Geohot Pleading with Community for Donations in PS3 Jailbreak Case

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fordy said:

Scoobes said:

fordy said:

Esquoret said:

 The creators have the say, and the least we can do is respect that. So if anyone doesn't like the PS3 and its values, you're better off donating/supporting a company that makes products to your liking and values, rather than giving to a dead end cause as is the case with Geohot.

And what happens in an endgame case when ALL companies that offer products force you to play by their rules? This is what the current case will decide.

It really won't. People are making a mountain out of a mole-hill. The laws are already in place, this ruling isn't going to change a thing.

Future cases are ruled based on the outcomes of previous cases. Why do you think that lawyers refer to previous case outcomes within the trial? The ruling might not always go that way, but it would give it a tremendous boost towards the side of corporate control.

That's paranoia because from what I can tell, the laws are already on Sony's side in this case. This ruling isn't going to change that. Is it so hard to see that what he did is wrong? You're allowed to modify your consoles, you're allowed to hack your consoles, hell, you're allowed to convert into a mini aeroplane if you wanted! What you can't do is publicly compromise security.

I'm actually all for homebrew as they do some amazing stuff, but he's really acted stupidly here.