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PlayStation 3 Console Imports Banned In Europe [30503]

 
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ggrobot
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:15 am    Post subject: PlayStation 3 Console Imports Banned In Europe [30503] Reply with quote
BBC News reports that European customs officers have been instructed to seize all shipments of PlayStation 3s following a patent war between Sony and LG. Earlier this month, LG had filed a claim with the International Trade Commission calling for a block on PS3 sales, saying the device infringes on its copyrights. The

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And its been 5 years now, since the PS3 is out ? and they just now figure it out...lol
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
tride wrote:
And its been 5 years now, since the PS3 is out ? and they just now figure it out...lol

That's because the "findings" are probably conducted on a PS3 with custom firmware (hacked console).
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
tride wrote:
And its been 5 years now, since the PS3 is out ? and they just now figure it out...lol


it say on news that this has gone longer than just now

The long-running dispute between the two tech firms centres around the playback facility for Blu-Ray discs.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well in that case they can just push another firmware update to remove bluray playback.
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