100% true!

People should be rerouting their anger from Geohotz and towards the people who are actually performing acts of piracy. There IS a difference here, people.

It's pointless to argue with these people.  They are simply bandwagon folks that suddenly became anti-modding when the PS3 was hacked.  None of these guys care about the Iphone being jail-broken or the Wii or the 360.  They could care less about their rights because it hurts their precious Sony.  Just be glad that their views make no difference in the grand scheme of things, only the courts views matter.  If it were up to them the PS3 would require DNA testing to log in and a Sony representative would come to their house and scan their PS3 before they can turn it on.  They are so blinded that they cannot see the bigger picture, which is basic rights.

Bullshit. I own both of those consoles as well and I will not support pirating or modding of any kind. I'm really starting to hope that Sony does start bricking consoles that are found with pirated software on it.

I don't pirate jack so don't say I do.  I'm simply for consumer rights and can't fathom how people support Sony on this.  I hope Sony bricks consoles with pirated games as well, just not people with modded consoles.  If nothing illegal is on it, Sony should leave it alone. Sony should only go after the piraters, not Geohotz.  He hacked the device and there should be nothing illegal about that and hopefully the courts rule in his favor or else consumers will loose the rights to do what they want with devices they own. 

I'm not simply calling you out with my original statement, but you know as well as I do that most the people in this thread could have cared less about pirating before the PS3 was hacked. 

Sorry if my analogy didnt make sense

Manufacturers of pocket knives provide the public with tools that can be used for good or bad, We don't blame them for people who misuse their product, we blame those misusing the knives.

Geohot is producing something that can be used for good or bad, but we are blaming Geohot instead of those who are creating and distributing (or even downloading) pirated games. Sony is very much sueing the wrong person and I am surprised so few Sony fans can acknowledge this.

Just posted my thoughts on the analogy, but I'll add a few things.

Your logic is not wrong, but your perspective is not wide enough.

The question is, was there piracy before Geohot cracked open the console? Alot more uncommon I suppose. And what has happened after the works of Geohot? Whatever his intentions were - I can even accept that he's 100% against piracy - he is still accountable to providing a much easier path for pirates and cheaters to accomplish their goals. It's about being a man and take the responsibility of the consequences of your actions.

I believe that IF he's 100% against piracy, he should play it real safe with the code and use it wisely, instead of releasing it to the whole world. See, the right use of a product is necessary for the protection of its consumers. What if the manufacturer of the knives sold freely to little kids as well, knowing that maybe one out of ten of these kids would stab someone in the eye playing with the knives. Should not the manufacturer take responsibility, and from that moment on employ regulations and laws for the protection of the people and their experience with the product.

Protection may seem a little over-protective at times, yet the fact remains that Sony is the creator of the PS3, so the creator has set the boundaries for interactions with their creation.

The PS3 already does alot. I know it doesn't do everything like it sensationally claims, but still for a console, it does enough. Sometimes as consumers we should just be content, or simply support someone else.

This whole thing seems to gained its spark from the removal of Linux. That act of Sony was done in protection from pirates - it's sad but not without good reason. Like seriously, why wouldn't Sony want their product to have one more function if it could without jeopardising security? The more things you do, the more appealing the product is, the better it should sell - it's common sense. I don't believe Sony is happy to remove one of their features that was promised with the PS3; they don't sit there and think, "Suck it, consumers! You thought you could install Linux, but not anymore!" No, but perhaps it's more like, "Shit, pirates have found a way through. Linux seems to be the weakness...Sigh, I guess we have to remove it for the bigger picture."

To sue Geohot is a stance that should be taken. Otherwise to me as a PS3-user it'll just seem like the creators don't even give a shit about the state of their creation. And also, again, Geohot should take some responsibility as he did something that wasn't in line with the creator's intention, and he did it in full knowledge of the channel that would be opened by his actions. The suing will not take down the pirates, hence they're hard at work at their infamous firmware updates too. But the suing is an expected, decent message in a lesson of trust and respect.