WAVES
AUDIO AND ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATION ISSUE STATEMENTS REGARDING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
TEL
AVIV, ISRAEL, May 18, 2010 — Waves Audio, a leading
provider of digital signal processing solutions, recently won
one lawsuit and had a defendant admit liability in a second lawsuit
regarding intellectual property infringements and the illegal
use of its software. The two studios named were New York City-based
Reckless Music, LLC, d.b.a. Skyline Recording Studios NYC, and
Quad Recording Studios, Inc. The following statements were issued:
“This
is a tremendous victory for the studio recording industry and
Waves in particular,” said Waves’ attorney, Mr. Guy
H. Weiss, of the international business law firm Adorno &
Yoss, LLC. “The Courts are serious about protecting the
rights of copyright holders, whether they are singers and musicians,
or the software companies that allow the recording industry to
mix and record their music,” Mr. Weiss explained. “In
the Reckless d.b.a. Skyline case, the jury found that Waves had
valid copyrights and that the defendant infringed on those copyrights.
The law is clear: A recording studio is responsible for the copyright
infringement committed by its employees, independent contractors
or customers.”
Accordingly,
the Honorable James C. Francis, IV, United Sates Magistrate Judge
for the Southern Federal District Court of New York, instructed
the Jury, “[a] person is liable for copyright infringement
by another if the person has a financial interest and the right
and ability to supervise the infringing activity, whether or not
the person knew of the infringement.”
Weiss
continued, “Thus, Skyline could not rely on the defense
that it did not know that its employees, engineers or customers
were using cracked software. It had an absolute duty to stop the
copyright infringement committed in its studios. In the Quad Studios
case, the defendant admitted liability. At settlement, Quad’s
owner committed to run a 100% crack free studio in the future.”
“The judgments obtained in these two court cases should
send a targeted message to all users of illegal software that
Waves is very serious about defending its rights and will continue
to fight against the use of cracked software,” stated Gilad
Keren, CEO of Waves Ltd. “In the long-term, illegal software
does not benefit anyone, as it hurts not just Waves, but all developers
and manufacturers of software products including their distributors,
retail partners and of course, loyal customers who have purchased
legitimate, legal versions of the product. We consider a lawsuit
the very last resort, but unfortunately it is a course of action
that can protect our intellectual property and ensure that we
can continue to develop and bring to market the right tools for
the recording, broadcast and post-production industries.”
For more information, please visit www.waves.com.
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About
Waves Ltd.:
Waves is a leading provider of audio DSP solutions for professional,
broadcast, and consumer electronics audio markets. Waves has over
15 years of expertise in the development of psycho-acoustic signal
processing algorithms that leverage knowledge on the human perception
of hearing to radically improve perceived sound quality. Waves’
award-winning processors are utilized to improve sound quality
in the creation of hit records, major motion pictures, and popular
video games worldwide. Waves offers computer software solutions
as well as hardware plus software solutions for the professional
and broadcast markets. Under its Maxx brand, Waves offers semiconductor
and licensable algorithms for consumer electronics applications.
Waves’ Maxx technologies dramatically enhance audio performance
and are used by industry leaders such as Sony, Sanyo, JVC, Toshiba,
and many others. For more information, visit the Waves web site
at http://www.waves.com.
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owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Waves.
Waves
Contacts:
North America Offices:
Waves, Inc., 2800 Merchants Drive, Knoxville, TN 37912;
Tel: 865-909-9200, Fax: 865-909-9245, Email: info@waves.com,
Web: http://www.waves.com
Corporate
Headquarters Israel:
Waves Ltd., Azrieli Center, The Triangle Tower, 32nd Floor
Tel Aviv 67023, Israel; Tel: 972-3-608-4000, Fax: 972-3-608-4056,
Email: info@waves.com,
Web: http://www.waves.com
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