LESS THAN A MONTH until the PSP hits retail in Europe and Sony is still body slamming retailers for selling the console early. This time it's the turn of Hong Kong based Lik-Sang.com, which was informed that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc commenced legal actions against them in the High Court of Hong Kong for selling PSP consoles.
Sony of Europe alleges that Lik-Sang.com has breached Sony's Trade Mark rights by offering the PlayStation Portable (PSP) for sale to customers in the UK, and seeks a court order that would prevent Lik-Sang.com from selling or offering systems, games and accessories to customers in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Sony further claims copyright infringement and damages by mirroring what Lik-Sang.com claims was the freely available PSP manual on the news section of the website during early June. Sony UK warned Lik-Sang.com on June 14th that it would take legal actions should the manual and any hypertext links to Sony's web site not be removed. Lik-Sang.com complied with Sony's request to remove the manual immediately.
"This lawsuit comes as a total surprise to Lik-Sang.com, given that the laws of Hong Kong are clear when it comes to parallel trade. Hong Kong's legislation is based on the fact that allowing parallel and free trade will restore natural competition and benefit consumers with lower prices. Hong Kong, one of the pioneering countries respecting worldwide exhaustion of trademark rights, allows free trade once an item entered the market for sale," said the company in a press release.
The company says that this is "Sony's cynical attempt to disrupt the successful online business again, gain total market control, and garner publicity."
"This is the most aggressive move against its own customers that a console manufacturer has ever taken in the 30 year history of videogames," says Pascal Clarysse, Marketing Manager for Lik-Sang.com. "Sony wants to completely cut hardcore gamers away from items released in Japan or anywhere else outside their own country. A very active part of the gaming community has been enjoying Japanese gaming culture for over two decades, and that's what the Empire is now willing to destroy."
Sony sure isn't playing softball with anyone over the PSP. µ
Así que ahora Sony Europa prohíbe que una tienda online le venda psp, juegos y/o accesorios a los europeos porque "te lo dan más barato" (suposición mía)
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Sony of Europe alleges that Lik-Sang.com has breached Sony's Trade Mark rights by offering the PlayStation Portable (PSP) for sale to customers in the UK, and seeks a court order that would prevent Lik-Sang.com from selling or offering systems, games and accessories to customers in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
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No, si estos son unos benefactores mandando a la mierda el libre comercio(encima son productos SUYOS nada pirata, quien los entiende)
Bienvenidos a Sony Estafas News versión 2.0
*Comprar online es malo, ya que así no te sablean con el precio europeo
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Este tema ha sido editado por Wariofan: 08 August 2005 - 03:26 PM