kowenicki said:
LivingMetal said:
kowenicki said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
kowenicki said:
ethomaz said:
arcane_chaos said:
after reading the settlement:
Sony: Either follow these rules or WE WILL BURY YOU!!!!
Geohot: O-O-Okay....*checks pants*
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why didnt they just bury him? He had already committed the "crime"...
If their case was watertight there is no way they would have compromised... why would they? for what?
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you can ask the same Q other wway too..no one put a gun on hotz's head and ask him to settle. Sony wanted him to back off from the begining and that's exactly what they got now. If he messes with anything sony again he will be fined from 10k to 200k or something. Why should sony bother any furthure? The so called freedom fighter now and forever will be ridden of from sony products, sending him to jail could have lead to bad publicity. The message from this outcome is clear, hotz backed down ONLY cuz he knew he can't win this one, if you think otherwise you're being silly, hotz would have not stopped till the court ruled against sony. not like he wouldn't have money since people seem to be willing to pay for the court (and who knows maybe even his vacation :) I don't trust his word)
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Forgive me but thats bollocks... Hotz cant back down without Sony allowing him to, HE was being sued.
Why did Sony ALLOW Hotz to back down.. why didnt they say fuck you - see you in court. Get a nice precendent for future issues and have done with it?
You dont seem to understand the legal process too well.
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So are you saying that you cannot fight back to prove your innocence when being sued? And can you not counter sue when found innocent? So why couldn't Geohot do so?
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No I didnt say that ahywhere... but what individual in their right mind is going to try and sue an international conglomerate? get real.
what I asked was..
Why did Sony allow him to settle out of court with some half arsed injunction? How does this help them in the future if someone else has a go? They should have had their day in court and got a precednet.
dont you agree?
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No, I don't agree. They were being merciful to Geohot.
