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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe claims that Lik-Sang.com, the online videogame retailer, breached Sony’s Trademark rights when they offered the PSP console for sale to customers in the UK. SCEE seeks a court order to prevent Lik-Sang.com from selling PSP consoles, games and accessories to customers in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Sony also claims that Lik-Sang.com infringed copyrights when they mirrored the freely available PSP manual on the news section of Lik-Sang.com. Lik-Sang.com did, however, remove the manual from the site when Sony warned them about legal actions on June 14th.
According to Lik-Sang.com they have done nothing wrong and the company is looking into options to combat Sony’s actions.
“Lik-Sang’s sales are an unlawful interference with Sony’s economic interests”, stated Sony’s legal correspondence. Sony are hoping to prove that Lik-Sang.com advertised PSP products in a “dishonest manner.“
“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.“
Lik-Sang.com is keen to announce that business remains unaffected by the lawsuit.
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