Most of the Japanese companies, as a precautionary move, turned away from close copies but many still offered their "version" of the classic American designs with at least minor departures in design and appearance. The lawsuit was not "won" by Norlin, but settled out of court. These guitars were metric and not an "exact" copy. It was not over the exact copying of body dimensions or construction. The lawsuit was filed In 1977 by Norlin (Gibson's parent company) against Elger/Hoshino (Ibanez's American division) over the use of the "open book" headstock design which Norlin claimed as a Gibson Trademark. It is also commonly said it was over the exact copying of American designs. It is a common misconception that the famous Gibson/Norlin lawsuit was filed against a number of Japanese companies. Matsumoku, as a sub-contractor of Aria (Arai and Company) manufactured instruments including Gibson Epiphone, Skylark, Cutler, Aria, Aria Pro, Aria Diamond and Washburn from 1964 into the mid '80s. Heater Music Company was owned by Norlin. Matsumoku continued to manufacture instruments beyond 1972. Heater Music Company were not part of the lawsuit. This rumor stems from a Gibson (Norlin) lawsuit against manufacturers (specifically Elger the parent company of Ibanez) copying their copyrighted "Open Book" headstock design. In fact, Norlin never purchased Matsumoku, nor did they shut them down. It has been suggested that "the Matsumoku Company manufactured many Lyle branded guitars in Japan from (approximately) 1965 to 1972 until they were bought and shut down by Norlin, Gibson's parent company at the time". Heater Music Company of Beaverton, Oregon, USA. Lyle guitars were distributed in the US solely by the L. Lyle guitars were made in Japan between 1960 and the late 1970s in the Matsumoku guitar factory, which also produced Univox, Arai, Aria and other guitar brands. ( September 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.
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