Comments on: Sony settles court case with George Hotz http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/ Wagic, Half-Byte Loader, PSP / PS Vita Programming, and Homebrews Sat, 25 May 2013 17:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lorz http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41381 Lorz Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:35:07 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41381 i detailed why it was an abuse of the legal system already above and have went into it many times before that im pretty much sick of repesating myself so i wont

And i cannot even comprehend how someone could not possibly see that what sony is doing is anything but wrong

]]> By: elac http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41269 elac Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:41:45 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41269 So….not only did Sony secure the PS3 and any of their products against GeoHot working on jailbreaking them, they also have “secured” that the information regarding his works (on the PS3) and his side of the story on the outcome is “confidential” and not made available to the public.

Wow!!! I can’t believe our US legal system allowed this misuse of justice to restrict the quest for knowledge.

]]> By: Mewneko http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41231 Mewneko Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:31:12 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41231 I’m not fully understanding the abuse of the legal system part though. He did this not just for personal use but distributed a part of their hardware/software that wasn’t meant for customer use. An exploit that can be seen as a security risk? Sony is allowed to go after that. Especially if you make such a thing public. I mean if you use a service and they tell you you can’t listen to music while using our service. It may seem o_O to you but you have the choice of not using the service and or complaining and that company has the right to tell you how to use their service too. It is their service.
Hrmms Well if you go with the car idea then, couldn’t you argue that he took Sony’s car keys, ones that were meant for the people they approve to sit in the drivers seat, duplicated them and gave everyone a copy?
I get that its you property when you buy but, looking at the terms on many a software/hardware and overall products (non-open source stuff) there are parts of that you still don’t fully own. Many things have a don’t mess around with certain parts of this software/hardware and redistribute in their terms.
I don’t know but that just my view point on it >.<
I do see a tragedy that the homebrew comm. and Sony may never see eye to eye and the benefits they can give each other. Would have been nice to see both side working together. Its like parents (Sony and the Homebrew people) fighting and we the users are the kids ):

]]> By: omar http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41227 omar Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:10:39 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41227 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXYz268rPc

He kind of won and lost if you see this video…

]]> By: Mewneko http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41224 Mewneko Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:03:24 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41224 Hrms I kinda understand it a bit more ty ^^

]]> By: Strider Hien http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41191 Strider Hien Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:31:29 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41191 piracy is illegal but it looks like sony is caring more about locking the consoles to homebrews and plugins than to piracy… so foolish…

]]> By: dlmultiply http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41087 dlmultiply Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:23:10 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41087 In a way, Geohot is experiencing the things that happened to Solid Snake in the events that transpired between MGS and the start of MGS2. I’d like to elaborate on the parallelisms but unfortunately I’m too lazy to do that.

]]> By: Krozoa http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41082 Krozoa Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:45:23 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41082 i will do as I always do, i will only buy sony products once they are hacked.

]]> By: Dick http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41080 Dick Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:34:59 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41080 Lol. He just got PWNED.

]]> By: Asmith906 http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41072 Asmith906 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:39:03 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41072 Even after all this i’m still buying the ngp. I love me some gadgets

]]> By: Asmith906 http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41071 Asmith906 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:36:54 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41071 isn’t it more disturbing that he can be fined simply for hacking a sony device even if he doesn’t distribute it over the Internet. I mean is that for a set time. how can they legally enforce something like that?

]]> By: equis http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41051 equis Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:49:09 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41051 I think GeoHot would not give up in this battle without a very good reason, I don’t know what but it seems to me he has high values, previously demonstrated. Also, Sony had all the chances to win in the court, but went for a settlement… why? There is something more in this case not available to our knowledge that will bring more huge news in the future, I expect to better our world.

]]> By: Boom Box Thrasher http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41045 Boom Box Thrasher Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:31:53 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41045 I think you should go ahead for the same reason as Lorz’s. Sony prefers to chase one hacker who’s CFW doesn’t allow piracy around while the real pirates are left to steal to their heart’s content. Why? Because it’s cheaper to sue one guy. They don’t care if they’re trampling on his rights or misinterpreting the law. Just drag the lawsuit as long as it can go, dilly-dally around with useless TROs and trying to prove that the defendant joined PSN when that has almost no relevance to the core debate brought before the court. My friend, you’re welcome to steal all you want. Sony doesn’t care.

]]> By: Lorz http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41041 Lorz Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:06:03 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41041 You wouldn’t get Sonys attention with that, they don’t care about piracy, they completely ignore ISO sites and instead target Homebrew enthusiests and people who want to squeeze a few more features out of thier system

]]> By: Roberto1 http://wololo.net/2011/04/12/sony-settles-court-case-with-george-hotz/comment-page-1/#comment-41039 Roberto1 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:59:57 +0000 http://wololo.net/wagic/?p=2796#comment-41039 you know what ima do I gonna get the psp2 then iso the games only made by sony and release them lose all your money got a problem?

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