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A software piracy lawsuit filed earlier this year against Baton Rouge stone and cabinetry business Grabince Stone has been voluntarily dismissed, according to documents filed in Baton Rouge federal court.
Delaware-based Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, a provider of computer-aided design and manufacturing technology, alleged that Grabince committed “willful and blatant acts of copyright infringement” by unlawfully copying and using unlicensed copies of its Alphacam software.
Alphacam is a computer-aided design and manufacturing software used primarily in the routing and stone-cutting industries to assist with the operation of computer numerical control—or CNC—machinery. Such machinery is used by businesses like Grabince to achieve accurate, complex cuts with a level of precision unachievable by hand.
Hexagon had sought both monetary damages and an injunction to halt Grabince’s use of the software. The allegedly illegal copies of the software were valued at more than $230,000.
Read more about the lawsuit here.
Hexagon’s notice of voluntary dismissal comes just over two months after it filed its initial complaint. The corporation says all claims in the matter have been resolved, though it is dismissing the case without prejudice, meaning it retains the right to refile the same claims in the future.
Terms of the resolution were not disclosed, and each party will bear its own legal costs.
