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MacSoft has released a 94MB demo of Myth III: The Wolf Age for Mac OS 8.6 and later and Mac OS X, which is due for release at Macworld Expo San Francisco. Servers are extremely busy, however. The folks at MacUpdate will be mirroring the file shortly.

A recent article at Law.com, as noted by MacSurfer, chronicles the efforts of Apple’s legal department to protect the company’s intellectual property and maintain strict control over it. Apple’s law department monitors over 30 trade and fan sites, and frequently uses cease-and-desist letters to warn Webmasters when Apple feels they have crossed the line.

ZDNet‘s David Coursey latest column showcases the products that “>made a difference” for him in 2001. Among the products is Apple’s AirPort technology and the iBook and PowerBook G4. “… Mac OS and its AirPort wireless technology made for the easiest and most straightforward networking I did in 2001,” writes Coursey. “It pretty much just works.”

Apple’s ties to the movie industry continue to flourish. During the week of December 16, traffic to Apple’s movie trailers page increased significantly with the release of the Spiderman trailer, which attracted more than 134,000 “office workers,” according to Nielson/NetRatings. Traffic for Apple’s trailers page as a whole climbed 101 percent among office workers, to 834,000.

Xerox yesterday evening announced it has won a suit against 3Com regarding Palm’s Graffiti handwriting recognition software, which was found to infringe upon a Xerox patent. The ruling paves the way for Xerox to seek damages, which it said might include forcing Palm to stop making its handheld organizers or to license the technology.