| alekth said: Probably Sony's strongest point is him distributing it. But yes, he's also getting sued for circumventing access control measures. I think Sony might have gotten a lot less negative reactions if they had simply sued for distributing his tools and the numbers. Other than the modding they are also suing for unauthorized computer access (Sony has to authorize you to tinker with your PS3?) and tresspassing on Sony's ownership to the PS3 (that you and others bought) among others. In an age where my microwave is running its software, companies shouldn't be allowed to retain some retarded leasing model that would allow them to claim ownership of purchased products. |
You think that's scary, you should see what they're argueing in the Other OS lawsuit.
According to them, any promises they make you last only until the warranty is up, since once the warranty is up you can't even expect your console will run!
So, as long as your PS3 is 1 year old, they have full rights to remove ANY functionality they want from said PS3. (This includes playing games by the way.)
If that line of arguement is held as true, basically any company is free to deactivate your purchase after a year if they get their hands on it. Combined with this ruling it would mean that if you try and fix your property that they broke... they can sue YOU!
