Khothi la ku Australia lalamula Sony kuti alipire $2,4 miliyoni chifukwa chokana kubweza masewera a PS Store

Bungwe la Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) adapambana Nkhondo yolimbana ndi European Division ya Sony Interactive Entertainment, anayamba mu Meyi 2019. Kampaniyo ipereka chindapusa cha $2,4 miliyoni ($3,5 miliyoni yaku Australia) chifukwa chokana kubwezera ndalama zamasewera omwe ali ndi vuto kwa anthu anayi okhala mdzikolo.

Kampaniyo idakana kubweza ndalama kwa osewera anayi aku Australia pamasewera olakwika, kutchula malamulo a PlayStation Store. Mogwirizana ndi iwo, mutha kubweza ndalama zamasewerawo mkati mwa masiku 14 kuchokera tsiku logula, ngati sichidatsitsidwebe. Bungwe la ACCC linapereka umboni m’khoti kuti zinthu ngati zimenezi zikuphwanya malamulo a dziko la Australia.

Malinga ndi wapampando wa ACCC, Rod Sims, ogula ali ndi ufulu wolandira ndalama za chinthu cha digito patatha masiku 14 kapena "nthawi zina zotere zomwe zafotokozedwa ndi sitolo kapena wopanga mapulogalamu" akamaliza kugulitsa, kuphatikizapo kutsitsa. Kuphatikiza apo, Sims adadzudzula Sony kuti akusocheretsa osewera. Ogwira ntchito ku PlayStation Store adauza m'modzi wa iwo kuti alibe ufulu wobwezera popanda "chivomerezo cha mapulogalamu," ndipo wina adapatsidwa ndalama zenizeni m'malo mwa ndalama zenizeni.

"Zonena za Sony ndi zabodza ndipo sizitsatira malamulo a ogula aku Australia," Sims adatero. - Ogula ali ndi ufulu wolandira chinthu chabwino kuti alowe m'malo mwa cholakwika, ndalama zomwe adagula pogula, kapena ntchito yokonza zovuta. Sizingangotumizidwa kwa wopanga mankhwalawo. Kuphatikiza apo, kubweza ndalama kuyenera kupangidwa ndi ndalama zenizeni ngati kugula kudapangidwanso chimodzimodzi, pokhapokha ngati wogulayo akufuna kulandira ndalama zenizeni.

Pakati pa Okutobala 2017 mpaka Meyi 2019, malamulo a PlayStation Store akuti Sony sipatsa ogwiritsa ntchito chitsimikizo chilichonse chokhudzana ndi "ubwino, magwiridwe antchito, kapena magwiridwe antchito" amasewera a digito ogulidwa. Sims adatchanso kuti zinthu ngati izi ndi zoletsedwa. Ananenanso kuti malamulo omwewo ayenera kugwiritsidwa ntchito pazinthu za digito monga zakuthupi.

Mu 2016 ACCC adapambana zofanana ndi Valve, zomwe zinayamba mu 2014, pamene Steam inalibe njira yobwezera ndalama. Kampaniyo inalipiridwa chindapusa cha $ 2 miliyoni. Valve adachita apilo kawiri, koma onse adakanidwa (nthawi yachiwiri idakanidwa). zinachitika mu 2018). June 1, 2020 Commission adalengeza kuti khoti anakakamiza ritelo unyolo EB Games Australia kubwezera ndalama makasitomala chaphulika 76.

Source: 3dnews.ru