And we are back to Square 1 as Sony implicates Anonymous to US House Probe

[LivingMetal]

Alby_da_Wolf said:

LivingMetal said:

Galaki said:

LivingMetal said:

I know what you're saying, but the "consumers rights" argument have been abused on these boards to give excuse to bash a console maker in this context.  I have openly voiced that the PS3 is my console of choice.  Sony has not violated my right as a consumers.  Hackers have made my gaming life "harder."  When Sony protects their IP, that in turn gives consumers such as I a better gaming experience.  Let's not take thing out of context to "prove" a point.

Remember that you're not the only customer. Just because it's okay to you may not be okay to someone else. They are just excercising their rights.

 

Oh, you mean those consumers who think they have a right to violate the TOS they agreed upon?

If they violate them, Sony has every right to not admit them in its network and to kick them away if they were already in (because to enter it you have to explicitly accept them, so the main objection against "automatically accepted" EULAs, TOS', etc doesn't apply in this particular case). But nothing else. You have every right to have cheaters (with modded consoles or not) banned from PSN and to play with honest people, but users have every right to mod for purposes that remain within their personal rights without affecting you or other people. At the same time, you have every right to give up some of your rights, but you have no right at all to give up them for other people.

So let's say I purchase a game and/or a console new at retail.  I expect it to run "as is" until (in this day and age) the manufacturer provides an update that should improve (and sometimes degrade) its performance in which I agree to.  In this case, what rights am I giving up and how is it a harm to others?