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thranx on 09 April 2011
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Rpruett said:
Kasz216 said:
Rpruett said:

Kasz216 said:

 

 


And yet.. he wasn't convicted eh?  Whether piracy or not is around is completely pointless.

Also.  Not he wouldn't be catagorically found guilty.

Yes he would. If he released a firmware designed with piracy in mind and admitted as much, he most certainly would. 

 

Piracy being one of the outcomes is... completely irrelevent.

The only time something providing or making something that has illegal uses is relevent is when there are zero legal applications.

Afterall, kitchen knives have the illegal use of stabbing no?

Stabbing someone with a kitchen knife is one of the known negative effects that some people desire... right?

Again,  you can name an example like that. 

I can name an example of a restaurant who gets in legal trouble because a patron who legally bought alcohol, drank too much and ended up driving (on his own accord)  and killing someone while intoxicated.   It's not the restaurants fault that he drank too much,  drank too much without a ride,  drove drunk,  nor is it their responsibility to make sure that he has a way of safely getting home.

 

 

Sony literally does this all the time.  LOTS of companies do.

Ofcourse they do.   A.)  For intimadation like you said ,   B.)   Searching for anything they can manage to include as illegal and win a case on,  C.)  Because they have a whole arsenal of attorneys on payroll that it's no skin off their back really.

I don't think we're really disagreeing on much,  I don't have a moral dislike for Geohot.  I just do believe that he did it (Atleast partially)  with piracy motives (And I think you're being intentionally obtuse for saying otherwise).    I don't even mind him Jailbreaking things, but if he did it with piracy in mind (And Sony can show or prove this,  he will be in legal trouble).




Restruants DON'T get into legal trouble for that though.

Also, I'm completely failing to see your point then.

Though, intention is completely pointless. 

Also near impossible to prove.  I mean, it's not like playing an image of a CD is illegal.  It's only illegal if you don't own the game it was produced off of.

Yes,  they do.   That's a big reason why you get 'shut-off' at bars. 

My point is,  Geohot probably committed an offense during the Jailbreak process.  He probably atleast attempted something pertaining to piracy,  why wouldn't he?   If he infact did,  he is guilty of what they are saying he is guilty of.  It's just funny to me how people around here run around and try to make this some moral crusade about how Geohot would never do anything like that, and I think it's completely false and funny.   Ofcourse, Geohot probably pirates music, movies, games, etc.   

I don't personally care that he did it, it doesn't affect me one way or another and I'm not against piracy in all fashions but I do believe he is guilty, if only a small bit.

Please do us all a favor and read the court documents. Piracy is not mentioned any where in the law suit. IT IS NOT ABOUT PIRACY IN ANYWAY. Sony is not sueing for piracy. They are not suing for stolen games. They are not sueing for hacking into the PSN. They are sueing because he circumvented their controls of his ps3 and opened it up to custom software. They are also trying to sue for the release of a series of number they claim they have copyright protection too (I believe thats how its worded).