Senior staff at Sony has reportedly bought PlayStation Portables from illegal sources. Their reasoning behind the purchases? To look into the nature of the products that were being sold and ensure they were up to speed. Meanwhile, Sony was suing the company for selling illegal goods.
Lik-Sang had legal action pushed to them and it was ruled that it was illegal for the firm to import the Japanese version of the PlayStation 3 into Europe ahead of it’s release, officially due in March of ‘07. Gamers have had issue with Sony delaying the release of the PS3 in Europe but Sony claims the delay is only because of lack of stock for vital components.
Lik-Sang, tail between their legs, announced that it was going to close down on Monday, following legal action from Sony, and then took a last moment dig and named the top directors by name…for the public to see…and claimed they had purchased products from them in the past, illegally.
Sony felt this was further proof that Lik-Sang had no values by publically releasing client names, but many feel this was fair. Why would a Hong Kong import/export firm be of interest to Sony directors? They probably were like anyone else, and wanted products they could not yet gain access to in Europe.
Interesting game plan, Sony, in claiming you were only doing it to protect clients. Even more interesting, Lik-Sang, for disclosing private information right before closing your doors. Can you say “passive/agressive”?
(link to Lik-Sang is the official letter released on the site about the closure)
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