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LA court finds "no evidence of wrongdoing" in Scratch case

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The LA Superior Court has found "no evidence of wrongdoing" in the complaint filed by Genius Products this week against Activision in relation to Scratch: The Ultimate DJ's developer, and has refused to grant the return of assets requested.

"These allegations are nothing more than an attempt by Genius to place blame for the game's delay, as well as to divert attention from the cash flow, liquidity and revenue challenges Genius detailed in its March 30, 2009, SEC filing," said Activision in a statement.

"By their own admission in October 2008, the game had fallen behind in production, which was well before Activision had any involvement with Genius, Numark or California 7 Studios regarding the game."

Genius's original complaint demanded the return of all game assets from Acti.

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