[再次哀悼]著名网上电玩购物网站Lik-Sang结束营业

ying123

转自Lik-Sang

Important Notice: Lik-Sang.com Out of Business due to Multiple Sony Lawsuits
Tue Oct 24 2006 21:58:51 Hong Kong Time - Corporate Info

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OUT OF BUSINESS NOTICE

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".

Lik Sang strongly disagrees with Sony's opinion that their customers need this kind of protection and pointed out that PSP consoles shipped from Lik-Sang contained genuine Sony 100V-240V AC Adapters that carry CE and other safety marks and are compatible world wide. All PSP consoles were in conformity with all EU and UK consumer safety regulations.

Furthermore, Sony have failed to disclose to the London High Court that not only the world wide gaming community in more than 100 countries relied on Lik-Sang for their gaming needs, but also Sony Europe's very own top directors repeatedly got their Sony PSP hard or software imports in nicely packed Lik-Sang parcels with free Lik-Sang Mugs or Lik-Sang Badge Holders, starting just two days after Japan's official release, as early as 14th of December 2004 (more than nine months earlier than the legal action). The list of PSP related Sony Europe orders reads like the who's who of the videogames industry, and includes Ray Maguire (Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Alan Duncan (UK Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Chris Sorrell (Creative Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Rob Parkin (Development Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited), just to name a few.

"Today is Sony Europe victory about PSP, tomorrow is Sony Europe’s ongoing pressure about PlayStation 3. With this precedent set, next week could already be the stage for complaints from Sony America about the same thing, or from other console manufacturers about other consoles to other regions, or even from any publisher about any specific software title to any country they don’t see fit. It’s the beginning of the end... of the World as we know it", stated Pascal Clarysse, formerly known as the Marketing Manager of Lik-Sang.com.

"Blame it on Sony. That's the latest dark spot in their shameful track record as gaming industry leader. The Empire finally 'won', few dominating retailers from the UK probably will rejoice the news, but everybody else in the gaming world lost something today."

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现在是lik-sang，下一个会不会是PlayAsia?
Sony迟早遭天谴:@

tohkimwah

希望playasia不会是下一个吧。但是应该也是凶多吉少吧

Osis03

力生是老字号也.........=_=
记得之前好像某事件而和sony结怨，早有牙齿印....这次终于一次过解决它.....哎....

PA应该还好吧，不至于扛上皇朝大哥....sonny@@

tohkimwah

刚刚去PA看了，他的discount item突然间多了很多，不知是不是这件事情的余波呢？

ying123

貌似这举动又触怒不少欧洲玩家，有不少人决定罢买PS3，甚至有人决定等D版了。不过话说没有了Lik-Sang这个欧洲玩家最爱的入口游戏站，如果PA也有什么事，PS3的region free对欧洲玩家还有什么用处？不过消费者的记忆是短暂的...

放着破解主机、卖Modchip的网站没告，而因为人家卖PSP卖得比较贵，中间赚不少，而跑去告鼓励玩家买正版的网站，的确符合那个至今深信"UMD是成功的"的Sony UK的作风

[ 本帖最后由 ying123 于 25-10-2006 10:26 AM 编辑 ]

ljhao23

原帖由 ying123 于 25-10-2006 10:23 AM 发表
貌似这举动又触怒不少欧洲玩家，有不少人决定罢买PS3，甚至有人决定等D版了。不过话说没有了Lik-Sang这个欧洲玩家最爱的入口游戏站，如果PA也有什么事，PS3的region free对欧洲玩家还有什么用处？不过消费者的记忆 ...

sony是自欺欺人吧！！它越來越囂張了，一直放話告人，還甚至譭謗人家！！我覺得ps和ps2的成功，令sony驕傲起來了！可是他都不明白這些成功的背後，可能大部分都是靠這些網站和D版軟件而來的！！

其實現在算是sony的非常時刻，ps3成功與否，就要看sony現在的造化吧！！我縂覺得ps3發售以後，會有更多鬧劇發生，更多像LIK-Sang這樣的網站被犧牲掉吧！！

唉，難怪任天堂一直主張要把遊戲的樂趣幫玩家給帶回來。。等sony的話，就惟有像現在，看這種令人難過的鬧劇！！

Keele

天啊?!Lik-Sang結束營業?!Sony這種舉動似乎只是在自掘墳墓.:@

夕陽西下

原帖由 ying123 于 25-10-2006 01:27 AM 发表
转自Lik-Sang

Important Notice: Lik-Sang.com Out of Business due to Multiple Sony Lawsuits
Tue Oct 24 2006 21:58:51 Hong Kong Time - Corporate Info

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OUT OF BUSINESS NOT ...

lik sang自找的，我們也不能完全怪sony

不過我看沒多久應該會跑出個sang lik吧

tachihoma

咳（叹气）。。。。。。。。默哀。。。。。。。酱多年的老字号说结束就结束。。。。。。。。。希望下一个不会是PLAY-ASIA

ying123

原帖由 夕陽西下 于 25-10-2006 02:30 PM 发表

lik sang自找的，我們也不能完全怪sony

不過我看沒多久應該會跑出個sang lik吧

住在可以通过官方管道及时买到各种游戏的国家的你，以及住在充满水货的国家的我们，都无法了解欧洲玩家明明大把钱也玩不了游戏的痛苦

谁去写信叫PA拿掉Sony的产品好了，反正销量高的貌似目前XO和NDS系产品居多
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Edit:话说各人有各说...

Sony says it's just another case of "sour grapes"


In the continuing saga of David and Goliath, Sony is denying any responsibility for the closure of Hong Kong-based e-tailer Lik-Sang.

Sony issued a statement to GamesIndustry.biz confirming its successful legal action against Lik-Sang, but denies that it had any direct effect on the website shutdown.

"Lik-Sang did not contest this case (i.e. they did not turn up and therefore incurred no legal costs). We have been awarded substantial costs against Lik-Sang which have not been paid," the statement claims.


"We would therefore strongly deny that our actions have had anything to do with this website closing (we assume the legal entity is still trading), and would suggest that this release is sour grapes on behalf of Lik-Sang which is aimed to belittle Sony Computer Entertainment and the British judicial system that found against them."

Sony also responded to the Lik-Sang's claim that SCEE employees, which were named in Lik-Sang's shutdown notice, participated in importing Japanese PSPs into Europe well before they were available in the territory.

Sony responded, "The purchasing of PSP consoles by SCE employees would be for investigatory purposes. We would also like to express our surprise at a company releasing personal information about its consumers, as this is contrary to data protection principles around the world."

The saga began last week when the UK High Court ruled that Lik-Sang's importation of Japanese PSPs to the UK and European Economic Area as illegal. The ruling could potentially set a precedent that would apply to all parties involved in importing a PlayStation 3 to Europe.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4692
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没想到Sony也会模仿警察买白粉的调查手段呢
话说Lik-Sang公布客户资料是很令人没安全感的做法

[ 本帖最后由 ying123 于 25-10-2006 09:32 PM 编辑 ]

Osis03

力生早被sonny捉住把柄，也怕她们侵害到公司利益，尤其是PS3要推出的非常时刻
欧洲玩家权益受损是事实，已没有自主选择的权益可言。

各说各话这点，感觉到他们自己最清楚事实如何....