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Sony sued over Blu-ray this time
Ever since Sony managed to squeeze out of a lawsuit over their rumble technology with Immersion (by squeeze we mean settle with Immersion for lots of cash money), we thought the long string of lawsuits was over. But in typical American fashion, if you're hurting for money, you might as well say you created a technology a big company is using and sue them. Enter California-based Target Technology, suing Sony for the thin alloy film coating their Blu-ray discs. Claiming a 2006 patent entitled "Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium" as their legitimacy to damages, Target Tech is taking Sony to court. We've got to ask, seriously? That seems to be a fairly standard piece of technology. We know patents and other forms of intellectual property have a crazy set of rules and laws, especially when placed in international scope, but all this is going to accomplish is slowing Sony down. Sony, just pay these guys and keep on moving! Or destroy them in court, somehow!
Target Technology sues Sony for Blu-ray-related patent infringement
As if Sony's legal team hasn't dealt with enough this year already, they're getting dialed up yet again for alleged patent infringement, and this time the California-based Target Technology Company is the one pointing the finger. Apparently, the firm is suing several segments of Sony for "deliberately and willfully" infringing on a patent that Target was granted in 2006. The plaintiff claims that products "marketed under the Blu-ray name infringed on a patent for reflective layer materials in optical discs," and more explicitly, "specific types of silver-based alloys with the advantages (but not the price) of gold." The suit was actually filed as an "intellectual property" matter rather than one of chemical imbalances, and while Target Technology is purportedly seeking a "permanent injunction preventing Sony from violating its patent rights in the future, as well as damages with interest," we won't be surprised if a sizable check from Sony's wallet makes this all disappear.[Via GameSpot, thanks Evan]
