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Company Claims Patent on CD Writing

Posted by michael on from the sco-of-the-cdr-world dept.

rborek writes "According to CNet News.com, Roxio is being sued by Optima Technology over Patent 5,666,531 which covers 'Recordable CDROM accessing system'. It looks as though the patent describes DirectCD and its packet writing technique. Many different programs and operating systems use this - including Linux, which opens the door for widespread patent licensing issues if the suit is valid and the patent upheld."

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  1. Roxio? by Cat_Byte · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You mean people were copying that piece of junk? ;)

    Lawsuit happy companies just need this kind of public attention so people can stop giving them $$. I won't buy it for sure now. I still won't buy gateway computers after they sued that guy who had owned gateway.com for years before they started business. I just don't like the companies that pick on the little guys for fun & profit.

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