I honestly would have donated...if only he didn't expose the freakin' files.

Yup. It's hilarious to see him acting like a saint!

I donated $100.

To the Sony legal fund! HAHAHA! EAT IT HACKER, SCUM! I HOPE KAZ-SAMA EATS YOUR TESTICLES IN PUBLIC! PS3 is the victim NOW... B_E_L_I_E_V_E!

I can see how this would hurt the consumers in the future...but it's also our fault for not being responsible people.

I'll donate a file.

Indeed. Most people just do nasty exploits from this situation...

"but it be for homebrew!!!" :D

Seriously.

I'm not supporting either side, though. If companies use this as an excuse to take away more and more freedom from people using their products, then they can say bye to their supporters.

I'm not giving you a damn thing you stupid jackass.

How so? I see the threat from both sides - the hackers' and Sony's. It's just that Sony's threat of "not owning a product" sounds so incredibly crazy that I don't expect it to ever sincerely go into effect, and as such, I'm not really worried about it and would prefer to see him lose. Also, the catch in his extraction of the codes is that he didn't just hack his own system for personal use - he hacked a whole grid and gave the means to do so to everyone. That is why I don't completely relate to the "consumer protection" side of this whole ordeal... so far, only bad things have come of this.

(If I seemed supportive of Sony so far, then the above is why).

very well said 

thumps up :D