PS3 Ban Lifted in Netherlands

[Demon_Skeith]

The dispute between Sony and LG has taken another twist, with the ban on imported PS3s being lifted in the Netherlands.

The ban was put in place in February after LG claimed that the PS3's blu-ray technology infringed upon several of its own patents, and saw what's believed to be up to 300,000 consoles seized.

With the ban lifted LG is now facing a fine for damages, as reported by the BBC.

The lifting of the ban isn't necessarily the end of the matter, however. Sony still faces legal action in the US over the Blu-ray patents, and the dispute with LG – which stems from a case Sony brought against LG's mobile phone technology – will likely continue.

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good to see the ban ended.

 

[pixelpro]

Good ending for the people in the Netherlands i guess

 

[Logan18]

I wonder if this will help PlayStation sells much.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

The PS3 has a good selling basis anyway; this will just boost it.

And good. This ban was ridiculous, and Microsoft and Nintendo could have been effected.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

like anyone besides china would have the guts to ban nintendo.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Think of it reasonably. I'm not going to bother explaining...

Oh, by the way, a country can decide to ban stuff coming in, it's just that companies can't say, "No Sony in England." So America could easily say, "Fuck you Nintendo, go sell more of your crap in Japan."

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I didn't exactly say it can't be banned, just saying the countries be fools for doing it.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Not really. Not everyone wants people playing games. It takes away time when they could be used for studying, or playing sports, or something like that. I'm not saying gaming is bad per say, more like we could do without.