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==Legal Battle==
 
==Legal Battle==
 
===Copyright Infringement Against McAfee===
 
===Copyright Infringement Against McAfee===
In April 1997, Symantec filed a copyright infringement case against McAfee Associates Inc. (now Network Associates Inc.). According to the allegations filed by the company, the codes of the Norton CrashGuard was stolen by McAfee to develop PC Medic.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=19970423_01 Symantec Launches Lawsuit Against McAfee for Copyright Infringement]</ref> In July, Symantec included McAfee's VirusScan  products in the lawsuit. McAfee responded with $ 1 billion defamation lawsuit against Symantec.<ref>[http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-08-23/business/17756156_1_symantec-code-symantec-shares-mcafee-shares Bitter Foes Symantec, McAfee Fan Feud]</ref>  By December, McAfee dropped its defamation case against Symantec after the court ruled against Symantec's motion for injunction again PC Medic. McAfee said it will fight Symantec's copy infringement case in court.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/31/business/fi-3609 Network Associates Won't Sue Symantec]</ref> In 1999, Symantec and McAfee made a confidential agreement.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=19991220_01 Symantec and Network Associates Settle Litigation]</ref>
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In April 1997, Symantec filed a copyright infringement case against [[McAfee]] Associates Inc. (now Network Associates Inc.). According to the allegations filed by the company, the codes of the Norton CrashGuard was stolen by McAfee to develop PC Medic.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=19970423_01 Symantec Launches Lawsuit Against McAfee for Copyright Infringement]</ref> In July, Symantec included McAfee's VirusScan  products in the lawsuit. McAfee responded with $ 1 billion defamation lawsuit against Symantec.<ref>[http://articles.sfgate.com/1997-08-23/business/17756156_1_symantec-code-symantec-shares-mcafee-shares Bitter Foes Symantec, McAfee Fan Feud]</ref>  By December, McAfee dropped its defamation case against Symantec after the court ruled against Symantec's motion for injunction again PC Medic. McAfee said it will fight Symantec's copy infringement case in court.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/31/business/fi-3609 Network Associates Won't Sue Symantec]</ref> In 1999, Symantec and McAfee made a confidential agreement.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=19991220_01 Symantec and Network Associates Settle Litigation]</ref>
    
===Cybermedia Lawsuit===
 
===Cybermedia Lawsuit===
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