Goodbye, Psystar: Apple wins permanent injunction against Mac clone maker

Apple vs. Psystar on the scaleThe case was almost over a month ago, but now Apple's request for a permanent injunction has checked Psystar: in a sentence given this week, the judge was once again in favor of Cupertino's firm.

In practice, Psystar now has nothing else to do, as it is prohibited from copying, selling, offering, distributing or creating works related to Mac OS X and its software without Apple's express authorization.

Here is the judge's determination in full, in English:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Apples motion for a permanent injunction is GRANTED, and defendant is permanently and immediately enjoined from:

  1. Copying, selling, offering to sell, distributing, or creating derivative works of plaintiffs copyrighted Mac OS X software without authorization from the copyright holder;
  2. Intentionally inducing, aiding, assisting, abetting, or encouraging any other person or entity to infringe plaintiffs copyrighted Mac OS X software;
  3. Circumventing any technological measure that effectively controls access to plaintiffs copyrighted Mac OS X software, including, but not limited to, the technological measure used by Apple to prevent unauthorized copying of Mac OS X on non-Apple computers;
  4. Manufacturing, importing, offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to plaintiffs copyrighted Mac OS X software, including, but not limited to, the technological measure used by Apple to prevent unauthorized copying of Mac OS X on non-Apple computers;
  5. Manufacturing, importing, offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively protects the rights held by plaintiff under the Copyright Act with respect to its copyrighted Mac OS X software.

Psystar has until December 31, 2009 to comply with the determination, which does not exempt it from the $ 2.7 million Apple payment.

Apparently, the sentence also includes the Rebel EFI software, created by Psystar.

(via AppleInsider)