Apple Loses Lawsuit Against Software Virtualization Firm Corellium
“Weighing all the necessary factors, the Court finds that Corellium has met its burden of establishing fair use,” Judge Smith wrote Tuesday’s order. “Thus, its use of iOS in connection with the Corellium Product is permissible.”
December 29, 2020 - Apple this week lost a legal battle against software virtualization firm Corellium copyright infringement covering iOS, iTunes, and other Apple assets. Apple sued the company last year, as Corellium software is designed to replicate iOS to allow security researchers to locate bugs and security flaws.
The Washington Post reported that a Florida judge threw out Apple’s claims that Corellium violated copyright law with its software. The judge ruled that Corellium operates under fair use terms.
Corellium touted its software product as running “real iOS — with real bugs that have real exploits,” Apple had not licensed iOS, iTunes or its user interface technologies for use by Corellium. read the full story