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Creative Technology, maker of MP3 players, has indicated that it is expecting to earn royalties from rival Apple Computer.
Faced with a patent infringement suit against the iPod and iPod Nano, Apple Computer countered last week with its own complaint against Creative Labs, which holds a distant second place in the personal media player market.
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