Hong Kong, October 24th of 2006 – Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, and have recently obtained a judgment in the High Court of London (England) rendering Lik-Sang’s sales of PSP consoles unlawful.
As of today, Lik-Sang.com will not be in the position to accept any new orders and will cancel and refund all existing orders that have already been placed. Furthermore, Lik-Sang is working closely with banks and PayPal to refund any store credits held by the company, and the customer support department is taking care of any open transactions such as pending RMAs or repairs and shipping related matters. The staff of Lik-Sang will make sure that nobody will get hurt in the crossfire of this ordeal.
A Sony spokesperson declined to comment directly on the lawsuit against Lik-Sang, but recently went on to tell Gamesindustry.biz that “ultimately, we’re trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera; is not – in PS3’s case – backwards compatible with either PS1 or PS2 software; will not play European Blu-Ray movies or DVDs; and will not be covered by warranty”.
Quelle: http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3901
Wieder mal ein tolles Beispiel dafür, wie mit allen Mitteln verhindert wird, dass die Globalisierung der Kundennachfrage stattfinden kann. Globalisierung ist immer nur dann gut, wenn es darum geht, Produktionskosten zu verringern und sich neue Märkte zu erschließen. Diese Märkte müssen dann aber möglichst unabhängig zu anderen Märkten auf der Welt sein, denn ansonsten könnte der Kunde ja auf die Idee kommen, sich die gewünschten Artikel dort zu kaufen, wo er eben günstiger, früher oder überhaupt verfügbar ist.