SONICblue Granted Stay Of Judge Magistrate's Ruling

18-May-02

Stay Defers Previous Ruling Requiring SONICblue To Monitor ReplayTV 4000 UsageSONICblueô Incorporated (NASDAQ: SBLU) announced that Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has granted the company's request for a stay of a Magistrate Judge's April 26 ruling in the Paramount Pictures Corp., et al. vs. ReplayTV, Inc., et al. case, which requested the company monitor its customers' viewing habits.The stay defers final determination of the need for SONICblue to develop software capable of monitoring ReplayTV 4000 usage until at least June 3, 2002, when the Judge will hear SONICblue's request to vacate the ruling.""We are pleased that the court has granted this stay and look forward to a full hearing in this matter,"" said Ken Potashner, President and CEO of SONICblue.Amicus briefs in support of SONICblue's position on this ruling were filed on Monday, May 13, 2002 by the Electronic Privacy Information Center and seven other entities, and on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 by the Consumer Electronics Association and three other entities.For more information about SONICblue Incorporated, visit www.SONICblue.com.

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