[quote]LG Electronics wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of the PlayStation 3 into the United States, according to a complaint.
The complaint, filed Friday with the ITC and first reported by Bloomberg yesterday, claims that the Blu-ray player in the PlayStation 3 violates several of LG's patents. The company cited Sony, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Sony Computer Entertainment America in the complaint, according to the docket page on the ITC's Web site.
The ITC 337 Law Blog, which is run by a private law firm, posted the complaint documents (PDF) yesterday.
According to the documents, LG said it holds two patents that it believes Sony violates in the PlayStation 3 related to the way a Blu-ray player reproduces data from a Blu-ray disc. The company cited another patent that covers the "reproduction of multiple data streams" by way of multiple camera angles. LG also said Sony violates a patent it holds on the display of text subtitles on Blu-ray.
LG's decision to take aim at Sony follows a complaint filed by Sony with the ITC in late December. In that complaint, Sony said that LG violates patents it holds for mobile phones. The company asked the ITC to bar LG from selling its mobile phones in the United States.
For its part, LG wants the ITC to launch an "immediate investigation" into Sony's use of the Blu-ray player in the PlayStation 3. The company wants the ITC to bar Sony from importing the PlayStation 3 into the United States. It also wants the console to be banned from any marketing or repair efforts Sony might engage in.
Neither Sony nor LG immediately responded to request for comment.
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This is getting interesting.
considering what a massive success motorola had when it sued microsoft we should be worried.
It's patent wars, the worst that can happen is Sony paying lg a lot of money.
Won't happen. Sony will just throw money at the problem and it'll go away.
Damn, clock post
[b]WHEN LAWYERS ATTACK[/b]
More at Eight.
I wouldn't mind the PS3 gone, it's time for a new one anyway.
As if Sony and the Playstation 3 doesn't receive enough flak as it does already.
The Microsoft control has reached my town.
"What's that thing?"
"A Playstation 3, what, you don't know?"
"No, I have a 360."
Oh for fuck's sake...:doh:
This is patent wars...can we get over this?
Man, between this AND the leaked keys? Rough year for them.
Cool.
I feel sorry for Sony. I was thinking of getting a ps3 since 360 red ringed. (had it since launch)
LG just wants more money.
Sony already has enough on their plate.
Oh LG you so silly :3:
[QUOTE=64fanatic;27946635]LG just wants more money.[/QUOTE]
whoa really
[QUOTE=Elstumpo;27945219]I feel sorry for Sony. I was thinking of getting a ps3 since 360 red ringed. (had it since launch)[/QUOTE]
well they did this shit themselves so...
LG must have gotten poor.
Perhaps the way to end patent wars would be to patent wars.
[QUOTE=stoopidity;27950165]Perhaps the way to end patent wars would be to patent wars.[/QUOTE]
So you suggest one should patent "patent wars"??
[QUOTE=stoopidity;27950165]Perhaps the way to end patent wars would be to patent wars.[/QUOTE]
why not patent patents
why are linux users angry at Sony removing linux?
whats so special about it?
[QUOTE=Matrix374;27950266]why are linux users angry at Sony removing linux?
whats so special about it?[/QUOTE]
It allowed people to run their own shit on the PS3
It was almost like allowing homebrew
[QUOTE=Matrix374;27950266]why are linux users angry at Sony removing linux?
whats so special about it?[/QUOTE]
You kinda answered your own question, but I'll let you think about what the answer is.
[QUOTE=Van-man;27950315]You kinda answered your own question, but I'll let you think about what the answer is.[/QUOTE]
i deal with it of course
kinda immature of them really
[QUOTE=Matrix374;27950360]i deal with it of course
kinda immature of them really[/QUOTE]
Same could be said about Sony's removal of it, since they advertised it with that as a feature, until the removal of it.
And the EU pimphanded Sony for removing it, resulting in anyone who used that feature could contact SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and get a refund.
In the end you point-of-view can also be classified as immature.
[QUOTE=Van-man;27950430]Same could be said about Sony's removal of it, since they advertised it with that as a feature, until the removal of it.
And the EU pimphanded Sony for removing it, resulting in anyone who used that feature could contact SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and get a refund.
In the end you point-of-view can also be classified as immature.[/QUOTE]
why is my point of view immature?
i have no idea linux was even in the PS3 or that they advertised it since my country is full of bootleggers and "l337" gamers who only pick up gaming related news that is months old
Didn't Sony invent blu ray?
Didn't Sony create BluRay is the first place? Couldn't they just tell LG they're not allowed to use it anymore?
God Sony, you started this, quit your bitching already
[QUOTE=green bandit;27941827][b]violates a patent it holds on the display of text subtitles on Blu-ray.[/b][/QUOTE]
Does this mean what I think it means? They patented subtitles?
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