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Sep. 6--ERNIE BALL HIT BY AUDIT RELATING TO SOFTWARE: Guitar maker Ernie Ball Inc. was the target of a surprise court-ordered audit for alleged computer software piracy. The privately-held San Luis Obispo-based company was audited on Aug. 24 by the Business Software Alliance, accompanied by U.S. Marshals.
The BSA filed the complaint against Ernie Ball Inc. in federal district court in Los Angeles for copyright infringement. According to BSA, the organization initiated the legal action based on a phone tip. Attempts to reach Ernie Ball management for comment after hours Tuesday were unsuccessful.
Ernie Ball Inc. has been in the county since 1979 and employs…