Psystar Corporation was a company based in Miami, Florida, owned by Rudy and Robert Pedraza who sold "Open Computers" though one article claimed "Psystar, run by HyperMegaNet, based in Wolfsburg, Germany, currently ships to 23 destinations including the UK via delivery firm DHL.
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Psystar's computers were initially called "OpenMac" but were later renamed "Open Computers.
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The Rebel EFI was not an original work of Psystar but was based on an open source program called boot-132 from the OSx86 Project.
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Developers of the OSx86 Project claimed that Psystar did not get permission to use their code and then reworked their license so that it specifically forbids commercial usage.
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Psystar did not challenge Lynde in his analysis of financial records.
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On November 27, 2008, Apple claimed "Psystar violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by dodging copy-protection technologies Apple uses to protect Mac OS X " "Apple employs technological protection measures that effectively control access to Apple's copyrighted works, " the revised complaint read.
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On December 22, 2008, Psystar opened the claim that Apple "is prohibited from bringing action against Psystar for the alleged infringement of one or more of the plaintiff's copyrights for failure to register said copyrights with the copyright office as required" by law.
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On February 5, 2009, Psystar won a round as a modified abuse of copyright claim against Apple under Judge William Alsup, opening the door to a potential nullification of the Apple-only hardware rule in Apple's EULA.
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Apple challenged that Psystar was using Chapter 11 bankruptcy to stall the case, and in June 2009, the court lifted the stay on Apple's lawsuit.
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On July 2, 2009, Psystar announced that they would emerge from Chapter 11 protection.
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On November 13, 2009, the court granted Apple's motion for summary judgement and found Apple's copyrights were violated as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act when Psystar installed Apple's operating system on non-Apple computers.
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The ruling applies to all current and future versions of Mac OS X and Judge Alsup made it clear that "Psystar will be selling Rebel EFI at its peril, and risks finding itself held in contempt if its new venture falls within the scope of the injunction.
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On January 16, 2010, Psystar announced that they would be appealing the lawsuit put in place on December 15.
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