14 DAY TRIAL // Court documents unearthed by The Mac Observer show that Psystar has formally appealed the permanent injunction Apple secured against it. The request was reportedly filed late last week to the US Court of Appeals' Ninth Circuit. It challenges Judge Alsup’s ban on selling Mac clones, the summary judgment and protections regarding the details of dispositive (settlement-related) motions in the case.
Having learned of the new developments in the Psystar VS Apple case, the Mac Observer reports that the Florida-based Mac cloner “has officially filed its Notice of Appeal in the copyright suit it lost against Apple Inc.” Citing information extracted from a court document obtained by the site, The Mac Observer reveals that, “The step was a formality in the appeals process, but until it was filed, it was unclear if the company would actually mount an appeal.”
Recently faced with having to pay over $2 million in damages to Apple, with the court ruling in favor of Apple over Psystar’s attempts to profit by installing Mac OS X on generic PC hardware, the Mac cloner was left with selling “I sued Psystar” T-shirts on its website, in an effort to raise funds and continue its business (or pay Apple). Donations are also accepted over at Psystar’s site. Either way, those who contribute to the fund raising are promised a free copy of the Rebel EFI software hack, which enables Intel-based PCs to run Mac OS X.
“Psystar's vision of bringing the Mac OS to generic PC hardware is and always will be unyielding. Although Rebel EFI may be temporarily unavailable for purchase on the Psystar online store, those who purchase a t-shirt or donate over twenty dollars will receive one free copy of Rebel EFI once the court has ruled in our favor on this issue,” the struggling company says in a statement on its website.
Also recently, Softpedia reported that Psystar was gearing up to launch PCs with Linux pre-installed, instead of Mac OS X. The computers will allegedly support Snow Leopard, although the job of installing the software will be shifted to the customer. The Rebel EFI utility will play a key role in the upcoming months, when we will see how the US Court of Appeals' Ninth Circuit finds Psystar’s appeal.