By John Oates for The
Register
This article has been reproduced from The Register, with
permission.
Sony Computer Entertainment won an interim injunction to stop
online retailer ElectricBirdLand from infringing its trademarks and
selling PSPs.
ElectricBirdLand, run by Dan Morelle, has 28 days to prepare a
defence and will be back in court on 18 July, according to the
BBC.
Morelle, conducting his own defence, said other firms were
selling PSPs without facing action from Sony. He said he had sold
£11,000.
He asked the judge if he was allowed to offer his customers
replacement machines because failure rates have been as high as ten
per cent.
Morelle also complained that documents from Sony were delivered
by "men in dark glasses" which upset and intimidated his pregnant
wife. More details on GamesIndustry.biz here.
The Reg did try and track Morelle down but according to his
blog his partner was
expecting their second child on Sunday so we're guessing he's busy
today.
The PSP was supposed to be launched in the UK in March but this
has now been pushed back to September. The delay makes it
worthwhile importing machines from the US to sell to sweaty-handed
gamers in the UK who just can't wait til autumn.
® The Register
2005
