PS3 Importers Threatened by Sony

Even though there’s only a few hundred thousand consoles across the globe right now, Sony is already making clear that it wants no one to import the PS3 from foreign countries, threatening legal action against anyone who does so.

“As far as importers of PS3s are concerned, they should bear in mind that any profit they may make from importing the consoles into Europe without Sony’s consent this Christmas may well be short lived,” says in-house counsel Mitra Pahlabod. The legal issue at play here apparently is trademark infringement.

Tom’s Hardware