If you've been [news=5560]following[/news] our [news=5581]coverage[/news] of the [comp=1444]Genius Products[/comp] vs [comp=79]Activision[/comp] scandal over the latter publisher's acquisition of developer [comp=206]7 Studios[/comp], and the supposedly resultant delay to [comp=1444]Genius Product[/comp]'s title [app=5077]Scratch: The Ultimate DJ[/app], you'll know that [comp=79]Activision[/comp] recently announced that the L.A. Superior Court [news=5581]ruled in their favour[/news], concluding that their was no proof of wrongdoing by [comp=79]Activision[/comp], and refusing to grant any restraining order against them.
In a surprise twist, however, [comp=1444]Genius Products[/comp] have released their own statement, in which they detail the court's ruling in their favour, and ordering [comp=206]7 Studios[/comp] to hand over all source code, developer tools and technology related to [app=5077]Scratch: The Ultimate DJ[/app] within five days of the April 15th ruling. [comp=206]7 Studios[/comp] are also barred from releasing any information regarding the title they had in development for 18 months to new owners [comp=79]Activision[/comp] by an injunction; so while no order was filed against [comp=79]Activision[/comp] per se, their statement now looks to have contained quite a few glaring omissions.
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