Aureal filed lawsuit against Creative
The important bit: Aureal Semiconductor announced it has filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement against Creative Technology, a Singapore corporation and two of its subsidiaries Creative Labs, and E-Mu Systems, both California corporations in federal district court in the.
Aureal filed lawsuit against Creative is the business side of the news today, and this one has the usual late-90s mix of studios, publishing deals, lawsuits, money, and big promises.
The important bit: Aureal Semiconductor announced it has filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement against Creative Technology, a Singapore corporation and two of its subsidiaries Creative Labs, and E-Mu Systems, both California corporations in federal district court in the. Aureal’s lawsuit alleges that Creative is infringing on two key 3D audio patents, Patent No. 5,596,644 entitled Method and Apparatus for Efficient Presentation of Hi-Quality 3-Dimensional Audio, and Patent No.
It is not as fun as a new demo, but these moves decide what games actually get made, sold, patched, or buried. Ignore the suits and you miss half the story.