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SpatialNews.com Press Release
Autodesk Seeks Legal Compliance from German Company Violating Copyrighted Intellectual Property
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 17 -- Autodesk, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADSK), the leading design software and digital content company, today
announced that it has filed a lawsuit seeking legal compliance from the
developer of LT-Extender, a German company, that is violating copyright
protected intellectual property and other rights. Evidence indicates that
LT-Extender is unlawfully manipulating Autodesk's AutoCAD LT(R) software and
inciting the unauthorized copying of AutoCAD files to offer extended
functionality that is unsupported by Autodesk, putting Autodesk customers at
risk. Autodesk is aggressively pursuing the maker of LT-Extender, and
investigating similar reported unlawful and unauthorized practices by other
companies, to protect and safeguard:
-- customers from risks with unauthorized and unsupported use of AutoCAD
LT by third-party developers;
-- Autodesk's legitimate 2,800 third-party developers;
-- intellectual property rights;
-- the competitive advantage of customers using Autodesk software; and
-- the reputation of Autodesk's high quality products.
"Protecting our customers is our primary concern. We cannot support the
technology offered by violating companies so our customers are vulnerable to
receiving products that are not supported by Autodesk and may not operate
properly with the applications of Autodesk's legitimate 2,800 third-party
developers," said Sandy Boulton, director of the Piracy Prevention Department
at Autodesk. "Companies like LT-Extender are stealing from our creative team
of product engineers and putting our customers and their valuable design work
at risk."
Unlike AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT was not intended as an application development
platform, but as a pure 2D alternative to the full 2D and 3D features and
functions of AutoCAD software.
Users who require features and functions beyond those provided by AutoCAD
LT are urged to consider AutoCAD products or one of the industry-specific
Autodesk programs, either stand-alone or together with one or more third-party
applications.
Today's action is part of Autodesk's Piracy Prevention Program whose
charter is to educate customers and the general public about software piracy
and its damaging effects on the economy and product innovation, while
aggressively seeking legal recourse against copyright infringers. For more
information on Autodesk's Piracy Prevention Program, to report suspected
piracy, or to confirm that you are not violating your software license
agreements, call Autodesk's Piracy Prevention Hotline at 1-800-NO COPIES or
visit http://www.autodesk.com/piracy
About Autodesk
Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content
company, offering customers progressive business solutions through powerful
technology products and services. Autodesk helps customers in the building,
manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services
fields increase the value of their digital design data and improve
efficiencies across their entire project lifecycle management processes. For
more information about the company, see http://www.autodesk.com.
NOTE: Autodesk, AutoCAD, and AutoCAD LT are registered trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand
names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
CONTACT: Shannon Hart of Autodesk, Inc., +1-415-507-6241, or
shannon.hart@autodesk.com
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