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• Summary: In court documents, Sony has accused PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz of tampering his impounded... : SporkyReeve
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  Jeez, Sony. You're being worse than Apple. I think people have the right to do whatever they want with so... : Me77111
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    "Jailbreaking" is illegal if you're doing it to something other than a wireless telephone handset, accord... : Haxim
    • yes, but why does such a distinction exist between phones and gaming consoles? Yes jailbreaking a phone l... : thecray
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    Technically, just because you buy something doesn't mean you own it. If you read the ToS on a lot of the ... : TheDr7
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      The other catch is that he agreed to the ToS when he created his PSN account, I think that's what Sony is... : Derringer
      • But he's saying he has no PSN account... : Me77111
    • i don't think this is true : jim bone
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      You own it. There is no ToS on hardware, only access to their network. : Conan
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        the physical components perhaps, but there are some legal protections for any patents and your use of the... : daggot
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          the internet treats patent like law trademark law like copyright law. the internet hates it : RikiTiki2
          • Nah, I'm down with copyright (though the term needs to be reduced to allow for a meaningful public domain... : Conan
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    It's sad that the precedent of all this is going to be decided by some judge who is basically hearing a C... : the archvile
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      what's the EFF defense for reverse engineering? : RikiTiki2
      • https://www.eff.org/issues/coders/reverse-engineering-faq : Haxim
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  The longer this goes on the more I wonder what Sony really hopes to accomplish here. The kid doesn't soun... : Perturbation
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    Sony's in a lose lose situation. If they had sat back it'd be almost like an official response to allow p... : fractured_sanity
    • They weren't in a lose lose situation at all, since sitting back and doing nothing doesn't have to be one... : thecray
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      Sony probably considers it cheaper to "make an example of some kid from New Jersey" than to get stuck try... : the archvile
      • The side effect is that they piss off many hackers around the world and motivate them to work harder on h... : shinobidye7
  • Has the average consumer seen a whiff of any of this "bad press"? : Haxim
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    I really don't think they are getting much bad press, especially to the average consumer who has no idea ... : Proven28
    • That last line should have read: until there's an article about (insert giant publisher) laying off X nu... : Proven28
  • I think they want to set legal precedent with the case. Once that's established, then they have somewhere... : u sir name
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  Go get him Sony, you're the only company with balls to do so... User agreements are there for a reason..... : Batmanshack
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    I try not to do this, but you should step in front of a bus as soon as possible. : AgentPothead
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      You're so silly... Why dont you go play in traffic that's better then a bus... Oh too everyone who dona... : Batmanshack
      • Congratulations, you're today's worst poster. : Conan
      • lol you spent money on a PS3 to have it wasted on court proceedings against someone who fled the country : boring gegtik
      • why would anyone listen to you? You don't even know the difference between "then" and "than". : moshman
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    ....your mom should have swallowed. : Arcath
    • She did, and look what happened.... : Cubictoast
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      I know your mom swallows.... I'm in a reposting mood today! : Batmanshack
      • nope, you're just not inventive or original enough to come up with your own stuff : moshman
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    If you create a rap video begging Sony to sue you and then it turns out you agreed to the EULA and tamper... : tightestjeans
    • If you don't read a little further to see he's taking a planned vacation, that he kept controller cards t... : Endymion_
  • NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... : r3dn3ck
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    You do realize this case is going awful for Sony right now: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2011... : LoioshDwaggie
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      The case hasn't even started yet, they're still arguing over jurisdiction aren't they? : Haxim
      • Absolutely. Sony is having a horrible time proving that Geo has anything to do with CA. In fact, some of : LoioshDwaggie
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  He'll pay a small fine, which he'll pay off with donations that he'll easily acquire. Nothing he's done ... : Jobos
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    Yeh you're right only the developers hurt but they don't mean anything right? Example PSP, when you don'... : Batmanshack
    • Oh, c'mon. You're already shown throughout this thread you have no idea what you're talking about. The ... : Jobos
    • My advice to you is to go join him. : ninj0rc
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  The funny part is if he wasn't such a retard and didn't throw the fact of what he was able to do in sony'... : angel5465
  • internet tough guys gotta keep frontin : RikiTiki2
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    Yes yes, he wanted to be "famous." Hacking. It's the new path to Justin Bieber. : Endymion_
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      I still don't know who Justin Bieber is but the way everyone talks about him I'm glad I don't, anyway hot... : InfernoAblaze
      • Did it make him "famous," is that why he did anything at all? No. : Endymion_
  • Remember you'r reading Sony's take on this, not necessarily the facts. It's amusing to me how quickly eve... : Conan