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Behringer
	File:Behringer Logo.svg
Company type	Private
Industry	Music
Genre	Audio equipment
Founded	Germany (1989)
Founder	Uli Behringer
Headquarters	Singapore
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Audio equipment
Website	www.behringer.com/

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BEHRINGER International GmbH (Behringer) is a Global audio equipment manufacturer, founded in its present form in 1989.

Products

MYBE IM GETTING ON OF YOUR GUITAR FOR X-MAS, ISNT THAT JUST COOL, HU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The company designs and manufactures audio products, including public address systems, mixing consoles, amplifiers and audio processing units. The company recently introduced a large number of products including stomp boxes and even more recently; digital pianos. The company also has a small line of lighting products, including a lighting console, the LC2412, a rack dimmer, and a Die-cast Source Four PAR style lighting fixture.

Legal troubles

FCC lawsuit

In February 2006, the US FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against Behringer, claiming that 50 of the company's products had not been tested for conducted and radiated emissions limits as required by US law. The FCC proposed a fine of US $1m for these violations.^[2]

Controversy

Companies that have accused Behringer of design infringement include Mackie ^[3] ^[4] and Roland ^[5] ^[6]. The case against Mackie was settled out of court under confidential, undisclosed terms. These allegations are difficult to confirm or disprove because even though some circuitry is patented, most audio circuits are variations on existing building-block circuits (like electronic amplifiers and bandpass filters.) Thus, independently developed circuits may seem similar. There is no clear proof or legal decision proving or disproving the allegations, though Behringer has won at least one court case brought against it for infringement. ^[7]

References

External links

Company website
Behringer products museum - Behringer instruments database, resources, user reviews, pictures
News of Settlement between Behringer & Mackie
- Another news release and discussion
Template:Fr icon Behringer's stomp boxes samples bank
Behringer factory tour pt1
Behringer factory tour pt2
FCC Notice of Apparent Liability against Behringer, February 2006

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[3] ttp://sec.edgar-online.com/1998/05/14/17/0001047469-98-020293/Section8.asp

[4] ttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_June_18/ai_19518852

[5] ttp://www.musicgearreview.com/article-display/1438.html

[6] ttp://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=2054

[7] ttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5264/is_199902/ai_n20420920

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 ==Products==
 [[Image:Behringer_ubb1002.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Behringer UBB1002 battery powered mixer]]
-The company designs and manufactures audio products, including [[Public address|public address systems]], [[mixing console]]s, [[amplifier]]s and audio processing units. The company recently introduced a large number of products including [[effects pedal|stomp boxes]] and even more recently; digital pianos. The company also has a small line of lighting products, including a lighting console, the LC2412, a rack dimmer, and a Die-cast [[Source Four]] PAR style lighting fixture.
+MYBE IM GETTING ON OF YOUR GUITAR FOR X-MAS, ISNT THAT JUST COOL, HU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The company designs and manufactures audio products, including [[Public address|public address systems]], [[mixing console]]s, [[amplifier]]s and audio processing units. The company recently introduced a large number of products including [[effects pedal|stomp boxes]] and even more recently; digital pianos. The company also has a small line of lighting products, including a lighting console, the LC2412, a rack dimmer, and a Die-cast [[Source Four]] PAR style lighting fixture.
 ==Legal troubles==