Sony and Geohot reach a settlement

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LivingMetal said:

ssj12 said:

LivingMetal said:

padib said:

LivingMetal said:

padib said:

LivingMetal said:

padib said:

things are far from over

http://www.techspot.com/news/43249-geohot-joins-anonymous-boycott-of-sony-asks-you-to-come-along.html

 

This. And him being banned from buying a SCEA product doesn't stop him from buying a Sony product, so a boycott of SONY products on his part is legitimate. He's a hacker, hackers don't just stop - they love a challenge. I knew there was more up his sleeve.

I don't see how boycotting a product will help his hacking skills.  But if he really needs a challenge, there's always mountain climbing.

Definitely mountain climbing as a challenge, and intellectual as he is he might even need it. ;)
But jokes aside, like I was referring to the article. It goes beyond the boycott, he's now part of Anonymous. That'll allow him to continue the fight on another front. It's not an anti-sony thing here, it really is an anti-conglomerate thing. If it was against apple I would've thought the same. It's a matter of philosophy more than anything really. I don't like the fact that the guy gets a) crushed by a large corporation, and b) no right to use what he lawfully owns in whatever way that legally pleases him. 

He never lawfully owned the software on the PS3.  Never.  So he got... "crushed."  So you are correct.

Okay smart-alec, define owned in "he never lawfully owned the software on the PS3". On the flip-side, did he own the PS3 hardware? Do you own yours? What elevates software above hardware such that you own one and not the other?

A little challenge for you ;)

The firmware?

Is owned by Sony until its installed onto your own hardware in which by rights can be removed yourself and install your own software onto.

But do I have the right to modify it that will cause potential financial harm to others.

That's Sony's problem actually. Which is easily solved by banning your console from their network.