Sony Sued Again, PlayStation Network(PSN) In Patent Suit

Benjamin Grobler a South African inventor, along with his attorneys Christopher Banys and Richard C. Lin from the The Lanier Law Firm, have filled a lawsuite against both Sony and Apple for infringing patent laws, here is a quote from the source for a better understanding than i can explain:

The inventor of technology used in data vending systems such as the iTunes and Playstation Network systems has sued Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (NYSE: APPL) and Foster City, Calif.-based Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (NYSE: SNE) for patent infringement.
Inventor Benjamin Grobler is represented by intellectual property attorneys Christopher Banys and Richard C. Lin from the Palo Alto, Calif., office of The Lanier Law Firm. The lawsuits filed March on 27, 2012, allege that Apple and Sony are infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,799,084.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the ‘084 patent to Mr. Grobler in 2004. The patent covers data vending systems that allow users to store and manage digital music, video, software and other items on a variety of electronic devices.
According to the lawsuit, Apple and Sony have infringed the patent by making and offering infringing data vending systems such as iTunes and the Playstation Network, and that the companies are inducing their customers’ infringement by using these systems.
“You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t listened to music or watched a video through iTunes or the Playstation Network,” says Mr. Banys, head of the nationwide intellectual property practice at The Lanier Law Firm. “Tech giants can’t just take an inventor’s work and use it as their own. This lawsuit represents our client’s effort to bring some accountability to the system.”
The cases are Benjamin Grobler v. Apple Inc., No. CV-12-1534, and Benjamin Grobler v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, No. CV-12-1526. Both are pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Im wondering why it has taken this inventor so long to take action against both these companies.

Playstation Color Logo Creator V2.5

PS3HaX developer TizzyT has released an update to his awesome ColdBoot logo creator, as well as a graphical over haul and the ability to create full screen logo’s with ease, here are some of the other changes/fixes:

Finally wasn’t lazy enough to get to work on the next update.
The version is now 2.5 and its more of a complete redo then an update.
Everything should work and contains the word BETA because I wasn’t able to test it myself but
PS3Hax.net member RobGee789 has tested and stated it working.
Changes:
UI has changed.

• Shouldn’t have packing errors anymore.
• Does fine if file-size of logo changes.
• No hex-editing.
• There are no more arguments.
• Like prior versions of PCLCV2, (should) creates/extracts all required files.
• CS5 extended instead of CS4.

Not implemented:

• Detects when Photoshop is finished extracting (will add in soon).
• Save preview (will add in soon).
• Have not added Code Rebug’s Coldboot installer (will add in soon).

Source And Download – For those of you using this tool, be nice and leave a comment on the blog when you have tried it, feed back always help improve products

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coldboots.net

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