Claiming that a freely available sound decoder capable of decoding DTS soundtracks infringed on their intellectual property rights, Digital Theater Systems, Inc. (DTS) sent this threat to L'Ecole Centrale Paris demanding that the project be discontinued and all copies of the decoder be destroyed. DTS' claim to an IP violation is at best spurious in this case, but the mere threat of legal action is frequently enough to shut down a project, regardless of whether the threat is merited.
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Legal Threat from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. to L'Ecole Centrale Paris
Claiming that a freely available sound decoder capable of decoding DTS soundtracks infringed on their intellectual property rights, Digital Theater Systems, Inc. (DTS) sent this threat to L'Ecole Centrale Paris demanding that the project be discontinued and all copies of the decoder be destroyed. DTS' claim to an IP violation is at best spurious in this case, but the mere threat of legal action is frequently enough to shut down a project, regardless of whether the threat is merited.
Claiming that a freely available sound decoder capable of decoding DTS soundtracks infringed on their intellectual property rights, Digital Theater Systems, Inc. (DTS) sent this threat to L'Ecole Centrale Paris demanding that the project be discontinued and all copies of the decoder be destroyed. DTS' claim to an IP violation is at best spurious in this case, but the mere threat of legal action is frequently enough to shut down a project, regardless of whether the threat is merited.