Psystar’s long running legal battle with Apple over Mac clones seems to have finally come to an end now that the U.S. Supreme Court shot down the defunct PC maker’s appeal attempt in appealing a ruling blocking it from selling PCs with OS X installed, according to CNET.
The Supreme Court denied Pystar’s request for a review of a ruling that said the company violated Apple copyrights by building and selling Mac clones without authorization. That ruling was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals, but has now run into a dead end since the Supreme Court won’t hear the case.
Psystar: Denied
Apple slapped Psystar with a lawsuit in July 2008 over claims the company was violating Apple copyrights and end user license agreement, and eventually added a DMCA complaint on top of those. Psystar countered with an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, but that was eventually rejected by the court.
Psystar moved through two law firms during the course of its legal headaches before settling on K.A.D. Camera of Camera & Sibley. In the end Psystar filed bankruptcy, and Apple was awarded a total victory in court, complete with an injunction blocking the company from selling Mac clones, Mac OS X in any form, and installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware.
Psystar’s attorneys appealed even though the company didn’t have any money to pay, but were met with disappointment when the Appeals Court upheld the ruling.
With the Supreme Court’s decision to not review the case, Psystar is effectively dead in the water. Considering the company has been essentially dead for several years, it’s very likely this will be the last we hear from the Psystar team.