Apple loses copyright lawsuit against Corellium, a security research company
Apple has lost its copyright lawsuit against Corellium, a security research company that helped its customers in finding bugs in iOS.
December 30, 2020 - Corellium was taken to court by Apple due to alleged violations of copyright law, as it allowed users to run virtual versions of iOS on their desktop computers. This helped researchers in finding security bugs without using an iPhone. iOS only runs on Apple’s own devices, and the company is notoriously popular for not allowing other its operating systems to run on other hardware, natively or virtually, without permission.
The lawsuit was thrown out by a federal judge in Florida, and the ruling stated that Corellium had not violated any copyright laws by creating virtual iPhones for desktops, as it was only doing so to help improve security for iPhone users. It was not a competing product, but only a research tool for customers. The judge also added that Apple’s argument in the claims was “Puzzling, if not disingenuous”, as Corellium was following a vetting process before selling its products to customers. read the full story