Down on its knees, Ateliere Creative Technologies (formerly OwnZones Media Network) is heading to auction for a proposed price of $3.1 million. If any organization, consortium, or individual is prepared to match or even exceed this recommended credit bid, we will witness multiple hats being eaten. This is a major turning point in the ongoing Ateliere scandal, as control of the company’s assets and IP are set to change hands. The auction news will certainly interest the folk at CodeMill, after Ateliere pulled out of its $29.7 million commitment to acquire the M&E software developer around the time of NAB 2025—setting off a domino effect of ugliness including multi-million-dollar fraud allegations and mass overnight firings. The Nevada-based company, known for…