Will we see everyone praise these hackers when there favorite online game is unplayable because of hackers?

Everyones looking at the one thing in this case. They think Hackers are fighting for our rights. Clueless to the fact that when people bought the consol they bought it for the experiance and games Sony said it would bring them. Not for homebrew and not for piracy.

Trophies will soon be ruined thanks to Hackers, Online games will soon be flooded with invincible people thanks to hackers and your favorite gaming franchises have half the chances of getting sequels now because of piracy and its all thanks to these hackers.

Hackers fighting for our rights??? Get the fuck out of here, weres my right to play games fairly that I spent 60 bucks on???

Anyone whos on the side of these hackers seriously doesn't have a clue on what damage could be caused with all this. They think they'll get to save a few bucks and pirate some games on the sly except this whole hack Sonys trying to stop does much more than allow pirated games, it ruins legitimate peoples experiance.

The original thread posting and title is...

...ish.  Yep.

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This bit is from the sued organizations web page. Somehow i think that you guys are being extremely childish in naming just about anyone a hacker/thief/whatever. These people have nothing in common with hackers. The arguments that are being used on this forum by PS3 users or fans only shows that you agree with the notion that you do not own any hardware you buy, you only bought the license to use it.

But then again, most people are just uneducated, so whatever, right? 

I think you are being extremely childish for taking things for face value.  "They said it!  I believe it!  You're wrong!  I'm right!  Just because they said so!"  Yep.

Actually that is the name they have always gone by. Without them there would be no such thing as security. The term hacker is a label come up with after the fact for various actions those people choose to use. Most people you would label a "hacker" though is little more than a kid using scripts someone else created. In this case you are blaming Geohotz for the actions of others when he was simply poking at a machine he legally bought.

So to summatize in the style of your cohort: you are saying someone should have legal repricussions for using a device he legally owns? Or are you saying corporations have the legal right to dictate what your actions should be with your own property?

My thoughts exactly. Yeah blame Sony for everything just because you don't like the company.

They're not stuffing in courts, they're stuffing in channels Remember?

OT: While Sony brought this on themselves, this article is incredibly stupid.

Computer Security Researchers? I should have stopped reading there.

I don't care what anyone says, posting the hack for everyone to see is inexcusable.

Um, the EFF has been around for a bit now you realize that right? It is not some fly-by-night company that happened to pop-up when the PS3 was hacked. They have been fighting the good fight to make sure you own the electronics you buy for some time now. So yes, he is right on that one. Not just because they said so though.

omg hackers are martyrs lol

So you position is what exactly? We should not hold Sony accountable for their own actions? There are solutions to the script kiddies running wild on the PS3 right now. The PC has been way more open, and for way longer. Still companies have found ways to keep official servers secure, and, in the case of MW2 interestingly enough, create a private match making system that also does not let anyone de-level you.