Company Sues Napster Parent Co. Roxio Over CD Burning Patent

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 15, 2003 - 5:06am.

Irvine, Calif. -- Optima Technology, a distributor of software that lets users burn photos, music and video onto recordable CDs, has sued Roxio for patent infringement, Reuters reported. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Roxio distributes the Easy CD Creator and Toast applications for burning content onto CDs, and also recently launched a version of Napster that lets users burn songs onto CDs. Irvine, Calif.-based Optima is seeking an injunction against the sale and distribution of Roxio's products, as well as unspecified damages. The company also says that widely accepted industry standards, set by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), are also covered by its patent. "Optima believes most every company in the CD burner industry may be infringing," the company's attorney, Robert Lyon, told Reuters.
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