Ajescent said:
Kasz216 said:
Ajescent said:
Kasz216 said:
Ajescent said:
thranx said:
Ajescent said:
So is everyone convinced that Sony are the ones trying to frame Anon?
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Boy the thread got big while I was gone. I dont think it was sony trying to frame them. I really hope not cause I am sure that would come back to bite them in the butt. I also dont think the original anon group did this. Other than that I really have no thoughts. I think it was done by Criminals whos goal was to steal info and cc numbers
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I'm just baffled by how people can think Sony are the ones trying to frame Anon seriously, what do they stand to gain from doing that?
From Sony's standpoint, it doesn't matter who hacked them, they were hacked that's where the matter ends. What could pointing the finger at Anon possibly gain them?
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To play devil's advocate?
People will be less likely to support consumer rights the next time they try to sue somebody.
Also somewhat ties the actions to Hotz... so people get a little mad at him too... and ignore the fact that Sony totally botched their lawsuit against him and had to abort.
There are reasons.... I just wouldn't call in the FBI if I was going to do it.
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I don't think Sony aborted considering Hotz got more restrictions against him no?
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They dropped charges vs everyone else in the suit, dropped charges against hotz, and didn't even force him to admit anything was wrong.
They basically offered him a sweetheart deal that basically wouldn't negativly effect him in any way and let him avoid sitting in court for the years Sony would of dragged it out.
It was nothing short of a stone cold abort. The info they must have pulled up ziltch on the supeonas.
I mean, what's the message... if you hack a Sony device, they're going to make you super famous, you get to be the symbol of the internet freedom movement for a while, be on all sorts of TV shows and GREATLY boost your hireability on the job market... and the cost to this is.... you won't be able to hack and distribute another Sony product?
Not the best message to be sending out. Espiecally if you think about it for 2 seconds and realize that the punishment isn't really a Punishment... I mean... I'm not going to hack and distribute a sony device because if I do... I won't be able to hack and distribute sony devices?
That's like saying I'm never going to try and get that Trophy... because If I do... i'll never be able to get it again.
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Did you miss the part where he was banned from ever touching anything Sony related again, if he did so, he would be fined something like $20,000 for every item he touched?
Why else do you think he took on that nonsensical self imposed "boycott", it was to save face and attempt to look cool in front of his "fans".
Though I agree, should have gone the whole hog and ruined him completely. I still believe it was his efforts that ultimately led us down to the part we are on now so I have no sympathy for the guy.
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Except... he wasn't. He can own all the Sony products he want. He just can't hack and distribute them. Which would be you know... the exact same "punishment" if he didn't hack and distribute sony products.
Sony was going to lose... and they knew it... and they aborted. Or more specifically knew they were just going to probably get dismissed and not be able to stretch it out... and that they were greatly losing the battle of public opinion.
What they should of done was ignore him in the first place... like Microsoft and other successful software companies do with hackers. What Sony never seems to get is.... hackers increase your buisness. Not decrease it. They should look at the impressive PSP hardware numbers and the complete lack of interest to buy it's software, despite it being way less pirateable then the DS.
If they kept going... all they would of done is completely screwed themselves over. It's like the RIAA. They keep sueing individual customers to make a point... the few times the individual customers fought back? They lost hard.
What they should of done was instead of paying the 2 million dollars they spent on the lawsuit, gave it to someone as salary to bother to join the a security mailing list and update the servers once in a blue moon.
