Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Destruction of Counterfeit PlayStation Software.FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998-- Sony Computer Entertainment America and Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ) Take A Stand Against Counterfeit Gaming Products Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today, in conjunction with the IDSA and U.S. Customs Service officials, the destruction of nearly 40,000 counterfeit PlayStation(R) software discs seized in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . A U.S. Customs Service inspection discovered two shipments of the counterfeit PlayStation software en route from Taiwan and Singapore. The shipments, with a retail value of more than $1.5 million, were destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for Paraguay, a major outlet for counterfeit videogames in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Sony Computer Entertainment America officials flew to Miami to observe U.S. Customs inspectors destroying the counterfeit discs, which will then be recycled by GreenDisk. The counterfeit software seized was comprised of forty-four different first and third party PlayStation software titles, including such hits as Parappa The Rapper(tm), Rally Cross(tm) and NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Shoot Out 98(tm). "We applaud the diligent work of the U.S. Customs Service who has demonstrated tremendous success in both identifying counterfeit PlayStation software and thwarting the efforts of counterfeiters," said Kaz Hirai, executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Sony Computer Entertainment America. "With the assistance of the U.S. Customs Service and the IDSA, we aim to protect the entire gaming industry, particularly the first and third-party software developers. Counterfeiters cast a shadow over the entire industry by making it difficult for software developers and manufacturers to benefit from the hard work that goes into creating quality, cutting-edge games." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the IDSA, U.S. videogame and PC game companies lost more than $3 billion worldwide in 1997 to pirates who copied and distributed games without permission, not including losses caused by Internet piracy. "U.S. Customs is a key line of defense in the fight to prevent pirate software entering the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. ," said Douglas Lowenstein, President of the Interactive Digital Software Association, the U.S. trade body representing the $5.6 billion U.S. video and PC games industry. "As our industry battles international piracy, we rely heavily upon customs officials around the world to seize pirated goods. The Miami Customs office has struck a blow against the international game pirate network and helps our industry send a message that the United States is committed to protecting intellectual property rights of game software companies." As the videogame demographic continues to expand making interactive entertainment a mass-market entertainment option similar to television, music or movies, the fight against production and sale of counterfeit video game products will remain a significant focus for industry leaders. Sony Computer Entertainment America, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., markets and distributes the PlayStation game console See video game console. in North America, develops and publishes software for the PlayStation game console, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Visit us on the Web at http://www.playstation.com |
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