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If any part of the Leopard EFI has a component that can be construed to be a security measure to prevent the software from use on unauthorized hardware, Apple has a DMCA case. And the DMCA does have teeth.

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Yeah, but they're arguing a level higher than that. They're saying the security measures Apple is using are illegal. In that case, the DMCA is rendered irrelevant, right? You can't protect illegal protection schemes.

That's an interesting point. Now's a good time to say IANAL and I'm just speculating, but as I understand it they're not really arguing that Apple's security measures are illegal, but that their business practices are illegal; Apple is entitled to have whatever security they'd like. If that's true, then the DMCA violation would still stand.

Nah, the DMCA bites the bucket in cases like that. It was already overturned for a garage door opener and a printer manufacturer.

You can't claim DMCA protection in cases where you are simply trying to shut out competition. Others are allowed to be interoperable.

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