Geohot To Turn Over Computers To Neutral Third Party

intellitech writes "This will make a lot of you feel better. Groklaw is reporting that both parties have come up with a stipulation in Sony Computer Entertainment American v. Hotz regarding what Hotz must do about handing over his computers. The new Preliminary Injunction (PDF) now says that he is to turn his materials over to a 'neutral' third party, not to SCEA's lawyers, and after the neutral party combs through them, it all is returned to Hotz. All but whatever they 'segregate' out of them. He won't get that back until the end of the litigation, should he prevail, which this court at least currently thinks is less likely than that Sony will. There will be a hearing on Hotz's motion to dismiss on April 8, 2011."

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Re:Very Nice

[Kenshin]

If someone sells you something, and takes it back, that doesn't entitle you to break into their house *and* give a copy of the key to everyone on the street.

Of course, he could have gotten away with breaking into their house if he'd just kept his mouth shut. Or gone anonymous. The problem is that he had to stand on his soapbox and declare to the world how cool he was that he'd broken in, and give them the tools to do so as well. He didn't do any damage himself, but he directly enabled tons of not-so-ethical hoodlums to go in and do plenty of damage.

It doesn't matter what his motivation was. Basically, his ego fucked himself in this case.