Aztech wins lawsuit against Creative.SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1995--Aztech Systems Ltd. (SESDAQ:AZTECH) is pleased to announce that the High Court of Singapore has today ruled in favor of Aztech in Suit No. 688 of 1993. The Court has found that Aztech did not copy any part of Creative's firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. and had developed its family of Sound Galaxy sound cards independently. The Court has accordingly dismissed Creative's claim of copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own against Aztech. "We are glad that the truth has finally come to light. The High Court of Singapore has affirmed Aztech's stand that Sound Galaxy cards were developed independently by Aztech's Research and Development team and there has been no infringement of Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). copyright as wrongly alleged by Creative. "We have always maintained that Aztech does not need to license technology from any third party with respect to our range of Sound Galaxy sound cards. This decision has confirmed our status as a leading sound card manufacturer in the world with award leading sound products," said Michael Mun n. 1. The mouth. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns. - Old Rhyme. , Aztech Systems Ltd. "Creative's allegations of copyright infringement were first made shortly after our Sound Galaxy sound cards were marketed worldwide. "We realized that the cost of defending such allegations would be quite substantial and may be beyond our means at that time, however, we were determined to stand by the truth and not be cowed or tempted "Tempted" was the second single released from Squeeze's fourth album, East Side Story. Though it failed to crack the Top 40 in the UK or the U.S., over the years "Tempted" has become one of Squeeze's most well known songs, especially in North America. into settling the claim as Media Vision had done. This was despite the fact that Aztech at that time was preparing for its IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ," added H.P. Mun, director of Aztech Systems Ltd. The terms of the court order consequent to the judgment has yet to be agreed or settled. The Court has also to decide Aztech's other claims against Creative. These will be heard at a later date. About Aztech Based in Singapore, Aztech is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a full range of multimedia solutions for the desktop. In the recent Dataquest report published this year, Aztech is the second largest supplier of sound boards worldwide, holding 25% market share for discrete sound boards for 1994. Aztech has established a strong presence in the CD ROM CD ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory drive business, attested at·test v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests v.tr. 1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser. 2. by several awards and recommendations from major publications worldwide. The company is dedicated to making multimedia more accessible to the masses by bringing high quality multimedia solutions to the market place. CONTACT: Aztech Systems Ltd., Singapore Joyce See/Ruby Lee, 65-7417211 |
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