Phishers Think Small >>
<< Making Available Is Not Distributing -- Part II
 tdicon 

Miscellaneous

by Mike Masnick

Fri, Jun 3rd 2005 1:02pm





Sony Discovers How The Internet Makes Region-Specific Strategies Useless

from the oops dept

You would think, by this point, people would realize that country or region specific sales tactics don't really work so well. The internet has made it so it's nearly impossible to keep something offered in one country from showing up in another. Of course, Sony apparently didn't get the memo. In releasing the popular PSP in country-specific launches, they're now left dealing with the fact that devices are being sold into countries where the gaming device hasn't be launched. Amusingly, Sony's claim against companies selling the devices in the UK is based on the idea that the grey marketers are violating trademarks. They would have a stronger claim if they actually had the trademark on "PSP" in the UK -- but they don't.

2 Comments | Leave a Comment

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...

Reader Comments (rss)

(Flattened / Threaded)

  1.  
    identicon
    Joe Schmoe, Jun 3rd, 2005 @ 1:31pm

    No Subject Given

    Sony is just stoopid.

    Why create Yet Another Media Format (UMD) when you already have a failing format that you wish would take off (MiniDISC).

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  2.  
    identicon
    dorpus, Jun 3rd, 2005 @ 4:56pm

    But

    Differing sensibilities for differing countries. We're in a world where Muslims still burn down their own cities over the idea that somebody somewhere flushed a Koran. To Western sensibilities, Japanese games may be too sexist, too anti-Christian, etc. When I've watched Japanese anime in Japanese, there are a lot of anti-Christian lines that don't get translated into the English version.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]


Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now. Want one? Register here
Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
Save me a cookie
  • Note: A CRLF will be replaced by a break tag (<br>), all other allowable HTML will remain intact
  • Allowed HTML Tags: <b> <i> <a> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>
Phishers Think Small >>
<< Making Available Is Not Distributing -- Part II
 tdicon 
Follow Techdirt
Flattr rss rss
A word from our Sponsors...
Sponsored Resource
Essential Reading
Techdirt Reading List
Techdirt Insider Chat

A word from our Sponsors...
Recent Stories

Thursday

1:01pm: Filmmaker Behind The Pirate Bay Documentary Says Bogus DMCA Takedowns Take Away His Free Speech (16)
12:04pm: Vermont Declares War On Patent Trolls; Passes New Law And Sues Notorious Patent Troll (5)
11:05am: Prenda Lawyer Says Georgia Court Should Ignore Judge Wright's Order Because... Look! Hackers! (24)
10:01am: Chicago School System On FOIA Requests: Stonewalling, Obfuscation, & Paper-Shredding (16)
8:57am: VOD Service Acetrax Shutting Down, Forcing Customers Through DRM Hoops To Retain Their Purchased Movies (30)
7:58am: Man Butt Dials 911 While Discussing Murder Plot (17)
5:51am: Kim Dotcom Threatens To Sue Google, Facebook And Twitter Over 2-Factor Authentication Patent If They Don't Help Him (138)
3:44am: Amazon Wants To Sell Fan Fiction With It, Originator And FanFic Author All Sharing Profits (46)

Wednesday

11:54pm: Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte (19)
7:53pm: Modest Proposal: Going Piracy Neutral (35)
More arrow
A word from our Sponsors...

Close

Email This