Claiming that industry-accepted, association-endorsed CD burning technology in use by several hardware and software companies is infringing on its own 1997 patent, Optima Technology has sued rival Roxio in an attempt to enforce its patent protections. The suit, filed in federal court in Orange County, California, late last week, could have implications beyond Roxio, a CD-burning software company and parent of the new Napster online music service.
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Roxio, CD-R Industry Under Legal Fire from Optima
Posted by: Jay Lyman December 16, 2003 02:48 PMClaiming that industry-accepted, association-endorsed CD burning technology in use by several hardware and software companies is infringing on its own 1997 patent, Optima Technology has sued rival Roxio in an attempt to enforce its patent protections. The suit, filed in federal court in Orange County, California, late last week, could have implications beyond Roxio, a CD-burning software company and parent of the new Napster online music service.