| MrBubbles said: sony have shown they do not learn from mistakes. even so its highly unlikely they view this as such. a corporation has successfully trampled on an individual and personal rights, thus making it easier to do so in the futre and you think they are going to regret it? |
I continue to see this once in a while and it baffles me all over again each time it pops up. Yes, poor Geohot. He got cocky and thought he couldn't be touched, and so he stepped across the line and posted the code to the world.
Some things are wrong just bc they are. Other things are wrong bc of how they affect other people. What he did caused immediate compromise to psn, affecting MILLIONS of other people. The vast majority of ps3 owners just want to use the system for what it's meant for. Geohot's action was looking to compromise (and was already in the process of compromising) millions of other ps3 owners' ability to fully enjoy their ps3, and that's not fair.
As I'm sure you know, HIPAA in medicine prevents the sharing of confidential patient information by a medical provider. This act can be broken if a patient shares with a medical provider that they plan to cause harm or take the lives of other people. In this case, the medical provider is to report the situation. This takes away that patient's right of privacy of information; but, it's bc that person would have compromised the rights of others (i.e. taking their life). Geohot has rights, as we all do; but, he doesn't have the right to take away other people's rights. Who knows what would've happened to psn in the future. Apparently Sony saw the potential implications of the situation, and considered them severe enough to take Geohot to court for it. Please correct me if I'm missing something. Although, I feel I've heard every explanation under the sun and still can't even begin to relate to the thought process behind it.
And as for the comments (not by you) about Sony only winning bc they could afford better lawyers...(sigh)..If something is truly wrong, no amount of money is going to change that. If a person murders someone in public, leaving blatant evidence all over the place, he's going to jail. He can hire every top lawyer in the world, but it won't matter - the judge will rule against him B/C WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG. Likewise, Sony and Geohot pleaded their cases, and the judge ruled against Geohot B/C WHAT HE DID WAS WRONG.
