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Looks like that all the european PSP owners are in trouble?
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Sony is demanding that companies importing its hotly anticipated PlayStation Portable to Britain reveal their customers' identities so the equipment can be tracked down. Gamers who have bought the imported version ahead of its British launch in September could see the consoles impounded, following the launch of a legal action by Sony.
The corporation will go to the high court on Monday in the hope of securing an injunction against firms who are importing the consoles from Japan.
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Posted: 2005-06-23 17:49:31
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Posted: 2005-06-23 17:52:52
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So Sony could come round my house and take my PSP off me - doesnt sound fair, i legitimately bought one from a seller before this arguement arose and that is what i will tell them.
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Posted: 2005-06-23 17:58:38
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seems weird to me...
its creepy that they can track you via the PSP!!
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Posted: 2005-06-23 18:14:09
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I'm sure its just scare tactics to slow up sales of "unofficial" PSPs in order to build up demand for the local ones before they become available
I'd be very, very surprised if Sony could come round everyones houses and take away the PSPs
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Posted: 2005-06-23 18:16:33
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well they are not getting mine
no chance
i will buy a safe and lock it up
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Posted: 2005-06-23 18:20:14
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A safe
Good idea
Id like to see them try take mine
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On 2005-06-23 17:49:31, axxxr wrote:
Looks like that all the european PSP owners are in trouble?
You forgot to check this out axxxr
Import PSP owners "absolutely not" a target for Sony
SCEE reassures import consumers that their consoles are safe 
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has no intention of taking action against consumers who have purchased PSPs from grey importers, with the firm categorically denying press reports that it plans to "impound" imported hardware.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz this morning, SCEE head of corporate communications Nick Sharples said that "we're absolutely not going after consumers - that's not our objective at all."
"We can assure people who bought consoles on the grey market that we're not going to be going after them," he concluded.
Reports in the British press this morning had claimed that SCEE was planning to "impound" imported consoles, leaving consumers who had paid hundreds of pounds for the hardware empty-handed.
The claims seem to stem from a clause in Sony's high court action against a number of import retailers, which demands that they hand over the names and addresses of customers who have purchased hardware from them.
However, Sharples explained that this is standard procedure in legal actions of this type, with the data simply being used to trace back the full supply chain and establish the level of damages resulting from the importing.
The concerns seem to centre on the idea that Sony might emulate the RIAA, a music industry body which took individuals who downloaded music off the internet to court in a number of high profile cases.
The situation with PSP importing is completely different, however, and Sony acknowledges that it's unlikely that it would have any legal avenue to pursue individual consumers even if it actually wished to do so.
The firm's court case against import retailers, however, will continue - and earlier this week SCEE president David Reeves confirmed that over 600 letters have also been sent to individuals and companies engaged in selling import PSP devices on eBay.
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Posted: 2005-06-23 18:36:46
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On 2005-06-23 18:36:46, ten18 wrote:
You forgot to check this out axxxr
Import PSP owners "absolutely not" a target for Sony
Actually..no i did'nt forget,i did come across that article but chose not to quote it for the sake of discussion!
The topic of this thread is the first article...but im glad you mentioned it.
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Posted: 2005-06-23 18:51:25
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i think sony are stupid for taking this to court. its their own fault for delaying it for 6 months! leaves us with no other choice but to import one!
omg and now there going after ebay too!
Sony Goes After EBay PSP Importers
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Posted: 2005-06-23 19:53:20
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what im intresed in is can they do this legaliy?
i mean i paid for its, ITS mine
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Posted: 2005-06-23 19:55:02
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