PlayStation是全球最畅销的电脑游戏产品,世界电子产品巨头日本索尼公司在一起版权官司中败诉后,将面临9070万美元的巨额罚款,并不能在美国发售PlayStation电脑游戏。但索尼公司表示要上诉,并在上诉期间继续销售PlayStation。外电报道如下:A judge has ordered Sony Corp. to pay $90.7 million to a company that develops technology that enhances video game realism but immediately stayed an order that would halt U.S. sales of Sony's popular PlayStation consoles.
San Jose-based Immersion Corp. sued Sony in 2002, saying the Japanese company violated two of its patents, using them to create tactile feedback features.
A federal jury in Oakland decided in favor of Immersion in September and ordered Sony to pay $82 million in damages.
Realism意思为“现实态度;现实主义”,在此表示“真实性,逼真程度”。在哲学术语中,它表示“唯实论”,即与唯名论相对的一种哲学信条,认为宇宙是以其被认为的看法而独立地存在的。
据悉,2002年,一家美国科技公司Immersion控告索尼侵犯版权,在感应技术方面了盗用了该公司的两项专利。加州一家法庭去年判决索尼赔偿8200美元,索尼上诉后美国联邦法院维持原判,但包括相关的利息,罚款由原先的8200美元增加到9070美元,这比Immersion公司去年营业额2380万美元高三倍。
(中国日报网站编)
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