Geohot Pleading with Community for Donations in PS3 Jailbreak Case

[The Fury]

fordy said:

The Fury said:

fordy said:

If Geohot wins, anything that Sony attempts to sell to consumers are up for modification. Hardware has not got the same licensing restrictions as software. Not yet, at least...

I'm confused, why would hardware be available to modify. He didn't do that and that is not what the case is about. Sony have never argued against modifying the hardware behind the PS3 just the changing and redistrubution of software that was writen and copywrited by them, right?

 

I've read back in this thread, don't really understand why this guy has been given money when that money could go to another more worthy cause, not one bought on by themselves. I decided to give some money to Shelter, £5 a month.

Read the points that Sony is suing him for. One includes violating the right of Sony's ownership of the PS3. They're not talking about the PSN here. They're talking about their right to own a console that a customer has purchased, to be able to enforce what is allowed to be put on there.

Think about it. Sony would not pursue this with such vigor if they knew they weren't getting something out of it (they cannot make their legal fees back. Geohot would just have to declare bankruptcy). They want the legal backing to control consumer purchased hardware at the client-side.

I read them and like this entire conversation it's all open to interpretation. "Sony's ownership of the PS3". First, it's an abbreviated version that I've seen. I've not seen the full legal documents. What does 'the PS3' mean? Because as far as I was aware I own 'a PS3' not 'the PS3'.

The PS3 is owned by Sony, it's their product to create, distribute, advertise, sell and support. The PS3 has certain garrentee's, warrenties and terms and conditions that go with it like any product to determine if Sony will support it after it's purchase. I doubt Sony cares what Mr Hacker does with his PS3, sitting in his room that isn't connected to the internet and has CFW on it. What he's done is distribute information he has no right to distribute causing issues for THE PS3 overall, something he has no ownership of.