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Apple Says Booting OS X Makes an Unauthorized Copy
recoiledsnake writes "Groklaw has an extensive look at the latest developments in the Psystar vs. Apple story. There's a nice picture illustrating the accusation by Apple that Psystar makes three unauthorized copies of OS X. The most interesting, however, is the last copy. From Apple's brief: 'Finally, every time Psystar turns on any of the Psystar computers running Mac OS X, which it does before shipping each computer, Psystar necessarily makes a separate modified copy of Mac OS X in Random Access Memory, or RAM. This is the third unlawful copy.' Psystar's response: 'Copying a computer program into RAM as a result of installing and running that program is precisely the copying that Section 117 provides does not constitute copyright infringement for an owner of a computer program. As the Ninth Circuit explained, permitting copies like this was Section 117's purpose.' Is Apple seriously arguing that installing a third party program and booting OS X results in copyright infringement due to making a derivative work and an unauthorized copy?"
Apple quality? Last time I was inside an apple they were still using leaky electrolytic caps and even worse hardware than low end PCs.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
and, yes, even Linux are licensed to you, with restrictions.
If you are talking about the GPL, you are not bound by it unless you distribute. Repeat: you are not bound by a license as a Linux user.
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope.
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