Sony's Case Against Geohot Has Been Settled

matt_gaia writes "According to Sony Computer Entertainment America, they have reached a settlement with GeoHot (George Hotz), where Hotz has consented to a permanent injunction, but still denies any wrong-doing in the whole affair. Sony said, '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.'" I wonder if Anonymous will proceed with their anti-Sony campaign.

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Oh, stuff it.

[intellitech]

'Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers.'

If SCEA was ever interested in protecting consumers, they never would have brought suit against GeoHot in the first place.

Re:Oh, stuff it.

[tophermeyer]

So we should just give up on the prospect of a "clean" gaming community and accept the intrusion of exploiters as inevitable? Hell no. That's like saying "Goatse's are inevitable so I might as well just make that my Christmas card".

A perfectly walled garden is unattainable. But if in the pursuit of perfection we happen to maintain a fairly well manicured garden with a minimum of intrusions, I'd accept that. And considering how much I pay for the console and game, It's not unreasonable for me to expect it.

Re:Oh, stuff it.

[jusdisgi]

They had a reason: they didn't want to support it any more.

Yes, that is a reason. It's not an acceptable reason at all. They billed OtherOS as a feature when they sold the console. Then they took it away. I don't give a damn what their reasons were, that's fraudulent.

Re:Wow....

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm amazed at the comments on the linked Playstation page.

Some folks are (almost) calling for Hotz' head. And people think Apple's fans drink the KoolAid...

You see people identify with products all over the place - and if you look closely at your life, you may be doing it too.

I've seen people base their identities on what they have; which is quite a childish thing to do if you ask a developmental psychologist - basing your identity on what you do means you're stuck in adolescence by the way.

Go to a photo site and you'll see people get all riled up if you say anything against "their" brand of camera. Same goes for power tools - you'll see Ridgid and DeWalt fanboys.

Cars - same thing.

Apple's fanboys have nothing on the Harley Davidson fanboys.

Re:Wow....

[Shimdaddy]

I don't think it's Sony astroturfing. I think it's just gamers who see action like GeoHotz's as a gateway to piracy -- if they spend a good deal of their time in online games (which can be totally ruined by cheaters), I think their comments are understandable (though I still don't agree with them).

looking for these?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Leaked PDF detailing the injunction terms

[polyp2000]

Didnt take long for the details to get leaked..

Here is the info you are looking for
127-stipulation.pdf

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