Kasz216 said:
Icyedge said:
Kasz216 said:
Actually... the Dolphins would be those who went to Gehotz website and DIDN'T download the hack. Though regardless, this is EXACTLY why the blogger wouldn't take sony at therir word.
There is nothing legally preventing them from using the information to target other people.
It's why you would instead want the supeona narrowed or there specifically to be limits placed on the information by the court, for what it could be used for. Presumibly tied to a penalty if the documents leaked.
Just how Sony has to put up 10K to pay Geohotz if they lose this lawsuit due to impounding his stuff.
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Yes Sony can always subpoena the personal information related to the IP address but what makes you think the judge would agree? Beside, they would also need more then that to get a search warrant for your house and/or PS3.
For Geohot, he openly declared making and distributing it. Considering this, was there something else beside the IP log to prove the act of distribution and the prejudice caused? If he distributed to 1000 persons the prejudice caused by Geohot is different then if he did to 100 000. Future will tell us but be sure that if they try anything against the IP users I will be the first to shout "bad practice".
Edit: deleted the previous quotes
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Why wouldn't they agree? The Youtube supona that was granted basically gives that away.
As for distribution... that's not even what sony claimed they wanted it for. They wanted it for jurisdiction reasons.
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Sony told Spero, a San Francisco magistrate, that it needed the information for at least two reasons.
One is to prove the “defendant’s distribution” of the hack. The other involves a jurisdictional argument over whether Sony must sue Hotz in his home state of New Jersey rather than in San Francisco, which Sony would prefer. Sony said the server logs would demonstrate that many of those who downloaded Hotz’s hack reside in Northern California — thus making San Francisco a proper venue for the case.
