Coupons, Inc. Wins Court Victory against Counterfeiters; Federal Court Ruling Protects Copyright of Consumer-Printed Online Coupons.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Coupons, Inc. (http://solutions.coupons.com), the leading U.S. provider of consumer-printed coupon marketing and technology solutions, has won a ground-breaking, permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against counterfeiting of its coupons, providing Coupons, Inc. with another avenue to fight coupon fraud. Coupons, Inc. won the permanent injunction and final judgment based on claims under federal and state laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law which implements two 1996 WIPO treaties. It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services that are used to measures that control access to copyrighted works (commonly , which addresses copyright protection of materials in digital form, such as materials distributed via the Internet. The ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, one of the first of its kind, bars the defendant from further illegal activity in violation of Coupons, Inc.'s legal rights. (Civil Action No. C03 035776 CW, Coupons, Inc. v. Anthony "Tony" Leland, Andrea Heintzelman, and Midwest Wholesale). "This important ruling validates our assertion that the unique features of our coupons, combined with the many security features built into our systems, make them the most fraud-resistant coupons available in any medium," said Steven R. Boal, Coupons Inc.'s CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Although counterfeiting is rare, this gives us another tool to go directly after counterfeiters, permanently shut them down, and seek damages." About Coupons, Inc. Coupons, Inc. is an independent, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that provides products and services specifically to support the creation, distribution, tracking and reporting of consumer-printed coupons that can be used for traditional in-store redemption. Coupons, Inc.'s core couponing cou·pon·ing n. The sending out or turning in of coupons, especially the regular redemption of a manufacturer's coupon for cash. and e-mail marketing services provide its clients with a secure, flexible online marketing solution to complement their offline programs. A network of hundreds of consumer websites uses its services as do the majority of the largest consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Coupons, Inc. represents the most flexible, secure, fraud-resistant, print-from-the-web, coupon solution available in the marketplace. Coupons, Inc. clients and licensees include ConAgra Foods, Johnson & Johnson, General Mills, Kimberly-Clark, Masterfoods, Dial Corp., Pfizer, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Valassis (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : VCI VCI Verband Der Chemischen Industrie (German: federation of chemical Industries) VCI Virtual Channel Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VCI Veterinary Council of India VCI Virtual-Circuit Identifier ), and News Corporation's News America Marketing (NYSE: NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ). Coupons, Inc. is located at 1301 Shoreway Road, Suite 102, Belmont, Calif. 94002. Telephone 650-620-9200 or online at http://solutions.coupons.com. |
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