StanGable said:
Not so much my friend. Copyright Infringement only applies if the product itself is being copied and distributed illegally. For example, the most common copyright violation is hosting and sharing illegal MP3s. Although you're right that if they were production photos there's some room for legal action, the photos themselves would need to show parts of the item being photocopied and its funtionality, art boxes such as the PS3 one only hold copyright if the logo is being stamped in a PS3 ripped-off machine (you know, cheap imitations.) With regards to patent infringment, I will have to read more on it for I'm not quite certain how it would apply to this picture but I know that this type of violation does involve using or selling a patented invention but I'm not sure how this would involve the picture. |
Corporate espionage is still a crime.
If this is real, then somebody down the line got a hold of something Sony didn't want them to have. Somebody had to either steal it or break an NDA. The Cease-and-desist is merely a notice that says "We're gonna get to the bottom of this. You don't want to be involved"
Wii has more 20 million sellers than PS3 has 5 million sellers.
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