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Our Blogs Core Dump Is Psystar guilty of sophistry?
Our Blogs Core Dump Is Psystar guilty of sophistry? | Is Psystar guilty of sophistry? |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 02 September 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 4 Apple launched legal proceedings against the company in July, alleging (among other things) trademark and trade dress infringement, and inducement to infringe copyright. Psystar's response to many of Apple's assertions was to say, in effect, "we know nothing about that, so we deny that it is true." That, to me, smacks of wilful ignorance. It may work between lawyers and judges, but if I were serving on a jury, I'd find it very hard to take seriously anyone that floated such a line. Here's a good example: on one hand, "PSYSTAR admits that BusinessWeek Magazine has identified the PLAINTIFF as the 'World's Most Innovative Company.'" yet on the other, "PSYSTAR is without information or knowledge as to Consumer Reports' ranking of technical support for or by the PLAINTIFF and on that basis denies the allegation." My reaction to such an assertion would be "go and find out, and only then are you entitled to assert whether the claim is true or not." Please read on for a somewhat controversial parallel. |
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