Andre Yoskowitz
19 Sep 2009 0:58
Sony Computer Entertainment Asia president Tetsuhiko Yasuda has noted this week at the GC Asia conference in Singapore that the company will continue its anti-piracy efforts in South-East Asia, and added a strong warning to the governments of those nations where piracy is rampant.
Yasuda specifically commended Singapore, adding: "I would like to extend my gratitude to the solid efforts that the Singapore government has made. However, with just a moment of relaxation in efforts to uphold copyright protection, it's possible that the same old problem will occur again.
"Therefore it is essential for the country to understand that upholding copyright protection is indispensable for the stable development of the software industry."
The president continued on by noting the company's recent deal with Nanyang Polytechnic, which will teach college students how to develop for the PS3.
"In that situation, those students who have made game development their life's dream will suffer the most, and will possibly damage their motivation for creating games," he warned, before requesting that fair treatment should be given to overseas IP as well as that produced locally.
"We cannot allow the activity of the pirate copy providers, who only care about making a quick profit, to destroy the dreams and motivation of the students - they are the very enemies to the creator," he said, via GI.biz.
"Together we should remain vigilant against this unscrupulous pirated product providers - I'm prepared to devote the rest of my life to copyright protection."