European customs ordered to seize PlayStation shipments
- Thread starter thop
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That's crazy. And to think that Sony brought it upon themselves if I remember correctly because they claim LG is using some of its own patents.
Maybe I'll buy a second PS3 tonight or tomorrow just to be sure.
There's a Killzone 3 bundle for 299 with a 300GB hdd and I can easily sell the wrapped Killzone 3 to one of my friends/colleagues for 50 euro or so (heck for 40 euro it's still a decent deal).
Maybe I'll buy a second PS3 tonight or tomorrow just to be sure.
There's a Killzone 3 bundle for 299 with a 300GB hdd and I can easily sell the wrapped Killzone 3 to one of my friends/colleagues for 50 euro or so (heck for 40 euro it's still a decent deal).ShadowRunner
Veteran
The 10 day ban is for the selling of consoles to retail not to the end user. As the article states any stock that is already ordered by retailers before the ban is allowed through. Thus this ban shouldnt cause much of a shortage in 10days at all.
Worse comes to worse sony will likely just pay LG damages in the end, no way will they pull PS3 from the european market.
Worse comes to worse sony will likely just pay LG damages in the end, no way will they pull PS3 from the european market.
Silent_Buddha
Legend
At a guess it might be that Sony is attempting to maintain a monopoly on BD pressing and LG is perhaps wanting to break that monopoly. I can't imagine much else Sony has that LG might want.
Or it's just as simple as the fact that Sony are infringing on patents that LG have recently (past 6-12 months) discovered Sony are infringing and they feel they are owed royalties on it. Negotiations about said patents are probably stalemated and LG finally decided that negotiations weren't going to accomplish anything and thus brought it to the courts.
There's also a few other scenarios I could think of that might trigger something like this. But there isn't enough information out to make any sort of call as to what it might actually be.
Regards,
SB
Patents suck the life out of innovation and vast amounts of money and energy are being wasted on them.
Money on defending them, money on trying to extort money of them, money on trying to avoid them and money on paying stupid amounts of license fees that isn´t warranted.
Innovation has a brake, it´s called patents.
Money on defending them, money on trying to extort money of them, money on trying to avoid them and money on paying stupid amounts of license fees that isn´t warranted.
Innovation has a brake, it´s called patents.
Some guy at Ars Technica posted brief descriptions of the relevant patents, and they all sound like total bullshit and nothing that's innovative in any way shape or form, or worthy of patent protection.
All software patents need to simply be junked, because it's a load of horse hocky, all of it.
All software patents need to simply be junked, because it's a load of horse hocky, all of it.
for the record,
Sony is also suing LG over phone patents
Motorola is suing MS over kinect
MS is suing Motorola over a variety of things
Paul Allen is suing everyone that makes a phone or an App that runs on a phone
Smartphone Technologies LLC is also suing almost all smartphone makers...
and tomorrow will be a day ending in the letter Y.
These companies sue each other all of the time, the only really interesting fact is that LG actually got an injunction.
Sony is also suing LG over phone patents
Motorola is suing MS over kinect
MS is suing Motorola over a variety of things
Paul Allen is suing everyone that makes a phone or an App that runs on a phone
Smartphone Technologies LLC is also suing almost all smartphone makers...
and tomorrow will be a day ending in the letter Y.
These companies sue each other all of the time, the only really interesting fact is that LG actually got an injunction.
Only in english-speaking countries...
NathansFortune
Regular
Sony won the case today. PS3 shipments will resume and the consoles that have been seized will be released.
Link?
I suspect all they've won is preventing the extension of the temporary injunction considering the time frame.