Australia Fines Sony $2.4 Million

In May last year Australia And sony There was a controversial incident between them. The main institution that manages competition in the country Australian Competition and Consumer Commission by Japanese giant To Sony Interactive Entertainment The outcome of that lawsuit was announced today, but before the outcome of the lawsuit, let's take a look at the incident between Sony and the commission.

According to the lawsuit filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, when Sony Europe published new terms and conditions for the PlayStation Store in September 2017, it violated the Australian Consumer Law. violated customers' rights. The terms and conditions published by Sony require players to return a game within 2 weeks after purchasing or downloading it. to return them It was blocking.

Sony was fined $2.4 million:

Four customers in the country were called by Sony specifically over the phone and learned that they could not make refunds unless they had the approval of the game developers. However, instead of refunding another user's game refund request, PlayStation Store credit The offer was made.

This case has come to an end with the result announced today. The Federal Court of Australia awarded Sony Interactive Entertainment A$3.5 million (approx. US$2.4 million) ruled to be punished. In other words, Sony was fined $2.4 million today due to the terms and conditions it changed in 2017.

These terms and conditions, which caused controversy at the time, were rejected by Sony Europe when the lawsuit was filed last May. was changed again However, the case continued because the users were affected at that time due to the conditions changed in 2017.

Today's court decision found Sony Europe's actions faulty and resulted in the company being fined $2.4 million. Japanese giant Sony Interactive Entertainment admitted its guilt He announced that he would pay the fine. In other words, Sony did not object to the penalty.