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First Texas Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Deteknix


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First Texas (Bounty Hunter, Fisher, Teknetics) has filed suit in California Central District Court against Deteknix for copyright infringement. The basic claim from here

20. First Texas engineers have investigated the Deteknix Quest and the software contained thereon. Based on their investigation, and on information and belief, the Deteknix Quest contains software that is substantially similar to, and copies copyrightable aspects of, the T2 Software both in whole and in part.

21. On information and belief, Deteknix accessed First Texas’s T2 Software and copied it off a commercial T2 product. On information and belief, Deteknix used nitric acid and/or certain other techniques to defeat First Texas’s access protection and copy the T2 Software off a commercial T2 product.

This is of course a court filing, not a statement of fact - it is up to the court to decide and issue a ruling. Case progress at https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/19024985/First_Texas_Products,_LLC,_et_al_v_Deteknix,_Inc_et_al

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I could have bet on that as soon as they came out.........................dont want to pull oil on the fire but i think their a few brand doing the same thing....

 

RR

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22 hours ago, klunker said:

 Gold prospecting requires a sharp pick, a stout shovel and a good attorney.

A good attorney is better then your best friend in times of need...just saying...

strick

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In a nutshell, First Texas won, and apparently Deteknix is no more.....

https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/19024985/First_Texas_Products,_LLC,_et_al_v_Deteknix,_Inc_et_al

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

"ORDER ON STIPULATED CONSENT JUDGMENT by Judge Manuel L. Real: Upon Stipulated Consent Judgment63 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant Deteknix Inc. agrees not to infringe any of Plaintiffs' copyright rights to software code as alleged in this action. Each of the consolidated actions, including counterclaims, are dismissed with prejudice between Plaintiffs and Defendant, each party to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees."

https://www.deteknix.com/2017/06/23/deteknix-will-now-be-quest-metal-detectors/

"Deteknix Inc. will respect and agree with First Texas Products company that “DETEKNIX” will not present our brand in the future. All products related to Deteknix will rebranded as Quest Metal Detectors. We commit to continue our pursuit for superior service and quality to our customers. Deteknix Inc. will respect and agree with First Texas Products company that “DETEKNIX” will not present our brand in the future. All products related to Deteknix will rebranded as Quest Metal Detectors. We commit to continue our pursuit for superior service and quality to our customers."

Some interesting details on the history of all this at http://md-hunter.com/deteknix-is-gone-just-got-sued-by-its-competitor/

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On October 1, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Reno Chris said:

Especially when you ignore the law!

There are times when attorneys are needed when no laws have been broken lol. 

 

I don't think that this will slow down the copy cats specifically when they are on the other side of the world. 

 

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Here's FT's notice to distributors:

To all Fisher and Teknetics Sales Agents, First Texas Products has dismissed its lawsuit against Deteknix after the two companies entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement.

Deteknix acknowledges that FTP owns the T2 software and agrees to the validity and enforceability of First Texas copyrights in its software code.

Deteknix has agreed not to infringe any First Texas copyrighted software code in current and future products.
Deteknix will take reasonable steps to ensure that their agents, servants, officers, directors, employees, successors, and attorneys do not violate the terms of our agreement. 
  
This is great news that we were able to come to such terms. And, after a quick perusal of the Deteknix website it appears they have abandoned the Deteknix name brand. 

In light of this, we will soon be rewriting our distributor agreement. This agreement will take a dim view of counterfeit reselling, and include strong deterrents against infringers. We ask that each of you look closely at your product offering and make sure that you are not selling any company’s products that infringe the copyrights of any metal detector manufacturer. 

Best Regards,

Timothy Mallory
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
First Texas Products
1465 Henry Brennan
El Paso, TX 79936

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The above message is a clear signal to the players in the detector business worldwide - distributors and dealers - FT is saying that if they want to sell FT products, they must not dirty their hands with pirate product. The key word in the below quote is "products that infringe the copyrights of any metal detector manufacturer."

 

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