Apple s copyright case against a startup that makes virtualisation software has been tossed out of court by a federal judge in Florida. In August last year Apple filed a lawsuit asserting that Corellium s virtualisation software infringed its copyright. After hearing arguments from both sides, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled that Corellium s software amounted to fair use due to it being transformative and very helpful to developers finding security flaws.
So, what is Corellium s controversial product? If you check out the firm s web site you will see that it sells access to development software that creates virtual devices with real-world accuracy, in your web browser. It promises to remove physical barriers and take inaccurate emulators out of this type of testing with its app streaming and high fidelity Arm device modelling – using Arm-based cloud servers.
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In context: Corellium s co-founders were early pioneers in the jailbreaking scene. At a Black Hat conference last year, Corellium reps praised the software s ability to offer iOS replicas to anyone, including foreign governments and commercial enterprises. Apple filed suit in August 2019, asking for the destruction of all infringing code and cash compensation.
On Tuesday, a US District Court in Fort Lauderdale shot down Apple s copyright claim against security software startup Corellium. The Cupertino tech giant took on the smaller company last year, filing a lawsuit alleging that it violated copyright law in creating an iOS virtualization system used to find security bugs in Apple s mobile operating system.
A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc s copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products including the iPhone. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled in favor of Corellium LLC, saying its software emulating the iOS operating system that runs on the iPhone and iPad amounted to fair use because it was transformative and helped developers find security flaws.
Apple accused Corellium of essentially replicating iOS to create virtual iOS-operated devices, whose sole function was to run unauthorized copies of the system on non-Apple hardware. But the Fort Lauderdale-based judge said Corellium adds something new to iOS by letting users see and halt running processes, take live snapshots, and conduct other operations.
Judge Throws Out Apple Copyright Claims Against Security Software Startup Corellium
A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc.’s copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products including the iPhone.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled in favor of Corellium LLC, saying its software emulating the iOS operating system that runs on the iPhone and iPad amounted to “fair use” because it was “transformative” and helped developers find security flaws.
Apple accused Corellium of essentially replicating iOS to create “virtual” iOS-operated devices, whose “sole function” was to run unauthorized copies of the system on non-Apple hardware.
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