Sony Gets Other OS Class-Action Lawsuite Dismissed

[Izo]

fordy said:

Izo said:

The will of a few? The pirates do not come in few they steal games in the millions and cause hacked online lobbies.  Also the OtherOS users were also very few and it sucks for them but theres a bigger picture here and they could have kept OtherOS if they wanted. 

The way I see it is that people become reasonable and stop pirating where it starts.  Punishing each and every pirate is impossible and its millions in damaging fighting a pointless war. Modding a console is fun but it leads to problems just so a FEW people can use them legit and the rest steal everything they can. Mod on your PC dont create problems for others.

Yes it is the pirates who damaged the few who used OtherOS. People who want to play a stupid snes emulator on there ps3 defend modding even if that is what opens the door to theft. Then there solution to the problem is to target each person seperately no matter how much money and resources it takes.

You do realise that I've stated (at least 5 times now) that Sony have EVERY right to control their PSN service as they see fit? So stop talking about online topics, alright? That point has already been argued as moot and redundant. If Sony want to control online hacking, they can do it on their side.

And where does it stop? If restricting the entire group further reduces piracy, where does the restrictions stop? Would you be okay if Sony annoucned tomorrow that they were axing BluRay playback because it was deemed a security risk? Who sets the bar of security vs piracy? Sony? What right do they have to dictate the rules on a piece of hardware I bought?

What if other companies decided to do this? What if you bought a car tomorrow, only to be followed up later saying "Ah ah....you'd better use it the way we tell you, or you're going to jail". I mean, it will stop reckless driving, right? It would reduce accidents, right? Tell me....WHERE.....DOES....IT.....STOP!?

Lets talk strictly game theft then. Lets say Sony makes a perfect PSN that completely stops online cheating. They still lose millions in software theft that they could've used to bring us more content so it still effects the majority.

This is where is stops. Being reasonable.  Sony can defend themselves in the relm of reason. When they do something that stomps your rights come back and bring this point up. They protected themselves they have that RIGHT.  Who has the right to  set the bar? This was a clear cut and dry problem the OtherOS was going to cause problems. Its not about who sets the bar anyone could have seen this threat. Your allowed to protect yourself within the relm of reason

The car thing is funny. Modding console directly led to the breaking in and then pirating of software.  Sony doesnt tell you how to use anything. So thats moot. Again it stops in the relm of reason.

It comes down to this. It doesn't matter who gets burned in the process as long as 1 underused feature stays.