Source: International Business Times
In a decision that will surely leave many scratching their heads, the courts have given Sony the right to seize George Hotz's personal computer to determine how he managed to hack the PS3. In a hearing held Thursday Sony requested that they be given the contact information for individuals that watched Hotz's Youtube videos or retweeted the jailbreak code on twitter, but Judge Susan Illston denied their request. Ironically, Sony's own comical spokesperson, Kevin Butler, once accidentally retweeted the code himself thinking it was a Battleship reference. I can't understand why Sony, the opposing party in this court case, is given the power to search through a private citizen's personal computer in search of something that probably isn't even there anymore. What if they "accidentally" stumble across those Twitter usernames or Youtube accounts they previously requested in the process of looking for evidence? And why is that the opposing party gets to search for this evidence themselves instead of a separate impartial organization? I think this ruling is reflective of a lack of understanding on the judge's part, which is quite irresponsible in a case so heavily reliant on the understanding of the technology in question. Yes, what George Hotz did was wrong- but the handling of this case is setting a disturbing precedent for the gaming industry. What do you think, is George Hotz getting what he deserves or are Sony overstepping their boundaries?
Source: International Business Times
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SweetSugar
2/14/2011 11:00:19 am
Georgie boy is getting what he deserves.
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Anonymous
2/15/2011 04:01:27 am
Geohot tried to cheat the system and tested a big corporation and now he's getting owned for it. So yes, he deserves everything that's coming to him.
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GEO is the best in the world at 17 you fools , they would be smart to hire him not sue him . Big corporations like sony deserve to get screwed anyway they treat there customers like crap with thier G rating on home , pissing off the customers over words and jacking accounts . is short DIE SONY BA BYE / BUY AN XBOX
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