Report: Apple, Psystar Mediation Talks Fail
7:20 am, February 23rd, 2009, Ed Sutherland
It appears lawyers for Apple and clone-maker Psystar will head back to the courtroom after failed mediation talks, according to reports Monday.
The court-ordered talks, held secretly February 18 between the two companies, “did not settle” the copyright-infringement case, according to the World of Apple Website, quoting an unnamed “contact.”
A federal court earlier this month agreed to allow Psystar to submit a modified counterclaim against Apple’s initial charges. The Mac clone maker now maintains Apple has misused its copyright protections of the OS X software to stifle hardware rivals.
Last week, German company HyperMegaNet expressed confidence it could win a similar lawsuit, charging Apple’s End-User Licensing Agreement would be invalid in that nation.
Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on this article
Hi Ed, it’s dizzle from World of Apple. My contact is unnamed as she is not an Internet personality. She is a relative of the owner of Psystar and gives me information with his full knowledge and consent. I don’t use her name because she is just an everyday person who happens to be related to someone in the news. I respect her privacy.
dizzle, on February 23rd, 2009 at 8:02 am
I wanted to add:
Also the use of the word “secret” seems a bit sensationalistic. All mediations are private. It is a matter of law unless waived by the parties. There is nothing that is unusual in this regard. A less inflammatory way of describing mediation is private or confidential.
It couldn’t have been too “secret” if everyone knew the date. It was public record.
dizzle, on February 23rd, 2009 at 8:05 am