Sony taking action against unlicensed replica gun
Sony has said that they are "investigating the source of this product and will proceed with the most appropriate action." Appropriate action, in this case, probably means letting loose their pack of half-starved, feral lawyers. So don't expect it to be around for too much longer.
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5-20-2008 @ 7:36AM
Lordtombot said...
All the Guns Drake ever had he found lying around at varous points anyway.
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5-20-2008 @ 7:53AM
NotSafe4Work said...
Bet they would be worth a few quid on ebay.
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5-20-2008 @ 8:52AM
Brucie B said...
LAME
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5-20-2008 @ 9:04AM
Mikezula said...
Sony lawyers are always on the defensive from would-be copyright holders wanting a piece of Sony's pie. Nice to see them on the offensive for a change.
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5-20-2008 @ 9:21AM
KingOfGods said...
What could Sony's Lawyers do? It's a replica Beretta and last time I checked Sony doesn't own the copyrights to a Beretta so they can't stop them from selling it.
They can stop the site from stating it's the replica from drake's fortune but at this point the site is getting a lot of free exposure.
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5-20-2008 @ 10:14AM
Popfrogs said...
They can throw out a good old fashioned C&D (cease and desist order) to keep them in check until they force them to stop marketing it as an Uncharted gun. As others have said it's kinda pointless since Drake picks up plenty of guns during his fights, it's not like he has a signature pea shooter.
5-20-2008 @ 10:38AM
ADPolicenaut said...
It's a faaaaaaake!
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5-20-2008 @ 11:31AM
True_Darknight said...
The problem is not that it's a Beretta.. it's that they used Uncharted's pics and what not saying it was a replica... so they can't do that without licensing it. So they gotta stop it. simple.
Beretta.. just like in a popular 2007 video game. --- No prob there :)
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5-20-2008 @ 12:01PM
HektikLyfe said...
Wait, did they say cashing in the game's success? LOL.
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5-22-2008 @ 3:50AM
hexhunter said...
Was it unseccesful? I certainly enjoyed it, best PS3 exclusive yet, not including the MGO ß...
-Deus X Machina
5-22-2008 @ 3:01PM
HektikLyfe said...
I wouldn't say it was a failure by any means. But "...cashing in the game's success" insinuates something much greater than anything the PS3's limited user base (at the time) could ever hope to achieve. That sounds like an outlandish statement Uwe Bol might say about any of his movies.
5-20-2008 @ 12:15PM
Phizzy said...
lol, it was clearly unofficial, the artwork has Elena pre-redesign.
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5-20-2008 @ 2:40PM
theb1rdm4n said...
well, it clearly looks fake. I mean just look at the grip, they did the wood backwards, and the tips of the guns look nothing alike.
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5-20-2008 @ 7:53PM
Consolcwby said...
See? Even Sony realises that thing could put an eye or two out! O_X
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5-23-2008 @ 1:33PM
Jeebus said...
Copyright gone out of control. It's a Beretta replica, like the one in Drake. Why can't the company say so? They aren't infringing on anything Sony is producing. Simply ridiculous.
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