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whatever on 31 January 2011
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kitler53 said:
NiKKoM said:

You know what would suck? If he used his daddy's PC to hack it.. :D

anyway glad I don't live in california cause apparently, buying a piece of hardware for $300 does not mean you own it and can do what you like with it, under California Law... >_>


true story -- i made a copy of your house key.  it's only a copy so it's not stealing and thus completely legal.  being the the freedom fighter i am i distributed that key to everyone in your neighboorhood.  how was i suppose to know that the guy who has been sent to jail 3 times already would use that key to break into your house, steal your shit, and rape your wife.  i mean, as i handed out the keys i told him not do that so i am of course completely blameless.

really, when you think about it this hole thing is your fault.  you should have known i was going to try and make copies of your household protection mechanisms.  you really should have had a more secure house.  i hope you learned your lesson.

How is this argument related to anything in the topic at hand?  Yes it sounds likes it's relevant, which would explain why people on here seem to think it is so clever, but it actually has no relevance.  Your giving away a key to something that you don't own.  This would be similar to giving away a key (real or virtual) to Sony's headquarters or Sony's proprietary files.  This is clearly illegal.

An appicable scenario might be that the builder of yours and others houses decides that he doesn't want anyone to have a bathroom on the first floor and builds the house in a way that prevents you and others from doing it (I know, not realistic, but it is your crappy analogy to begin with).  So now I figure out how to get around the builders restrictions and I decide to tell the other owners how to do it as well.  None of this should be illegal because I own my house and the other owners own theirs.  This is what Sony is trying to do by preventing you from using something you bought in a way that you want.

Figuring out how to bypass the restrictions put on by Sony should not be illegal.  It should be my right as a consumer.  If other's use it for piracy, then Sony's issue is with them.  My rights as a consumer should outweigh any potential piracy losses from a corporation.  The corporation should figure out a way to allow my custom use while preventing piracy.  If it can't, then get out of the business and let someone else figure it out.