Comments on: Sony and GeoHot settlement documents leaked

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:24:47 +0000

Cool

By: YeahYeah

YeahYeah — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:14:44 +0000

In reply to GroundGamer.

@GroundGamer

You are such a moron! If you ‘settle’ a case – NO PRECEDENT is set – A PRECEDENT is set by a JUDGE RULING…

Why don’t you save some of your lolipop money and try and buy an education!

As for this case – you’re still happy that Sony can remove functionality, retrospectively from a piece of hardware you purchased? If so – then you Sir are an even bigger Moron than I gave you credit for…

By: GroundGamer

GroundGamer — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:34:35 +0000

SkyGamer, what are you talking about. This was Geo submitting, not Sony making a matyr of him. This was Geo’s admission of guilt, he knew he did not have a leg to stand on obviously didn’t get enough money from donations to continue to court case.

Sony have been proven in the right, while Geo conceded that he was in the wrong, albeit in a way to try and save face. His little comment was probably prepared for him by the lawyers, he said he didn’t think he did anything wrong… well he knows better now.

Sony will have come up trumps for this and all other companies will dancing because Sony just won them a precedent.

Now onto the geek group from Europe, they are probably bricking it because it will not be as easy a ride with our jurisdiction!

All hackers just got b*tch slapped, and it’s even better because they actually thought they were in the right. LOL! Delusional little script kiddies is all they are, annoyed that they have to spend their lollipop money on games.

By: SkyGamer

SkyGamer — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:18:35 +0000

What a way to save face sony. You unfortunately just made a martyr of Geohotz. When one goes down, a hundred more will rise up.

By: Azrael

Azrael — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:44:24 +0000

In reply to warrengonline. If I were Sony, the only job I would offer him would be janitor at their most remote factory. Screw this little loser. If he wants a job there are hundreds of better ways to show what you're capable of than being a cocky little dick.

By: Azrael

Azrael — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:40:40 +0000

Uh, if you guys actually read that again, it doesn’t say anything about him not being able to use a Sony product. It says he cannot use a Sony product in an unauthorized way. Basically he just agreed to follow the law when it comes to using any Sony product. As far as I’m concerned that’s just a stupid slap on the wrist, but whatever. At the very least it proves that Sony isn’t just in this for the money, otherwise they would have sued him into the ground.

By: AngelComa

AngelComa — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:57:53 +0000

In reply to Dirk. You think Geohotz has friends?

By: Speakindatruth

Speakindatruth — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:47:48 +0000

In reply to Dirk.

Do you really think Geohot would be friends with anyone who owns Sony hardware? After all, he is boycotting Sony–without a choice, now it seems, which is ironic, considering he can no longer legally come in contact with another Sony device. It’s rather unlikely, at that point.
Now, I find this a perfectly acceptable punishment. If you were to sell a stolen item to a pawn shop, knowing it was stolen–and then brag to all the world with your face that you sold a stolen item to a pawn shop–you should be banned from selling, well–anything! Why? You seek popularity, thrill, and recognition–3 things you never had in high school that have left apparently you irreparably damaged. Even if you didn’t steal it, you knew the item was stolen, so it’s illegal to sell it–and you had the audacity to tell everyone about it, and show your face!
This just goes to show, if you want to break the law, do it Anonymously.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:44:11 +0000

The documents say he isn’t supposed to use any Sony technology? What if he is at a friends house and wants to watch TV and the friend has a Sony TV? How does that affect the order? Just curious. Now Sony can sue whomever leaked the documents instead of Hotz. It took what – 1 day?

By: MB

MB — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:43:19 +0000

Wrong. As far as I know the REAL details of the settlement have not been leaked and are definitely not included in your post. You never heard of an MoU, have you??? Misleading post is misleading.