Sony sues Geohot
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Sony sought a temporary injunction against the jailbreak, supposedly authored by a blogger who goes by “Geohot”. His history; and the summation of the case so far is summarized in these links… after the jump.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229000603 Information Week (Sony sues 3 hackers and 100 they don’t know)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/12/sony_sues_playstation_hackers/ The Register; U.K.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/playstation-lawsuit-limbo/ Jan 14; Wired; Judge delays ruling
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32450/PS3_Hacker_Says_Jailbreak_Not_Intended_For_Piracy.php (Claims PS3 Jailbreak not for piracy) Gamasutra
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/playstation3-root-code/ Wired; lawyer’s argument; Jan13
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/101823/20110117/update-sony-court-docs-show-ps3-hacker-was-in-california.htm# (International Business Times) Court docs show hacker in CA
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229000777&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News (Sony hacker asserts right to alter PS3; Information Week)
http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2011/01/renowned-hacker-playstation-suit-highlights-absurdity-of-digital-copyright-law/ (Broadband Breakfast; link to G4 interview)
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Personal commentary: Obviously being an officer of the court, I’m not going into extended critique of an ongoing case. (Cue up Georgia Sattelites music, etc.) I will say it brings up a lot of interesting issues on both sides. I will follow up on this case as conditions warrant. Comments?
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