:: Apple moves to protect iPhone UI

It's been less than a week since the iPhone was announced and the product is not even expected to ship for another six months, but Apple is aggressively protecting its Mac OS X-like interface on the iPhone. A group of users has already developed a skin for Windows mobile that enables users to mimic the iPhone interface, but one website that posted screenshots and links to the hack has already been threatened by Apple and its legal team. IT Pro reports that Apple has "engaged in fighting talk" over screenshots and a link to XDA-developers forum that describes the Windows mobile hack. Apple's law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP has sent Paul O'Brien, founder of MoDaCo, a virtual Windows mobile community, a letter demanding that the website operator remove screen shots showcasing the mimicked interface as well as the link to the offending website. According to the report, Apple's legal team claimed that O'Brien is violating Apple copyrights and that links the third-party website that "facilitate" the windows mobile hack. O'Brien subsequently removed the screenshots and the link. "We represent Apple Computer, Inc. ('Apple') and are authorized to act on Apple's behalf to investigate and take legal action with respect to the unauthorized dissemination of Apple's copyrigh...

Originally posted on IpodNN  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:30:00 GMT