From goff747@aol.com Mon Jul 29 15:30:33 2002
Subject:Re: Espionage? Dave Smith's DX-7


In a message dated 7/30/02 6:04:25 AM, goff747@aol.com writes:

<< If I'm not mistaken, the DX-7 ( Roland?) was designed on the shoulders of
synthesizer maker Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits hence the "D" for Dave
and "Z" for Smith as accordingly, one of Dave's instruments was taken apart
in the fashion described below.

In a message dated 7/30/02 2:51:38 AM, markzyla@northshoremarketing.com
writes:

<< > There's no question that espionage does occur. Several years ago Mackie
> sued Behringer, alleging that Behringer had reverse-engineered and reused
> Mackie designs in Behringer products. I think there was even an allegation
> that a Mackie PWB designer's initials appeared on a Behringer mixing board.
> Behringer settled out-of-court.

Actually the out of court settlement was due to the fact that Mackie was not
going to win the law suit in a jury trial. The settlement had more to do
with the business relationship between Mackie and Sam Ash and Samson who
were the main financial backers of Behringer distribution in the US.

>>