Sony has won the first round of legal battle that revolves around some patents of Blu-ray. A court in the Hague has given the go-ahead to Japanese company for the distribution of PlayStation 3 in Europe, allowing Sony to send the 300,000 consoles to retailers who had been detained in recent hours. According to GamesIndustry by LG will have to pay a fine of $ 130,000 will increase to $ 200,000 for each day that passes without payment of the sum.
Sony is now free to deploy the console in the old continent and should soon send to Europe nine shipments of 15,000 / 20,000 each console. The court's decision does not concern the compensation of 180 million dollars (2.50 dollars for every Blu-ray included in the PlayStation 3 sold 47 million worldwide) requested by LG for patent infringement of the Blu-ray . 
Sony is now free to deploy the console in the old continent and should soon send to Europe nine shipments of 15,000 / 20,000 each console. The court's decision does not concern the compensation of 180 million dollars (2.50 dollars for every Blu-ray included in the PlayStation 3 sold 47 million worldwide) requested by LG for patent infringement of the Blu-ray .
- Sony Wins Case Against LG. LG Ordered To Pay (10/03/2011)
- Sony Triumphant as PlayStation 3 Returns to Europe (10/03/2011)
- Sony and LG face courtroom showdown today over seized PS3s ('several thousand' of them!) (10/03/2011)
- LG achieved seizure of 300,000 PlayStations, wants $150-180 million for Sony's past infringement of Blu-ray patents (10/03/2011)
- Sony's Big Win: LG Must Return Seized PS3 Units, Pay Fine (10/03/2011)
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