the Psystar bankruptcy filings. However, buried in the flurry of filings were some overlooked gems. I had mentioned one of these in my last article in which I had pointed out that…
Apple v. Psystar: Summary of Status (with buried tidbits and copies of transcripts not made available elsewhere)
The Psystar case has taken a odd path. Just after the Court-ordered deadline for production of financial records and just prior to the date scheduled for the deposition of the Psystar representative who would not answer "I don't know" over 90 times when asked about…
Apple v. Psystar: Apple Pushes Forward in District Court
Yesterday, Apple filed its Notice of Entry of Order Granting Motion by Apple, Inc. for Relief from Stay in order to inform Judge Alsup that this case can proceed. I expect that Apple will aggressively pursue this matter in the coming days. Please look for…
Apple Fires Warning Shot at Palm
In a support document posted yesterday Apple has seemingly given a warning to Palm who recently released its Pre handset while touting one of the leading features as its ability to sync with Apple's iTunes software. It was reported at the time that the Palm…