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March 29, 2005
No More PS2s?
The newswires were abuzz with the seemingly insurmountable judgment issued against Sony this week in a lawsuit. A San Jose company called Immersion sued, saying that Sony had stolen their force-feedback technology for use in the standard duel shock controllers.
Back in September, a jury sided with Immersion, and on Monday, a judge awarded the company almost $90 million in damages. The judge also ordered Sony to stop selling the infringing products (including the PS2, since it comes with a duel shock controller), although that order was put on hold awaiting an appeal.
Back in 2003, Microsoft paid the company $26 million to avoid a similar standoff. That included $6 million to buy a stake in the Immersion, so they're probably chuckling into their lattes this morning.
Link:http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050329/ap_on_bi_ge/sony_playstation_lawsuit_25
Posted by gamegal at March 29, 2005 12:29 PM