Death of Lik-Sang ;_;

http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3901


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.

Now, it seems that one of my top sites to import games (games list includes, Bleach DS, Soul Calibur 2(JP) and Pac and Roll) is going to close down, they say its mainly down to Sony, and to some extent its true. Just look at the recent news with Sony clamping down on import sites (and specifically naming Lik-sang) for trying to import Sony PS3 consoles to Europe or other areas.. ridiculous i say. PS3 is region-free and thoguh the sale doesn't count in the territory its sold in, at the end of the day, Sony gets a portion of the profits made (though, selling a console in the EU will undoubtedly yield more profit for Sony than any other country). The overall picture is that whether its the PSP/PS3, Sony's very unlawful lawsuit against Lik-sang and them getting sued is not a big help at all. Lik-sang has provided many gamers games they can't get in their terroritories like Tales of the Abyss (which i ordered from Lik-sang last week and still waiting for arrival), Lik-sang provides excellent service and Sony is tripping them up in helping them win the console race (which many of you are sure they will win.. and they have a great chance), but then again, it really can't be Sony's fault overall. I remember the times when Sega went and stopped importers, rentable game stores and even second-hand game stores and we know what happened to them, its likely that another company has sued Lik-sang over this very fruitless matter, but like all good people, Lik-sang likes to take a stab at the big cheese. And once again, its Sony in the bad spotlight.

Well done Sony, just well done.