Sony / holtz Case is over

[SDG]

So the case was settled on March 31st. I’m sure Annoyance (Anonymous) will take credit for something that they did after the fact. Thanks annoyance for screwing up the PSN for @ 2 weeks.

[1blufan]

Joint Statement

Sony Computer Entertainment America (“SCEA”) and George Hotz (“Hotz”) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement, Hotz consented to a permanent injunction.

Both parties expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved. “Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,” said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. “Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”

“It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,” said Hotz, “I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.” Hotz was not involved in the recent attacks on Sony’s internet services and websites.

In the action, SCEA accused Hotz of violating federal law by posting online information about the security system in the PlayStation 3 videogame console and software that SCEA claimed could be used to circumvent the security system in the console and allow the playing of pirated videogames. Hotz denies any wrongdoing on his part. Hotz’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction was still pending before the federal court in San Francisco but a preliminary injunction was issued requiring Hotz to take down the postings challenged by SCEA.

“We want our consumers to be able to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and we want to protect the hard work of the talented engineers, artists, musicians and game designers who make PlayStation games and support the PlayStation Network,” added Russell. “We appreciate Mr. Hotz’s willingness to address the legal issues involved in this case and work with us to quickly bring this matter to an early resolution.”

That's total BS what he said, he knew what he was doing.

[Monkey]

Of course he did. He is a classless piece of garbage just like every member of Anon.

[Maximus]

Can people please refrain from insulting other members...

[Xerios]

if this is going to turn into another Sony DDoS thread you mine as well lock it now...

[mywhitenoise]

Originally Posted by 1blufan

That's total BS what he said, he knew what he was doing.

Uh, many hackers hack the consoles so that they can write their own programs, and add new features (because you know Sony has given up on this)...like mkv support, or better file management, or custom applications, and Linux functionality. He never enabled piracy support.

[Xerios]

@Maximus

Taken right from the Forum Rules:

Don't threadcrap. In other words don't go into a thread about golfing and post "golf sucks" etc. It's unconstructive and it insults people who like golf.

If you can't contribute anything positive to the thread don't respond at all - just report the post if you think it should be reported.

Tell me how Monkey's post does not qualify as against one of those rules?

[SDG]

I’m just glad to see it over. I would like to have seen some detailed legal guide lines laid toward the publishing of system securities and such.

[1blufan]

Originally Posted by mywhitenoise

Uh, many hackers hack the consoles so that they can write their own programs, and add new features (because you know Sony has given up on this)...like mkv support, or better file management, or custom applications, and Linux functionality. He never enabled piracy support.

Hello he posted what he did for everyone to use online. This is about him not other hackers.

Close this thread it will turn to sh*t soon.

[Xerios]

Originally Posted by 1blufan

Hello he posted what he did for everyone to use online. This is about him not other hackers.

Close this thread it will turn to sh*t soon.

it already has lol. apparently this forum is SOO anti-hacker-ish that they bash the hell out of anyone that doesnt agree with them...

and those same people must certainly not have downloaded music, or watched a stolen movie either

*waits for people to jump on me for my statement and accuse me of supporting hackers*