The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday ruled that Corellium’s CORSEC simulator is protected by copyright law’s fair use doctrine, which allows the duplication of copyrighted work under certain circumstances.ĬORSEC “furthers scientific progress by allowing security research into important operating systems,” a three-judge panel for the appeals court said, adding that iOS “is functional operating software that falls outside copyright’s core.”Īn Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the ruling.Īpple argued that Corellium’s software was “wholesale copying and reproduction” of iOS and served as a market substitute for its own security research products.Ĭorellium countered that its copying of Apple’s computer code and app icons was only for the purposes of security research and was sufficiently “transformative” under the fair use standard. over its software that simulates the iPhone’s iOS operating systems, letting security researchers identify flaws in the software. ![]() ![]() failed to fully revive a long-running copyright lawsuit against cybersecurity firm Corellium Inc.
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