LG Wants PlayStation 3 Banned From US Market

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday February 8, 2011 @01:50AM from the if-you-can't-beat-'em-sue-'em dept.

FlorianMueller writes "On Friday LG filed a complaint against Sony with the US International Trade Commission, claiming the PlayStation 3 infringes four Blu-ray Disc patents and demanding a permanent ban of the PS3 (and possibly other products) from the US market. LG, which boasts that it owns 90,000 patents worldwide, appears to take this step in retaliation for a previous Sony complaint about various LG smartphones, which the ITC is already investigating. This is reminiscent of Motorola's infringement action against the Xbox 360 that is part of its wider dispute with Microsoft. In other words, you touch my smartphones and I bomb your game consoles."

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ahem by shentino · 2011-02-08 01:56 · Score: 5, Funny

Sony, you know that sharp pain in your rear right now?
That is what us commoners call karma, and it is currently biting you in the ass.
1. Re:ahem by Carewolf · 2011-02-08 02:16 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  While all this all-out world-destroying MAD all-against-all lawyering is nice. It is the SLOWEST moving armageddon I've ever seen!!
Re:Blu-Ray Disc Association by natehoy · 2011-02-08 03:13 · Score: 2, Funny

This is already a retaliatory action. Even the summary mentions this.
Han Sony shot first.

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